Women's First Team Assistant Coach

Organisation: Charlton Athletic Football Club
Salary: Competitive
Location: London
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 15 August 2025
Job Description: Position: Women's First Team Assistant Coach

Location: Sparrows Lane Training Ground

Hours: 40 hours (full time)

About Us:

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London. The club was founded on June 9th, 1905 and has a very storied history from rising to the top-flight of English Football in the 1930s (First Division) and again in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, to winning the FA Cup in 1947 and to leaving their Valley home in the mid-1980s only to make an impassioned return in 1992. Historically, the women's team played under Charlton Athletic from 2000 to 2007 but were released to become an independently run team in 2007 following the men's team's relegation from the Premier League.

The women's team were originally formed as a non-professional team in 1991 and were highly successful in the early 2000s winning The FA Cup, the League Cup, and the Charity Shield, as well as coming runners-up in the top division in multiple seasons. In February 2021, the club acquired the Charlton Athletic Women's team, turning the team full-time professional, and integrating them to become one club again.

Currently, our men's first team competes in League One, the third tier of English football, and our women's team competes in the Women’s Championship, the second highest division of women's football in England. At Charlton, we are ‘one club’ and can be truly described as a ‘family club’.

Role Description:

Support the Head Coach in their responsibility to:

Create a high-performance culture which is inclusive and safe, where athletes & staff thrive and reach their potential
Lead and manage a successful first team
Play a part in moving the football club forward; develop infrastructure, processes, and ways of working that increase chances of future success and sustainability
Work well with the PGA to provide pathways into the first team / professional football
Take a key role in ensuring WSL or Championship licence criteria are met
Play a role in developing and sustaining a culture of high performance, safer working, and respectful behaviour
Be an advocate and guardian of the women’s and girls' game
Key Responsibilities:

Work with the Head Coach in developing a style of playing and coaching
Plan coaching sessions in line with the Club’s playing style and games programme
Work with individual players to help them achieve their Individual Learning Objectives, including supporting and encouraging realistic technical practice
Feedback to players, including with the use of video clips or other visual tools
Take part in player reviews
Support player engagement in their learning and development, ensuring players:
Deliver coaching sessions, as directed by the Head Coach. Sometimes leading a session, and other times supporting the Head Coach
Work with the Head Coach in reviewing and evaluating elements of the playing style and coaching plan in the light of results and player availability / performance
Work with the Head Coach in reviewing and evaluating playing style in the light of developments in football - nationally and internationally
Take a key role in supporting the Head Coach in developing and overseeing coach development decision making based on the insights.
Input into team selection decisions
Education/Qualifications/Training:

Essential Qualifications:

Clubs might specify that coaches hold, or are working towards the following football coaching qualifications

UEFA A Licence

UEFA Pro Licence

Specific Experience:

• A detailed understanding of the BWSL1 or BWSL2, as a Head Coach / Manager, or assistant

• Knowledge and experience of the women’s game, specifically the existence and implications of:

different governance and structures
the growth of the women’s game
player pathways o awareness and coverage of the women’s game
required coaching behaviours in the women’s and girl’s games
technical and tactical differences between men’s and women’s football
career development opportunities o coaching environment
• Previous experience which has brought strong existing relationships within the Women’s Pyramid in England

• Experience of coaching and mentoring elite young and senior footballers, which has helped develop deep technical and tactical knowledge, including knowledge of a range of systems of play

• Recruitment / Talent ID experience

• Experience of developing learning environments for athletes

Additional Information:

This a full time role that includes work on weekends and evenings (negotiable);
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK;
Charlton Athletic FC is committed to following relevant health & safety regulations and all members of staff are expected to be fully aware and adhere to, at all times, the Club’s H&S and fire safety procedures;
Charlton Athletic Football Club are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment;
Equality, diversity and inclusion are core to our values as a club. CAFC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

Note: Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive we regret that we are unable to respond to unsuccessful applicants.
How to apply: Apply here: https://cafc.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=05dfff95-1647-44ef-95f0-f9b59691c377