Girls Academy Lead Coach Under 12 team

Organisation: Charlton Athletic Football Club
Salary: Competitive
Location: Sparrows Lane, London
Contract type
Closing date: 30 August 2025
Job Description: Girls Academy Lead Coach Under 12 team

Location: Sparrows Lane Training Ground, South East London

Role Type: Sessional Contract - Casual

Hours: To be negotiated but the requirement will be to work such hours as are reasonably necessary for the performance of the duties, including matchdays and out of office hours coaching.

2.5 hours 2 weekday evenings, 3 hours for weekend matches

Closing date: 30th August 2025

The advert will close on 30th August 2025, but as it is an urgent requirement we may not be able to wait until the closing date before progressing applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· To develop players to play in the women’s first team

· To attend all matches and training sessions

· Support the Academy coaching and management staff with player recruitment.

· Implement a training programme in line with LTPD guidelines

· Support the aims and objectives of the England International development pathway from youth to senior teams.

· Ensure high standards of coaching delivery across the team taking into account current elite good practice

· Ensure the club adheres to the FA standards for safeguarding children

· Formal monitoring and evaluation of club Academy player performance (player reviews)

· Develop a strong relationship with Academy colleagues

· Ensure that the club adheres to FA rules and regulations and competition rules

· Ensure the club adheres to Respect guidelines

Person Specification

Skills and Experience:

· Youth Development Phase and Foundation Phase Lead coach minimum UEFA B Licence

· Current FA DBS check, safeguarding and first Aid (IFAiF)

· Empathy with young players with ability to inspire

· Excellent communication skills with the ability to build meaningful, strong strategic relationships with club staff

· Experience of and enthusiasm for coaching and mentoring elite young players

· Understanding of learning, development and high performance with a proven ability to create optimum learning environments for players

· Empathy and commitment to the long-term development of the game

· Track record of consistent high performance in a professional environment

· Understanding and empathy with education and learning with a strong commitment to personal development and training

· Full understanding of successful practice and operations of CAWFC.

Additional Information

This a zero hours, casual role that will include shifts on weekends and evenings (negotiable);
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Charlton Athletic is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
As such, this post is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful candidate must disclose all convictions spent convictions should be declared, that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS
Charlton Athletic Women FC 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.
Any personal data that you provide to Charlton Athletic Women Football Club Ltd (data controller) will be processed in line with applicable data protection laws and will be used only for the purpose of recruitment.
We will keep your personal information for 6 months after which we will erase it. You can always choose to have your data erased earlier by emailing us
We’d love to hear from you if you believe you can meet the challenges of working within an elite sporting environment.
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=24c70c0c-61b2-49a3-a779-d8c3c940e6ae