U9-16's Lead Academy Therapist Organisation Charlton Athletic Football Club Salary £28,000-£30,000 dependant on experience Location Sparrows Lane Training Ground, South East London Contract type Permanent Closing date 26 February 2026 Job Description As one of our Full-Time Academy Therapist's, you will assist our Head of Academy Medical with the academy medical provision predominantly for our U9s-U16s.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Injury Management • Oversee the management of injuries of all foundation development phase and youth development phase players. • Devise short term and long-term rehabilitation plan, with stage appropriate outcome measures, based on evidence based clinical reasoning. • Ensure effective communication of rehabilitation progress and availability to train with all stakeholders, this includes all relevant academy staff, players and parents. • Accurate documentation of treatment notes on Kit Man Labs. • Assist in rehabilitation of professional development phase squads when the lead physiotherapists are away. • Present player rehabilitation plan and progress in weekly medical meeting with first team physiotherapist and club doctor. Reduce Likelihood of Injury • Design and implement individualised prehab programmes alongside Sports Science and Strength and Conditioning team, to minimise injury risk of the players, based on players’ injury history, objective screening data and subjective assessment. • Deliver age group specific group prehab sessions to address movement competency and common injuries. • Assist in monitoring of professional development squads on match day +2. Tours and Matches • Maintain up to date pitch side qualification ITMMiF/ATMMiF. • Provide medical cover for fixtures and tours within the foundation development phase and youth development phase. There are opportunities to assist in U21 Premier League Cup and U18 FA Youth Cup match day cover. • Organise rotas to ensure that all training sessions and fixtures across the whole Academy programme from U9s to U16s are covered appropriately. • Update emergency action plan as required, perform weekly equipment check in line with the Club’s emergency action plan. Medical Consultations and Referrals • Effective communication with external members of the multidisciplinary team, attend consultant appointments with players when appropriate. • Liaise with Head of Academy Medicine and Academy Doctor with regards any external referrals. Departmental Strategies • To assist in academy injury audit and bi-annual reports. • To oversee the assessment of growth and maturation status monitoring. Continuous Professional Development • Deliver and assist in the organisation of internal CPD programme. • To take responsibility of their own professional development and maintain an up-to-date record of their CPD. • Attend department and Club CPD events both internal and external. • Reflective with the learning outcomes when taking part in the in-house mentorship programme. MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PERSON SPECIFICATION Education/Qualifications/Training: • BSc (or higher) degree in Physiotherapy (E) • Registration with appropriate governing body (HCPC/CSP) (E) • FA Level 5 First Aid or equivalent (ATMMiF) (E) • UKSCA/CSCS (D) • Experience working in elite football environment i.e Academy or First Team (D) Safeguarding Charlton Athletic Football club are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We endeavour to provide a fun, safe and welcoming environment where children and young people feel respected and valued. If you are successful, then you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS. Additional Information • This a full-time role that includes work on weekends and evenings • 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. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS Disclosure • 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 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 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 at dpo@cafc.co.uk. • 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 Click below to apply. https://cafc.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=77beca0c-d942-42ce-acc8-64cc7236eb68 Share X LinkedIn Email