Part Time Pre-Academy Coach

Organisation: Derby County Football Club
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Location: Moor Farm Morley Road Oakwood, Derby DE21 4TB ·
Contract type
Closing date: 20 September 2026
Job Description: Derby County are seeking to recruit a Part Time Pre-Academy Coach to join the Coaching Department at Moor Farm Training Centre.

Working for Derby County Football Club offers a unique opportunity to be part of one of England’s most historic and passionately supported clubs. With a proud legacy, a dedicated fan base, and an exciting vision for the future, Derby County offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment both on and off the pitch. Whether you're joining the team in coaching, administration, marketing, or operations, you'll be contributing to a culture rooted in ambition, community, and progress. Employees benefit from a collaborative work environment and opportunities for professional development.

Derby County Football Club has an opportunity to join our Academy Coaching Team in the Pre-Academy. Our Academy vision is to continue to provide talented, well balanced young professional footballers for Derby County's first-team squad and become recognised as the ‘Academy of Choice’ for young players within our local area and beyond. Your previous experiences of designing, coordinating and delivering coaching sessions will allow you to support the Academy and this vision. Our mission is to identify, develop and support talented young footballers in order for them to achieve their maximum potential in a positive, supportive and professional learning environment. You will be working to this mission through the planning and delivery of your engaging and educational sessions.

Key Role Responsibilities:
• Designing and delivering engaging football coaching sessions to support the Pre-Academy players and progress their football development.
• Carry out player and session evaluations on a regular basis.
• Be responsible for coaching the players across the Pre-Academy age groups.
• Liaising with parents/carers both formally and informally to provide a positive and welcoming environment.
• To attend relevant CPD and Coach Competency Framework activities.
• To act as a positive role model to all players.
• To be committed to supporting the players through the games program.
• To support recruitment of Players across the Pre Academy Age Groups
• To support with recruitment events held at the Training Ground and provide reports on players

General
• To be responsible for the health, safety and welfare of customers and colleagues, complying with health and safety guidance and policy.
• Continuously work to maintain, embed and improve the club’s safeguarding provision, ensuring the highest standards for safeguarding children and adults at risk.
• To uphold and promote organisational policies and procedures, promoting those specifically applicable to this area of work and also including equality, diversity and inclusion.
• To present and promote an appropriate public image in representing the organisation.
• To undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the post.

Personal characteristics and experience:
• Experience of coaching players in the Pre-Academy age bracket
• Experience of coaching, managing and leading a team.
• Confident, Resilient and Self Motivated
• Excellent Communications skills both verbal and written
• Excellent Presentation skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, target driven environment
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Work using own initiative and as part of a team

Qualifications:
Essential
• FA Level 2 Coaching Certificate
• FA Youth Award
• FA Emergency Aid Certificate
• FA Safeguarding Children Certificate

Desirable
• UEFA B License
• Advanced Youth Award

Salary is competitive, dependent on experience.

Excellent spoken and written English is essential for this role, as it involves clear, accurate communication in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Who are Derby County…

Derby County Football Club, established in 1884, is one of the founder members of the English Football League and has a rich and varied history, including two First Division titles in 1972 and 1975 and an FA Cup success in 1946. The club are currently playing in the Sky Bet Championship, the second tier of English Football following their promotion from League One in the 2023/24 season and is under the management of Head Coach John Eustace. The club also boasts a successful and respected Category One Academy, a status which has been held since 2014, and a Women’s side competing in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division. Derby County recently embarked on an exciting new era following the change in ownership to Clowes Developments (UK) Limited, in the summer of 2022. Our track record of producing talent is outstanding, and we intend to protect that proud legacy, investing in key roles within the club to build on the foundations in place for success.

Everything we do as a Club is built around the three pillars of stability, integrity and progress. Our core values are:

• We are proud of who we are and what we do
• We are positive, inspired and passionate
• We are ambitious and driven
• We are prepared, honest and humble
• We are the heartbeat of our community
• We are the club of opportunity

Derby County employee benefits include:

• 10% discount at DCFC Megastore
• Company Pension with Aviva
• Discounts with select Club partners and sponsors
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to programmes and volunteering opportunities with Derby County Community Trust

How to apply…

Derby County Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of the Club's commitment to providing a safe environment for children and young people, applicants should be aware that this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Criminal Record Check.

Derby County Football Club is an Inclusive Club for all and is committed to Equality and Diversity.

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The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 20 September 2026. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

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Part Time Pre-Academy Coach