Academy Coach (part-time)

Organisation: Huddersfield Town AFC
Salary: £20 - £25 per hour (including holiday pay)
Location: Huddersfield
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 28 May 2025
Interview date: 8 June 2025
Job Description: Post Title
Academy Coach (part-time).

Department/Location
Huddersfield Town AFC Academy, the Canalside Training Centre.

Reports To
Youth Development Phase Lead Coach.
Foundation Phase Lead Coach.
Head of Academy Coaching.

Purpose of the Role
To lead, coach, and develop Academy Players (U9s-U16s). The post holder will be a Lead Coach or support Coache of one of the U9-U16s squads and will work alongside the Phase Lead and Head of Academy Coaching to ensure the correct pathway opportunities are available for all Academy players.

Functional Links
Internal: Academy Director.
Head of Academy Coaching.
Football Administration Manager.
Academy Coaching Team.
Academy Recruitment Teams.
Academy Physical Performance and Medical Teams.
Staff and managers throughout the organisation.

External: Coaches at other professional and amateur football clubs.
Regulatory bodies (e.g., FA Premier League, English Football League,
Football Association).

Key Performance Indicators

• To follow the coaching competency framework set and agreed by the Club and produce detailed six-weekly individual player development plans.

• All players to achieve training and playing minutes within the season, as set out in the Academy Performance Plan (APP).

• To implement the objectives/processes as set out in the APP for the coaching department.

Role Specific Responsibilities

The post holder will be required to:

Coaching

• Plan, deliver, and review coaching sessions and games in accordance with the Club Philosophy, Coaching Plan, and Coach Competency Framework.

• Work with relevant support staff to ensure that the training programme is clearly planned, with clearly defined objectives on a Macro, Meso, and Micro level.
• Ensure that each session plan is documented prior to delivery of the coaching session, including individual and team key coaching points and learning objectives for each player using the Performance Management Application (FiP).

• Evaluate coaching sessions, documenting achievement of learning objectives on FiP.

• Ensure that all individual and team learning objectives link to the Academy Coaching Programme and Terriers identity.

• Ensure that each coaching session correlates with the individual player and team requirements of the Sports Science and Medical departments.

• Ensure that the Performance Clock is maintained and updated daily for each player on FiP, reflecting all training information.

• Work closely with individuals and the multidisciplinary team to develop the individual and player led coaching programmes for all Academy players in line with Club’s Position Specific Characteristics.

• Ensure all sessions are delivered with a compliant approach to Health and Safety.

• Develop and maintain a positive learning environment to maximise each player’s learning potential in line with the requirements of the Coach Competency Framework.

Match Day

• Document Match Day planning and evaluation using FiP.

• Document on FiP individual and team key coaching points in each Match Day plan, which are linked to the Academy Coaching Philosophy and individual player aims.

• Ensure appropriate playing opportunities for all players in the Academy including contracted and trialist players.

• Ensure the evaluation of the players’ performance against the players’ individual aims.

• Ensure that all Academy staff emphasise individual and team learning objectives during pre-match, half-time, and post-match team talks and player interaction.

• Ensure that the Performance Clock is maintained and updated for each player on FiP, and that all match minutes are recorded correctly.

• Exhibit touchline behaviour according to the Coach Competency Framework.

• Liaise with the Academy Lead Goalkeeping Coach to report the performance and progress of each Goalkeeper.

Performance Reviews

• Work with the other Academy Coaches to prepare and conduct Player Performance Reviews (IDPs) for each player every six weeks, involving all multidisciplinary departments in the process.
• Link player IDPs to the learning outcomes of the Academy Coaching Programme and the Position Specific Characteristics.

• Work with the Performance Analysts to ensure video evidence is available to support each IDP.

• Ensure all information relating to performance reviews is maintained on FiP or the Club server and information is distributed to parents/carers.

General Duties

• Attend Academy meetings as requested to ensure appropriate departmental communication, planning, and evaluation.

• Attend at least five hours of in-service training provided by the Football Association each year.

• Attend First Aid Training for Academy Coaches provided by the Football Association at least once every three years.

• Contribute to parents’ evenings, player and parent meetings, and maintain a positive relationship with players and their parents/carers.

• Create a positive environment for player development.

• Provide genuine care for each player as an individual striving to develop a rapport and relationship based on mutual trust, Club values, and the Academy philosophy.

• Provide a safe environment in which the players can learn without fear of abuse, consistent with the Club’s Education and Welfare philosophies.

• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the Club and Academy’s changing priorities.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder is required to undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Academy Director, and/or any other senior leader within the Club.

Behaviour/Conduct

The post holder is required to:

· Be proactive with workload and handle multiple workflows simultaneously.

· Seek to continually develop their skills and knowledge.

· Adopt an organised and structured approach to fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the role.

· Communicate appropriately at all levels.

· Be flexible to fit the development and growth of the organisation.

· Be flexible in hours of work.

· Be trustworthy and adhere to the Club’s Code of Conduct and Ethics.
· Adhere to protocol and respect confidentiality in all matters, also protecting any data relating to the area of work in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018.

· Consistently demonstrate high standards of behaviour and appearance and encourage the same from others.

· Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

· Respect others and behave in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner, taking account of all protected characteristics, as specified in the Equality Act 2010.
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Huddersfield Town AFC
Academy Coaches

£20 - £25 per hour (including holiday pay), in accordance with facilitating or leading sessions.

Part-time, 6 – 10 hours per week covering evenings and weekends for training and fixtures.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Academy team for suitably qualified and experienced candidates to lead coaching sessions or support other Coaches during training and fixtures. Successful candidates will be allocated to one of the U9-U16s squads and will work alongside the appropriate Phase Lead and Head of Academy Coaching to ensure the correct pathway opportunities are available for all Academy players.

Coaching experience within a Professional Academy / Player Development environment is essential, alongside experience of working with players in the Youth Development and Foundation phases.

This role requires flexibility and a willingness to work non-standard hours in accordance with the Club and Academy’s needs. Passionate about making a difference through sport, the successful candidates must be able to form positive relationships with players and other team members.

If you have the specified qualifications and personal attributes and are enthusiastic about the variety and opportunities that this role offers, we would love to hear from you.

We receive a high volume of applications for our vacancies and as such, we encourage you to fully consider the job description and person specification and ensure that your application details how you feel you match our requirements. The volume of applications received prevents us from being able to provide feedback at short-listing stage.

To apply, please create an account in our online application portal and ensure you complete the associated questions in full, giving appropriate examples to support your statements as far as possible.

Please also highlight any factors that you would like us to consider, for example, if you have a disability or health condition that may require us to make reasonable adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and other stakeholders to share this commitment.

As this role is likely to involve the supervision of and work with children and young people or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will require clearance to work in football and an Enhanced Criminal Records Check (CRC) through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Applicants must disclose all previous convictions including spent convictions in accordance with the associated legislation. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot consider them.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed is available on the Ministry of Justice website.

Equality and Inclusion

Huddersfield Town AFC is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where everyone can be themselves and in which everyone feels valued, included, and supported to achieve their full potential. We offer a range of family-friendly and inclusive employment arrangements, and we have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination.

We are committed to the redress of any inequalities by taking positive action where appropriate.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from disabled candidates. We are also seeking to diversify our workforce, particularly by gender and ethnicity.

Further information about the Company and working with us is available from the Careers section of our website:

https://careers.htafc.com/

To apply, please complete the application form in our portal. If you need any assistance and/or would prefer to apply in an alternative format, please contact us by email to jobs@htafc.com

Completed applications must be submitted by 9:00am on Wednesday 28th May 2025.

Interviews are likely to take place in early June 2025.
How to apply: Further information about the Company and working with us is available from the Careers section of our website: https://careers.htafc.com/ To apply, please complete the application form in our portal. If you need any assistance and/or would prefer to apply in an alternative format, please contact us by email to jobs@htafc.com Completed applications must be submitted by 9:00am on Wednesday 28th May 2025.