Casual Pre-Academy coach

Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited

Organisation: Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited
Salary: session rate
Location: Portsmouth
Contract type: (Part time)
Closing date: 10 October 2025
Job Description: Title: Casual Pre-Academy Coach

Location: Portsmouth

Department: Academy

Remuneration: Session rate

Join Our Team – Be Part of Pompey’s Future

We are Pompey — proud of our past, passionate about our future, and powered by our people. We’re a club that values honesty, unity, and hard work. Now, we’re looking for someone who shares those values to join our academy.

This is a great opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work, is hands-on, and wants to be part of something bigger.

Role Summary:

The primary purpose of this role is to plan, design and delivery of the Pre-Academy Coaching programme, working alongside our lead academy coaches within the professional football environment. This role is to support the U6-U8 players within the pre-academy in line with the coaching philosophy, vision and values of the academy and the club.

Our pre-academy training sessions are scheduled between one and two times per week with occasional matchday fixtures – Monday/Tuesday evenings (5 pm to 6.30 pm) and Saturday mornings (9 am-12 pm) for Home matches and the away matches are according to the oppositional needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

To be responsible for developing coaching sessions with our pre-academy cohort alongside other coaching staff.
To deliver training/coaching sessions including planning time and submission of player attendance, training objectives and the session plan.
To plan and lead both our academy home match and away matches at various venues in and around the city of Portsmouth.
During any season, as part of ongoing learning, you must attend all CPD events to strengthen your knowledge of our academy programme.
To be committed to supporting the young players through the academy games programme and provide a positive environment for the parents/carers.
To develop the pre-academy players and progress them into the Foundation Phase Development programme.
Always adhere to the clubs’ health and safety policy and safeguarding policy, and be responsible for the health, safety and welfare of all colleagues, young players and parents/carers.
To undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required.
To promote an inclusive environment for colleagues, supporters, and visitors.
About The Candidate
Your Skills and Experience

The appointed coaches must have the:

FA Safeguarding certificate
Relatable First Aid in Sport certificate
FA Emergency First Aid in Football (willingness to complete course ASAP after successful appointment – to be discussed at interview)
FA Level 2 Certificate
Experience of working in a coaching capacity in a professional football environment and with young children (U6-U8) is desirable.
Right to work in the UK and enhanced DBS check is essential.
Desirable qualifications:

UEFA ‘B’ Licence
FA Youth Award
Guidance to consider:

Please consider the below before applying:

Due to the requirements and the commitment the roles require, it is advisable that candidates live within commutable distance to the city of Portsmouth.

About The Club

We promote an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace and we are committed to providing the best experience for our colleagues. As a business we aim to be as representative of as many sections of society as possible, and for each colleague to feel respected and able to give of their best every day. We ensure that we treat people the right way, promote respect and believe that making the most of our differences is the key to the success of our business.

We take a robust approach to modern slavery and human trafficking and our organisation is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our corporate activities, and to ensuring that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.

Safeguarding

Portsmouth Football Club is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young

people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to ensuring that any club related activity will be in a safe environment where children, young people and adults at risk are protected from harm or abuse whilst under our care.

We acknowledge that every child, young person, or adult at risk who plays or participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. Portsmouth Football Club recognises that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our club.

We must always respect the dignity and spirit of all people, including children, young people and adults at risk. Treat everyone fairly, encourage a supportive and positive environment to promote healthy competition, skill development, fun and achievement. Avoid contact or conduct that may be interpreted or defined as inappropriate.

Health and Safety

Portsmouth Football Club is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all employees, contractors, visitors, and others who may be affected by our operations.

As part of this commitment, you are expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety, as well as that of others. You must comply with the company’s health and safety policies, procedures, and any legal requirements relevant to your role. Together, we aim to maintain a safe and supportive environment that promotes the welfare and security of everyone involved in our activities.

Data Protection

The Club process all personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with complies with Data Protection Act (2018) and GDPR. Data collected as part of the recruitment process is held securely and accessed by, and disclosed to, individuals only for the purposes of managing the recruitment exercise effectively. All data that is deemed unnecessary will be disposed off at the end of recruitment process in line with our GDPR procedure.
How to apply: How to apply The Club will not consider applications via third parties. To apply send your CV and cover letter to hr@pompeyfc.co.uk no later than 5pm on Friday, 10th October 2025. If you don’t hear from us within 7 days of the closing date, please consider that your application was unsuccessful. At Portsmouth Football Club we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we aim to build an accurate picture of the make-up for our talent pools. Therefore, we ask that you submit the information on the below link to ensure we are always attracting a broad and diverse range of exceptional talent from all areas of society. Responses are anonymous and the data gathered will be used to inform our future initiatives but filling in this form is voluntary. https://forms.gle/H7NmjG95fgLSaWPD7