Casual Academy Scout

Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited

Organisation: Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited
Salary: Session rate : £41.50 per assignment
Location: Sussex & Portsmouth
Contract type: (Part time)
Closing date: 20 April 2026
Job Description: Job title: Casual Academy Scout

Location: Sussex

Hours of work: Evening and Weekend Work

Reports to Head of Academy Recruitment

Remuneration: £41.50 per scouting assignment (with a maximum 6 assignments a month)

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. We are looking for a dynamic, friendly, and a reliable individual to join our recruitment team within 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, with an extensive experience in young players recruitment.

Role summary

As we continue to develop our Category 3 Academy provision, we are seeking to appoint scouting staff to support our pre academy and academy talent recruitment. The focus will be on watching, assessing and recruiting players aged 7-18 years for trial or signing.

The successful applicant will undertake scouting assignments (predominantly within 30 miles of the Portsmouth area), with most of these being in the evening or at weekends. It is essential that you have a driving licence and regular access to a motor vehicle to undertake this role and travelling expenses will be reimbursed at pre-agreed rates.

The successful applicant will be responsible for following strict club protocols around scouting and child safeguarding with all scouting assignments agreed in advance with the Academy Head of Recruitment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Undertake scouting assignments as agreed with the Head of Academy Recruitment
Liaise effectively with the Head of Academy Recruitment to keep them informed on scouting outcomes
Complete club scouting templates for each scouting assignment and record these on the academy database
Proactively establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Attend scouting meetings and CPD events
Establish a firm understanding of existing academy players to identify appropriate benchmarks
Your Skills and Experience

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

Talent ID Level 1
FA Safeguarding Certificate
Previous Scouting or Coaching Experience
Driver licence and access to a motor vehicle
Flexibility around working hours
Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

Talent ID level 2
Player report writing
Competent user of Microsoft software
Use of Hudl
Understanding of local academy and or grassroots football
Personal attributes:

Effective Communicator
Trustworthy
Reliable
Proactive

General information

We promote an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace and weare 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.

Benefits:

On-site parking
How to apply: Ready to Lead the Way? The Club will not consider applications via third parties. Please send in your application in the following link: https://irecruit.efl.com/vacancies/2699/casual-academy-scout.html no later than 20th April 2026 at 5pm. Interviews will be held in Portsmouth in the week commencing 27th April 2026. 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