Physical Performance Coach (Blind Football) - Casual Contract

Organisation: The Football Association
Salary: Competitive Rates
Location: Home Based
Contract type: (Part time)
Closing date: 6 January 2026
Job Description: The FA's Para Division are looking for an experienced Physical Performance Coach to support the development of physical performance for elite blind men's and women's players, inclusive of on- and off-camp delivery.

This is a casual contract initially running until 31 July 2026, with an anticipated commitment of up to 30 days per season, including duties that may require travel outside the UK.

Please include a cover letter with your application that clearly explains your interest in the role and demonstrates how your skills and experience align with the stated criteria.

1st stage interviews are scheduled to be held circa week commencing 19th January 2026. For successful candidates, a second stage practical interview will be held on Friday 6th February 2026 at The National Football Centre, St. George's Park.

Please note the squad's upcoming camp dates that we would expect that the successful candidate be able to attend:

20-21st Feb
20-21st Mar
24-25th Apr
29-30th May
12-13th Jun
10-11th Jul

What Will You Be Doing?

Provide individualised strength and conditioning programming to players based on game, position and individual development demands
Connect with local (e.g., TASS) strength and conditioning coaches to inform face-to-face delivery
Weekly connection with players around training progression
Regular connection to squad multi-disciplinary team
Develop blind football-specific profiling measures to evidence progress in relevant areas whilst maintaining a database on physical profiling of players
Provide on-camp and in-tournament support in relation to warm-up and recovery processes (attend min. 10/15 camps)
Lead the delivery of travel strategies for overseas competition
Work with Rehab Physical Performance Coach, Rehab Physio, Squad Physios and Squad Doctors around return to play strategies for rehabbing players
Contribute to players' individual development plan process
Work with the Nutritionist to inform players' fuelling demands
Provide educational sessions to players & coaches on areas relevant to physical development
Support additional physical performance areas across Para Football squads when needed
Attendance of mandated training (i.e. EMAiF, UKAD Introduction to Clean Sport, CRC check, Safeguarding).
Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What Will You Need?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

Undergraduate degree in sport performance related subjects
Strength and conditioning accreditation (e.g., UKSCA, NSCA, ASCA)
UKAD Introduction to Clean Sport

Experience

Excellent coaching skills and extensive experience as a physical performance / strength and conditioning coach in elite sport
Expertise within a specific domain of physical performance
Experience leading strength and conditioning programming to athletes
Experience developing profiling measures to match sport-demands
Experience working with remote athletes

Technical Skills

Experience with internal and external training load monitoring (e.g., heart rate or GPS)
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

Postgraduate degree in sport performance related subjects

Experience

Experience in the following;

working in elite football
working with visually impaired athletes
developing profiling batteries and return to play metrics
working with student-athletes
delivering at international competition
working with female athletes

Technical Skills

Experience of the following:

using Kitman Labs
online training platforms (e.g., Teambuildr)
using force frames/plates (Vald or similar)
with isokinetic dynamometry

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this, we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
How to apply: For further information and to apply please follow the below link: https://careers.thefa.com/jobs/vacancy/physical-performance-coach-blind-football---casual-contract-hb0285-home-based-/2904/description/