Primary School Sports and Education Coach

Hours: Between 7:30am – 6pm

Salary: £13.00 per hour

Location: Various school locations around Southwark and Lewisham boroughs

Role Summary:

Are you passionate to work with and engage young people aged to help them achieve their full potential and improve their well-being?

Millwall Community Trust are looking for Coaches to organise, plan, prepare and deliver sports coaching and education sessions, in local schools and community settings, using the power of football and sport to inspire young people in Southwark and Lewisham.

Within this role will be the delivery of the Joy of Moving (Healthy schools project) and PL primary stars (numeracy and literacy project).

You will have the opportunity to work alongside a high-quality delivery team, benefitting from a range of training and development opportunities, as well as opportunities to work in other parts of MCT.

Key Responsibilities:

· Plan and deliver inspiring, interactive, and engaging PE sessions for young people.

· Deliver fun and engaging lunch club and after school club sessions to all children of different ages within a primary school setting.

· Plan and deliver behavioural mentoring sessions or SEN sensory group work.

· Deliver classroom sessions. This would be around healthy lifestyle awareness and numeracy and Literacy.

· Provide a safe and fun environment for young people to meet new friends, develop skills and improve their physical and mental health through facilitating sport-based session.

· Develop and maintain positive relationships with young people, parents, staff, and local partners.

· Encourage young people to take advantage of volunteering opportunities and social action projects to give back to the local community.

· Select suitable young people to represent Millwall Community Trust in Tournaments and Events.

· Support the education of young people on current issues through workshops and youth forums.

Essential Requirements:

· Minimum FA Level 1 in Football Coaching or the new FA Introduction to Coaching award.

· Safeguarding Children & First Aid certificates.

· Must be confident in teaching both PE and Classroom sessions

· In date DBS issued in the past year.

Desired Requirements:

· A recognised Youth Work Qualification or teaching assistant qualification.

· Proven track record of working with hard-to-reach young people and young people from a variety of demographics.

· Understanding of and a commitment to health & safety, equal opportunities and data protection policies and procedures.

· Understand the importance of and deliver best practice when working with hard-to-reach young people.

Personal Skills/ Abilities:

· A positive ‘can do’ attitude, always looking for solutions to problems or issues.

· Ability to develop positive relationships with young people.

· Ability to work as part of a team and maintain good working relationships.

· Strong track record of punctuality and reliability.

· Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills.

· Enthusiastic and self-motivated to make a difference within the community.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to adapt to different age groups and stakeholders.

To Apply: To comply with safer recruitment procedures for the Club we are unable to accept CV’s without an application form accompanied.

Please ensure that you complete our standard application form (which is available via a link on our website). If you do require assistance in any part of the application process, please contact us via [email protected]

Application Form Link:

All applications need to be sent to [email protected]

Due to the quantity of applicants expected, only those short-listed will be notified.

Closing date for applications: Friday 3rd October 2025

A full copy of MCT’s Safeguarding Handbook is available by speaking with (or contacting) the MCT person responsible for safeguarding.