Football Education Coach (full-time)

Palace For Life Foundation
London

Salary: £28,860 per year

Hours : 37.5 per week (including 3 evenings per week)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Location : Selhurst Park Stadium and venues across South London

Closing Date: 3rd July 2026

Interview Date: w/c 6th July 2026

Job Summary

Are you passionate about inspiring young people through sport and education? Join Palace for Life Foundation as a Football Education Coach, delivering engaging football coaching, mentoring and small-group interventions across partner schools, as well as leading evening Player Development Centre sessions and holiday programmes. This is a rewarding opportunity to create positive football experiences that make a lasting impact every day.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary and benefits package (including healthcare plan, discounts and match tickets);

  • 26 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays);

  • A personal development plan and training opportunities;

  • The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people in South London.

Job Description

As Football Education Coach you will:

  • Deliver high-quality, engaging football sessions for secondary-aged students across partner schools;

  • Build positive relationships through mentoring, pastoral support and small-group interventions;

  • Plan and deliver high-quality, age-appropriate football sessions across after-school clubs, Player Development Centres and holiday soccer schools;

  • Support young people’s confidence, behaviour and personal development through sport;

  • Record and report programme data to demonstrate impact and outcomes effectively;

  • Ensure the safety, welfare and wellbeing of all participants, following safeguarding policies and procedures at all times;

  • Represent Palace for Life Foundation professionally and support wider team initiatives where needed.

Person Specification

As successful candidate you will:

  • Have a passion for using sport to inspire, support and positively impact young people;

  • Have experience in working within secondary school environments;

  • Have experience in mentoring, behaviour support or delivering small-group interventions with young people;

  • Have experience coaching football, ideally within schools, grassroots or player development environments;

  • Hold a UEFA B Football Coaching qualification or equivalent (or working towards), alongside FA Emergency First Aid and FA Safeguarding Children qualifications;

  • Have the ability to build positive relationships with students, school staff and wider stakeholders;

  • Have the ability to work proactively, flexibly and independently across multiple school settings;

  • Have the ability to always represent Palace for Life Foundation professionally and positively;

  • Be available for evening delivery where required.

Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks (including a criminal records check) before commencing employment.

Equalities

We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.

We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.

Posted 2026-06-04

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