Vacancy | Head of Academy Player Care
Our proactive football Academy is looking to recruit a full-time Head of Player Care. This is a key role within the Academy with the main focus to support the Academy players with their general wellbeing. You will work collaboratively with the Academy Manager, the Head of Safeguarding and Head of Operations to provide support to all registered Academy players and trialists.
The successful candidate will develop and support our Academy players and parents throughout their Academy journey. You will also be expected to develop and implement our induction and transition strategy supporting our players when joining the club, leaving the club or transitioning between phases. This will include the development of our Academy Life Skills programme, facilitating any Academy tours or tournaments and receiving feedback from Players and Parents through our Academy Voice and Forums.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience in supporting players with career advice and educational pathways. They will be responsible for providing a record of Academy achievements, supporting players when they leave the Academy and setting up Academy alumni events. You will also be expected to support the safeguarding committee with any aspects linking with player care, for example, to co-ordinate and monitor our Academy players staying with host families.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club has strong values and any successful applicant must demonstrate those values through their behaviours and will ensure their team and the players also understand and adhere to those values.
Applicants must have a strong work ethic, the ability to work flexibly and independently, and have a working knowledge of education, welfare, mental health and player care. Candidates would be expected to enrol on the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and hold an in-date FA Safeguarding qualification. We are also looking for experience within player care and player development.
Safeguarding
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves the supervision of and working with children and young people. As the role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the applicant must disclose all previous convictions including spent convictions.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Plymouth Argyle Football Club's commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender assignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, race, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion, ability or disability, pregnancy, or maternity and to encourage equal opportunities (Protected Characteristics, Equality Act 2010). Employees Plymouth Argyle Football Club must ensure a positive commitment towards equality, diversity and inclusion by treating others fairly and not committing any form of discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.
How to apply
If you think this is the role for you, please contact Phil Stokes at Plymouth Argyle to have a copy of the job description before submitting an application form, CV and a covering letter that explains how you meet the criteria we are looking for and why you would be a good candidate.
Contact details: phil.stokes@pafc.co.uk
Applications to be received by midday on Tuesday, 30th May.
Salary: £25,000-£27,000 PA.
