Job Title: College Academy Lead Tutor & Coach (Women)

Hours of work: 37.5 per week.

Salary: £30,000

Location: Rectory Park, Northolt

Reports to: Head of Education & Employability

Department: QPR Community Trust – Education Department

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead in the preparation and implementation of a well-structured and progressive coaching programme ensuring a high quality, enjoyable coaching experience centred on the needs of the participants.
• Plan the yearly practical and coaching syllabus for the QPR Girls College Academy programme.

• Develop BTEC resources, teach units and lead on assessment and marking of students work

• Deliver classroom sessions for the academy players

• Lead on communication with parents and carers of students
• Support career pathway of students
• Deliver practical football coaching sessions for the academy players.
• Support retention of college students as employees, degree students and personal trainer candidates.
• To develop one to one and group mentoring relationships with young people.
• Monitor and evaluate the students development during the football sessions and in partnership with education provider monitor their education.
• Manage the recruitment and trials for the Academy intake annually.
• Directly manage a team when available during match day.
• Maintain close links with the education provider to support them in ensuring the players are up to date with the course work.

General Responsibilities

• Ensure all activities are delivered to the standards outlines in the Trust/Club’s Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child Protection policies.
• Record and store sensitive data in line with the QPR Trust’s GDPR policies
• Participate in the appraisal process.
• Undertake every opportunity to promote a positive image of QPR in the Community Trust and Queens Park Rangers Football Club.

Personal Specification

Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Knowledge of the KS5 curriculum, including BTEC Sport
• Experience of tutoring/teaching young people aged 16-19yrs old in an education setting.
• Experience of coaching football to ages 16-19yrs old
• Mentoring other staff through coaching/teaching.
• Experience of working with socially excluded young people.
• Experience of evaluating the impact of sessions and writing reports to reflect this.
• Knowledge of how to offer pastoral support to students
• Understanding of how to use QPR & football as a motivational tool to inspire young people.

Personal Qualities

• Sensitive to the needs of young people.
• Passion for working with young people and using sport to help inspire change.
• Have a genuine interest in creating opportunities through sport and education for disadvantaged people within the community.
• A passion for self-development and a willingness to find and undertake continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.

Qualifications

• Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (Essential)
• UEFA C (Essential)
• Level 3 Teaching Qualification (Desirable)
• UEFA B (Desirable)
• In-date DBS/Safeguarding/Emergency Aid (Desirable)
• Mental Health First Aid (Desirable)