Head of Performance
- Recruiter
- Chelsea FC
- Location
- England, Surrey, Cobham
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 11 Apr 2019
- Closes
- 09 May 2019
- Ref
- 004646
- Contact
- Chelsea FC
- Sector
- Sports jobs, Football Centre Manager
- Job Type
- Full Time
Department: CFC Women's Team
Location: Cobham Training Ground
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To co-ordinate the provision of sports science across the women's 1st team, WSLA squad and regional talent club programmes.
- Manage & lead the development of long-term load & athletic development planning - ensuring injury risk management & performance enhancement.
- Act to reduce the risk of injury occurrence throughout the pathway through the development of appropriate screening and injury prevention strategies.
- Design and/or enhance existing evidence-based protocols for return to train and return to play processes.
- Lead and co-ordinate the MDT support for longer-term injured players, including the management of detailed planning and tracking for such athletes.
- To create relationships with MDT staff, coaches, players and the wider business staff to facilitate strong operational delivery and deliver the strategic aims for CFC Women.
- To liaise closely with the Manager, General Manager and Technical Director (RTC) regarding the current and longer-term performance of the athletes and squads.
- To oversee appropriate Continuous Professional Development training for all CFC Women staff in the Sports Science disciplines.
- To ensure the latest clinical, scientific and technical innovations for applied practice are implemented while maintaining the highest level of care.
- To collaborate with other staff to design and implement systems and methodologies to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the department.
- To manage the budget for these departments in cooperation with the General Manager.
- To engage with CFC men's team staff as required.
- To promote collaboration and knowledge share processes between CFC Women and other CFC teams and departments.
- To liaise closely with national team's medical and performance departments to ensure players medical needs are met during international camps/tournaments.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION:
Knowledge:
Essential:
- An extensive understanding of the various sports science/S&C disciplines and their impact on the training and performance of elite athletes.
- An extensive understanding of scientific methods of trialling and validating assessment, monitoring and evaluation equipment and protocols.
- A strong knowledge of fitness & medical screening/injury profiling in the elite sporting population.
- Knowledge of football operations and of CFC Women /Women's football.
- Clear understanding of relevant regulatory bodies in the industry (Sport Science).
Desirable:
- Understanding of associated topic areas (Coaching/Talent Development/Youth Development/Female Athletes/Sport Medicine/Sport Psychology)
Technical/Work-based skills
Essential:
- Extensive experience in the provision of strength and conditioning coaching within high performance sport.
- Extensive experience in conducting scientifically underpinned assessment, monitoring and evaluation procedures. Includes the trialling and validation of equipment and test protocols.
- Experience of using data management systems to ensure the secure and efficient storage of monitoring and evaluation data.
- Knowledge and understanding of IT software and systems.
- Proficient in the use of a PC, Tablets & MS Windows based computer applications.
- Good understanding of MS Excel.
General skills and attributes:
Essential:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Enthusiasm and willingness to be flexible
- Pro-active and engaging style
- Strong 'can do' approach
- Remain calm under pressure
- Rigorous attention to detail
- Willing to self-evaluate and work towards continuous improvement
- Good understanding of the wider business context
- Good understanding of the flow and process of the football dept.
- Strong organisational and leadership skills
- Process driven
- Able to create good relationships across numerous depts.
- Ability to be flexible in working hours / days
- Managing change and embedding new ways of working.
- Delegation and holding others to account.
- A great ability to reflect on current working practice & implement change where required
- Ability to demonstrate passion & enthusiasm for your work but maintain a high degree of humility in its delivery & when dealing with others.
- Demonstrate a continual desire for improvement
Desirable:
- Passion for football and sports
- Language Skills (European)
- Understanding of women's sport in the UK
Experience:
Essential:
- Experience in leadership role within elite sport of minimum 3-5 years.
- Experience as an applied practitioner in Sport Science.
Desirable
- Experience of working with female athletes
- Experience working within youth development settings
Qualifications:
Essential:
- Educated to degree level within Sports Science/Strength & Conditioning
- Professional accreditation in field of training (e.g. UKSCA/NSCA, BASES or CSP, HCPC and AREA qualified)
Desirable:
Postgraduate qualifications (e.g. MSc/MPhil/MRes)
Further study in the field (such as PhD)
Please see Chelsea Careers Portal for full job description.