Football Coach - Islington Leadership Team
- Recruiter
- GLL
- Location
- North London, Greater London
- Salary
- Up to 16.30 per hour
- Posted
- 16 May 2022
- Closes
- 19 May 2022
- Ref
- 111883
Football Coach - Islington Leadership Team
Football Coaches
Based: Islington Up to 16.30 per hour
GLL is growing and we're now looking for a number of experienced Football Coaches to help us on our journey. We're managing more sports and leisure centres than ever before making us the UK's largest leisure operator. And with nearly 260 sports facilities throughout the UK, including some of the most iconic and sought-after training centres, you'll be sure to find somewhere to match your skills.
The Islington Football Development Partnership is looking to add to its team of casual coaches. Casual staff may work only one session a week or across multiple sessions, depending on coach availability and current programme.
The IFDP run a variety of football coaching sessions and programmes across Islington. Whilst the IFDP works with players from as young as 2 years, up to women at 50 years of age, the majority of the work is with children in the 7 -11 years age bracket. Coaching is often outdoors on artificial pitches but there is also additional work delivered in schools and other environments. Most working hours are after school, in the evenings or Saturday mornings. The IFDP works with Islington Borough Ladies Football club in delivering a substantial women and girls offer, with over 200 females playing football each week, across a variety of formats.
Applicant coaches need to have an FA Level 1 Coaching qualification as a minimum with a current First Aid and Safeguarding modules. FA Level 2 and other qualifications are desirable. We will be prioritising some roles for coaches with experiencing in delivering to groups but will also consider coaches starting out on their coaching journey. We offer mentoring and training to all coaches as we encourage coaches to better themselves.
Most of all, we are looking for coaches with enthusiasm, a good rapport and manner with young people and a desire to be a good team player in offering the best service we can offer.
All coaches are employed subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
For further information, contact Michael MacNeill, Football Development Manager, michael.macneill@gll.org
In return, we offer a range of benefits that you'd expect from the UK's largest leisure provider:
Pension schemes
Discounted membership at our leisure centres
Career pathways
Ongoing training and development to help you to be the best
If you're community-focused and have experience if working in a club environment, apply now at
The welfare and safety of the children in our care is of the utmost importance to us at GLL. We follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that our staff are checked and appropriate to work with children and young people. Therefore we'll require you to complete an enhance DBS check before you will be allowed to start work.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.
About Us GLL is the UK's largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children's centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we're different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.
GLL is an equal opportunities employer.
Football Coaches
Based: Islington Up to 16.30 per hour
GLL is growing and we're now looking for a number of experienced Football Coaches to help us on our journey. We're managing more sports and leisure centres than ever before making us the UK's largest leisure operator. And with nearly 260 sports facilities throughout the UK, including some of the most iconic and sought-after training centres, you'll be sure to find somewhere to match your skills.
The Islington Football Development Partnership is looking to add to its team of casual coaches. Casual staff may work only one session a week or across multiple sessions, depending on coach availability and current programme.
The IFDP run a variety of football coaching sessions and programmes across Islington. Whilst the IFDP works with players from as young as 2 years, up to women at 50 years of age, the majority of the work is with children in the 7 -11 years age bracket. Coaching is often outdoors on artificial pitches but there is also additional work delivered in schools and other environments. Most working hours are after school, in the evenings or Saturday mornings. The IFDP works with Islington Borough Ladies Football club in delivering a substantial women and girls offer, with over 200 females playing football each week, across a variety of formats.
Applicant coaches need to have an FA Level 1 Coaching qualification as a minimum with a current First Aid and Safeguarding modules. FA Level 2 and other qualifications are desirable. We will be prioritising some roles for coaches with experiencing in delivering to groups but will also consider coaches starting out on their coaching journey. We offer mentoring and training to all coaches as we encourage coaches to better themselves.
Most of all, we are looking for coaches with enthusiasm, a good rapport and manner with young people and a desire to be a good team player in offering the best service we can offer.
All coaches are employed subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
For further information, contact Michael MacNeill, Football Development Manager, michael.macneill@gll.org
In return, we offer a range of benefits that you'd expect from the UK's largest leisure provider:
Pension schemes
Discounted membership at our leisure centres
Career pathways
Ongoing training and development to help you to be the best
If you're community-focused and have experience if working in a club environment, apply now at
The welfare and safety of the children in our care is of the utmost importance to us at GLL. We follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that our staff are checked and appropriate to work with children and young people. Therefore we'll require you to complete an enhance DBS check before you will be allowed to start work.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.
About Us GLL is the UK's largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children's centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we're different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.
GLL is an equal opportunities employer.