Role description
About The Role
Leicester City Women are seeking an outstanding individual to take up a brand new role. The Lead Performance Lifestyle Advisor will work with our First Team players and staff, to provide a player-centred coaching and mentoring programme, supporting the balance between world-class performance and the care for the player behind that performance.
You will be responsible for providing holistic support to our players, working with them to minimise any factors that may compromise their performance on the pitch, as well as supporting their growth and wellbeing off the pitch. You will do this through individual and group sessions.
Who Were Looking For
The ideal candidate will have significant experience of:
Contributing to the design, content, delivery and evaluation of education and development interventions for individuals and groups.
High performance athletes issues and have the credibility to facilitate solutions which impact on wellbeing and performance.
Working within a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of support services in a high-performance environment.
Providing education and career management development advice and guidance.
Supporting personal development of clients through coaching and mentoring
The ideal candidate will also have the following skills and knowledge:
An understanding of the needs of elite players in a high-performance environment.
An understanding the UK further education system/ career management
Coaching, mentoring, negotiating and influencing skills.
An understanding of the multi-disciplinary practice of various sports science and medicine disciplines surrounding elite athletes.
Do you have these requirements?
Essential:
Degree level (or equivalent) in sports management, sports science or a discipline relevant to the management and personal development of high performing individuals; or significant experience of education systems or elite sporting systems from an athlete or coaching perspective.
Professional coaching and mentoring qualification (level 7 equivalent) and/or individual accreditation (ie EMCC or ICF).
Hold an in-date FA Safeguarding Children Certificate or is willing to complete the FA Safeguarding Children Workshop within three months.
Experience of working with elite athletes.
To undertake regular Club safeguarding training updates (CPD) appropriate to the role.
Desirable:
Higher degree level (or equivalent) in sports management, sports science or a discipline relevant to the management and personal development of high performing individuals.
Experience of working in professional Womens football.
About The Club
Knowing some of the history of LCFC Women helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Club are renowned for.
In May 2021, LCFC Women were promoted to the FA Womens Super League. From its formation in 2004, the Club was run on an amateur and semi-professional basis with support from Leicester City Football Club. In August 2020, the Club turned professional after being acquired by King Power International – Leicester Citys parent company – and realigned as a core team in Leicester Citys football operation.
We value and respect individual difference and recognise that the diversity of our staff contributes to our success off the pitch. Our inclusive culture and approach is supported by our Stonewall Diversity Champions partnership, our Time to Change pledge and our status as a Disability Confident employer.
Benefits Package
LCFC Women offers a competitive salary and pension scheme. Employees are able to benefit from free onsite parking. Employees also benefit from up to 33 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time contracts).
Contract Type– 2 year Fixed TermHours Per Week–37.5Salary–£34,000.00
LCFC Women is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
LCFC Women is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.
Suitable candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply, the role will be shut down as soon as a suitable candidate has been sourced.
