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About the job
Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week - 12 Months Fixed Term

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Working Arrangements: On site

Closing Date For Applications: 9th August 2024

Join our team as a Goalkeeper Coach and plan, deliver, review, and execute the coaching and development of elite female goalkeepers in the Women's First Team. You will be responsible for the daily coaching of the Women's First Team goalkeepers.

You will be at the heart of our technical team, collaborating closely with the head coach and assistant coaches on a daily basis. Your expertise will help shape the development of senior professional goalkeepers, equipping them to excel in the demanding landscape of women's football as we aim to progress into the FA Women's Championship.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Provide professional environment and training for the Women's First Team goalkeepers during the week and on game days, supporting all senior women goalkeepers.
Collaborate with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to develop goalkeeping sessions and coaching content in line with the club's game model, playing style, and culture. Give goalkeepers the opportunity within this structure to maximise their potential.
Work closely with the recruitment team to oversee the recruitment process for goalkeepers. .
Maintain a comprehensive, indexed database of work and provide regular dashboard updates to the Women’s head coach and Head of Women and Girls Football. Contribute to goalkeepers' individual development plans, reviews, and audits to assess performance and potential, as well as support evidence-based departmental projects.
Maintain a working knowledge of best practices in player development and modern developments in the game. Continually update on current best practices while participating in courses for personal development.
Always ensure appropriate professional confidentiality and behave to project a professional image of Nottingham Forest Football Club. Be responsible for both individual health & safety and that of those you are responsible for, and ensure the relationship with children and adults at risk is appropriate.
Undertake training to ensure an understanding of best practice in relation to children and/or adults at risk as expected by the Company

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

UEFA Goalkeeping B Licence
Emergency Medical First Aid in Football
Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Eligible DBS
Previous experience working within an elite sport environment
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Team player with the ability to work discreetly and under pressure
Confident communicator at all levels

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.