Role Purpose
As the Women’s First Team Assistant Coach, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the First Team Head Coach to deliver a high-performance programme and achieve competitive success. You will play a key role in the development of players, upholding the club’s vision and values, and help support the club to achieve it’s long-term aspirations of competing at the highest level in Women’s football.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in planning and delivering high quality coaching sessions aligned with the club’s playing philosophy.
- Work alongside a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support match preparation.
- Collaborate with the MDT staff to ensure the players’ physical conditioning, nutrition, and overall well-being are addressed.
- Contribute to individual player development plans, and lead on supporting the transition of B team and/or U18 players into 1st team environment.
- Collaborate with the MDT to optimise player performance and welfare.
- Support the Women’s department in any administrative tasks, team meetings, and strategic decision-making processes.
- Provide coaching, guidance and feedback to individual players to enhance their technical skills, tactical understanding, and overall performance.
- Carry out regular performance reviews in line with Company guidelines.
General Responsibilities:
- Be an ambassador of the Group, providing excellent customer service at all times whilst portraying a professional image both internally and externally.
- Treat all colleagues as customers, ensuring respectful, positive outcomes across all communications.
- Adhere to and abide by all BWFC policies, procedures and guidelines, especially remembering responsibilities to others under Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity.
- Perform other duties as required, which are considered relevant to the role and to the objectives of BWFC.
About The Candidate
Qualifications & Knowledge
- Hold a minimum of a UEFA B Goalkeeping Licence.
- Significant experience of working in a professional football club.
- Experience of working with female athletes.
- Commitment to the long-term vision and growth within the club.
- Be a member or intend to become a member of the FA Licensed Coaching Club.
- Hold in date and valid FA Safeguarding Children and Basic First Aid for Sport (BFAS) or Emergency Aid (EFAiF) certification.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Proficient in the use of key software, including analysis programmes.
- Experience of designing and implementing Individual Development Plans to players within a professional environment.
Competencies
- Customer focus: Develops and maintains knowledge of the needs of customers and focuses energy and efforts on meeting these needs.
- Effective communication: Communicates confidently and effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Team working: Supports others in the achievement of their objectives.
- Personal effectiveness: Develops effective plans to deliver optimum results within agreed timeframes, by the most cost efficient route.
About The Club
As a founder member of the Football League (EFL), Bolton Wanderers is an internationally renowned club with a history of playing in all four professional leagues of English football and winning the FA Cup on four occasions. This distinguished heritage provides a strong foundation for our current drive and future aspirations.
Since the 2019 acquisition by Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd, a new chapter is underway for Bolton Wanderers and Bolton Stadium Hotel, focused on actively shaping a dynamic and enduring future. We are committed to a distinctive approach, driving the club’s progress with ambitious plans realised through practical, genuine and comprehensive strategies.
As we continue striving towards achieving greater success, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated, dynamic Assistant Coach to join our journey and help shape the history of the Women’s Team at Bolton Wanderers.
As as equal opportunities employer, Bolton Wanderers Football Club is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
BWFC seek to ensure that all children and young people are protected and kept safe from harm while they are with staff and volunteers within Bolton Wanderers activities. Everyone at Bolton Wanderers has a safeguarding responsibility to all work colleagues, fans and any vulnerable adults and children.
