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Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme – Work Placement

Leicester City Academy, in partnership with the Premier League, are seeking to improve the diversity of football coaches in the professional game to make this area more representative.

2021-01-28T11:41:39.702Z

Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme – Work Placement

Leicester City Academy, in partnership with the Premier League, are seeking to improve the diversity of football coaches in the professional game to make this area more representative.

2021-01-28T11:41:39.702Z

Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme – Work Placement

Leicester City Academy, in partnership with the Premier League, are seeking to improve the diversity of football coaches in the professional game to make this area more representative.

2021-01-28T11:41:39.702Z

Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme – Work Placement

Leicester City Academy, in partnership with the Premier League, are seeking to improve the diversity of football coaches in the professional game to make this area more representative.

2021-01-28T11:41:39.702Z

Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme – Work Placement

Leicester City Academy, in partnership with the Premier League, are seeking to improve the diversity of football coaches in the professional game to make this area more representative.

2021-01-28T11:41:39.702Z

About The Placement

Leicester City Academy, in partnership with the Premier League, are seeking to improve the diversity of football coaches in the professional game to make this area more representative. As part of our commitment to improving diversity, we are proud to be one of the Partner Clubs chosen to launch the Coach Inclusion & Diversity Scheme 2020/2021 (CIDS) to provide a high-quality personal development work placement that supports underrepresented groups within the football industry. The scheme is open to coaches who are currently underrepresented within the English professional game - such as individuals who are either Black, Asian, of a mixed heritage or women.

We are actively encouraging coaches from underrepresented groups to embrace the opportunity to aspire to coach in the professional game, so that football at all levels better represents the wider communities in which it is played, enjoyed and serves.

What is the Coach Inclusion & Diversity Scheme?

The Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme is a positive action initiative, informed by provisions established in the Equality Act 2010, to support the strategic aim of building and normalising an inclusive and diverse professional coaching workforce.

Leicester City Academy in partnership with the Premier League, aim to identify a high potential coach to undergo a work experience and development opportunity, so that after the scheme, they become highly employable within the professional game. Simultaneously, the Premier League want to be able to recognise and support Partner Clubs of the scheme as Inclusion and Diversity Role Models.

The Coach Inclusion & Diversity Scheme will provide a 23-month rotational work experience and development programme for the successful candidate. The programme will be a fully integrated and intensive opportunity based at Leicester City Academy designed to accelerate the candidates’ coaching knowledge and ability in order to better equip them for future full-time coaching work.

The candidate invited onto the scheme, following a successful selection process, will be expected to demonstrate extraordinary drive and resilience in order to reach a high standard across a range of skills and competencies tailored to the needs of the individual.

Who We’re Looking For

The scheme is looking for candidates with high potential to be role models and world-class football coaches.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

- High-level thinking skills required for a football coach working in a complex and multi-disciplinary environment.- High-level interpersonal skills, where they can communicate effectively and appropriately with a wide range of individuals and groups of people.- The resilience required to be able to succeed in challenging high-performance football environments.- A high motivation to become a football coach in English Professional Football and to help other footballers and teams to successfully develop and perform.

The scheme is interested in candidates who have an aspiration to work at any age group.

The ideal candidate will have experience of:

Essential

- No previous experience of full-time coaching in a Premier League or English Football League Club.

Desirable

- Experience of coaching a team or group of players on a regular basis.- Professional first team playing experience.

Qualifications

Essential

- Enhanced DBS Clearance.- UEFA B Licence.- Emergency Aid Certificate.- Current FA Safeguarding Certificate

Desirable

- UEFA A Licence.

About The Club

Knowing some of the history of Leicester City Football Club helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Foxes are renowned for.

Formed in 1884, the Club has been in the Premier League since 2014 when the Foxes returned to the Premier League as the Championship title winners. In 2016, Leicester City became Premier League champions. This remarkable achievement qualified them for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the Club’s history and they went on to reach the quarter-finals.

Under the stewardship of King Power and the Club’s CEO Susan Whelan, Leicester City Football Club is deeply committed to the local community and its supporters and continually strives to ensure that every point of engagement with fans is truly world class including the experience on matchdays. Investment in the Club continues, with a new 180-acre training ground in north Leicester now open.

Ultimately, the Club’s vision is as exciting as it is simple: we believe that together, it’s possible. 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.

Contract Type: 23-month rotational work experience and development programmeHours Per Week: 37.5

Bursary: Months 1-12: £30,000 paid in equal instalments across 12 months

Months 13-23: £27,500 paid in equal instalments across 11 months

Location: LCFC Training Ground, Seagrave, Leicestershire

Leicester City will only consider applications from candidates from underrepresented groups in football such as those who identify as Black, Asian, mixed heritage or women.

The successful candidate will be selected based on merit as measured against the person specification, set out above, for the scheme via a range of assessments.

To apply

Please submit a written application in Word or as a PDF following these guidelines:

Please confirm that you match each of the criteria for the application using a brief application letter and CV.
Include a written reference(s) from a coach developer(s) and/or coach(es) describing your football coaching potential.
Include answers to the following questions (no more than 500 words per answer):
Please explain why you would like to join this initiative and what you want to achieve during the work experience.
What is it that appeals to you about being a full-time football coach? Please provide evidence to demonstrate your desire to be a full-time coach if you successfully complete this initiative.
If you were successful in becoming a full-time coach after the work experience, what would you personally want to do to progress inclusion, diversity and coaching in English professional football?
Please explain where you see yourself in ten years and why.

If you would like to be contacted regarding other development opportunities, please let us know in your application.

Deadline for applications

Please email your application and any queries to recruitment@lcfc.co.uk by end of 8 February, 2021. Please email if you require any assistance in applying. We would support applications in other formats (video or audio) if required.

By submitting your application, you are agreeing to Leicester City Football Club and the Premier League processing your personal details for the purpose of administering and evaluating the scheme in accordance with Leicester City Football Club and the Premier League’s privacy notices.

Leicester City Football Club 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.

A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process.

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