Inspire Coach

About The Company

Established in 1884, Leicester City Football Club is a leading Football Club, achieving outstanding success as Premier League champions in 2016. Following a period of growth, LCFC Community Trust is recruiting 3 x Inspire Coaches to deliver, develop and evaluate all aspects of the ‘Inspire’ programme targeting KS3 and KS4 pupils within partnership secondary schools.

About The Role

Based at the King Power Stadium and partner schools, the key duties of this role include working with identified young people who require additional support within mainstream education, on the cusp of becoming disengaged, underachieving or vulnerable within school. We are looking for candidates who have a genuine interest in working with young people who may:

• Be underachieving
• Display challenging behaviour
• Have special educational needs
• Have poor attendance at school
• Be in care
• Find mainstream education difficult

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will be;

• Educated to degree level
• Have experience of working with young people with challenging behaviour
• Have experience working within an educational setting
• Will be outstanding at engaging all young people and will have the ability to gain their respect quickly
• Able to encourage, motivate and enthuse young people to participate
• Ability to form strong and appropriate relationships, demonstrating excellent communication skills

Contract Type – 12 month Fixed Term
Hours Per Week – 37.5 hours

Leicester City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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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If you feel you have the qualities and experience we are looking for please apply by completing the application form and returning along with a copy of your CV and a covering letter, by email to recruitment@lcfc.co.uk

Closing Date – 28 August 2018