Vacancy at Cambridge United FC
U18’s Girls Head Coach (CUWFC)
Salary
£60 per week or subject to experience
Various Locations, Cambridgeshire
Vacancy listed
11/06/2025
Application deadline
18/06/2025
Details
U18’s Girls Head Coach
Department Women’s Football Board
Reports to Cambridge United Football Club
Location Various Cambridgeshire Locations
Salary £60 per week or subject to experience
Hours Must be available to work certain weekday evenings training sessions and Saturday matchdays.
Role Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed, ambitious, and motivated coach to develop our Under 18s talent with a goal to progress into the First Team. Prospective candidates should be able to communicate well with others, including, players, coaching staff and committee members. They should be excellent motivators and possess good management skills. They should ideally have previous experience with coaching women and girls although all experience will be considered.
Key Job Outcomes
• To lead the organisation, delivery, and communication of the girls U18’s JPL team which includes the running of training sessions, fixtures, trials and other additional opportunities/events.
• Support and liaise with the CUWFC first team manager and other coaching staff when required.
• To ensure appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the U18’s girls team budget.
• Deliver feedback to the first team manager and CUWFC board on player progression and development.
• Attend committee and staff meetings when required.
• To comply with all regulatory requirements.
• Support and promote a safe environment for all. Report any safeguarding concerns to the appropriate nominated individual at the earliest opportunity.
• Consistently evaluate players’ learning and development. Deliver honest and constructive feedback to team players and parents, encouraging improvement and progression into the First Team where and when possible.
• To support the recruitment of required staff for the U18’s girls’ team
• To uphold the wider CUFC club ethos, delivering the brand standards of outstanding customer service whilst ensuring a clear and effective line of communication is maintained across the team and club.
• To promote and market all Club activities and programmes by appropriate means, as requested. You will be assisted with this by the Communications Manager and the other Club staff team members.
• Any other duties as requested by the CUWFC board or staff members.
This job description sets out the key outcomes required. It does not specify in detail the activities required to achieve these outcomes. As a term of your employment, you may reasonably be expected to perform duties of a similar or related nature to those outlined in the job description.
Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience Required/ Desirable
UEFA C award in coaching football
UEFA B award in coaching football
Experienced and has knowledge of female football
Introduction to First Aid qualification
FA Safeguarding children workshop
Experienced in talent ID
Experience of delivering excellent customer services
IT Skills, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
Experience of working with player/parents in football environments
Experience leading/managing an area/people or teams
Personal Qualities/Attributes
Hardworking and enthusiastic
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Reliable and committed
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Able to communicate effectively
Willingness to work weekday evenings and Saturdays
Application Process
Application Instructions Interested applicants should apply by submitting their CV and Cover Letter, applications which do not include both documents will not be reviewed.
Application Closing Date 18th June 2025
Interview Date(s) Week commencing 23rd June 2025
Start Date July 2025
Mission, Vision & Values Mission
Cambridge United aspires to compete at the highest level of the English Football League, whilst operating a financially sustainable football club embedded within the heart of its community.
We are custodians with a collective responsibility to protect and enhance the Club for future generations.
Vision
Creating Memories
We engage current and future generations of supporters by creating memorable moments.
Driving Standards & Performance
We will evolve by driving standards and performance through self-reflection and education.
Enhancing Lives
We are an inclusive Club that is United in Endeavour to enhance lives though the power of sport.
Values
We engage positive and inspiring characters who are committed to serving and strengthening our community, by adopting our 3 keys values.
Teamwork
We achieve more through working together than alone and are United in Endeavour.
Hard Work
We are committed to learning and working towards our pursuit of excellence in everything we do.
Humility
We will celebrate each other’s successes and recognise that no individual is greater than the collective.
Employability Statement Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
Safeguarding Statement Cambridge United FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
For those positions where a criminal record check (DBS) is identified as necessary, this will be carried out in line with other safer recruitment checks.
The post holder will be required to undergo Safeguarding training periodically.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.
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Department Women’s Football Board
Reports to Cambridge United Football Club
Location Various Cambridgeshire Locations
Salary £60 per week or subject to experience
Hours Must be available to work certain weekday evenings training sessions and Saturday matchdays.
Role Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed, ambitious, and motivated coach to develop our Under 18s talent with a goal to progress into the First Team. Prospective candidates should be able to communicate well with others, including, players, coaching staff and committee members. They should be excellent motivators and possess good management skills. They should ideally have previous experience with coaching women and girls although all experience will be considered.
Key Job Outcomes
• To lead the organisation, delivery, and communication of the girls U18’s JPL team which includes the running of training sessions, fixtures, trials and other additional opportunities/events.
• Support and liaise with the CUWFC first team manager and other coaching staff when required.
• To ensure appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the U18’s girls team budget.
• Deliver feedback to the first team manager and CUWFC board on player progression and development.
• Attend committee and staff meetings when required.
• To comply with all regulatory requirements.
• Support and promote a safe environment for all. Report any safeguarding concerns to the appropriate nominated individual at the earliest opportunity.
• Consistently evaluate players’ learning and development. Deliver honest and constructive feedback to team players and parents, encouraging improvement and progression into the First Team where and when possible.
• To support the recruitment of required staff for the U18’s girls’ team
• To uphold the wider CUFC club ethos, delivering the brand standards of outstanding customer service whilst ensuring a clear and effective line of communication is maintained across the team and club.
• To promote and market all Club activities and programmes by appropriate means, as requested. You will be assisted with this by the Communications Manager and the other Club staff team members.
• Any other duties as requested by the CUWFC board or staff members.
This job description sets out the key outcomes required. It does not specify in detail the activities required to achieve these outcomes. As a term of your employment, you may reasonably be expected to perform duties of a similar or related nature to those outlined in the job description.
Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience Required/ Desirable
UEFA C award in coaching football
UEFA B award in coaching football
Experienced and has knowledge of female football
Introduction to First Aid qualification
FA Safeguarding children workshop
Experienced in talent ID
Experience of delivering excellent customer services
IT Skills, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
Experience of working with player/parents in football environments
Experience leading/managing an area/people or teams
Personal Qualities/Attributes
Hardworking and enthusiastic
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Reliable and committed
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Able to communicate effectively
Willingness to work weekday evenings and Saturdays
Application Process
Application Instructions Interested applicants should apply by submitting their CV and Cover Letter, applications which do not include both documents will not be reviewed.
Application Closing Date 18th June 2025
Interview Date(s) Week commencing 23rd June 2025
Start Date July 2025
Mission, Vision & Values Mission
Cambridge United aspires to compete at the highest level of the English Football League, whilst operating a financially sustainable football club embedded within the heart of its community.
We are custodians with a collective responsibility to protect and enhance the Club for future generations.
Vision
Creating Memories
We engage current and future generations of supporters by creating memorable moments.
Driving Standards & Performance
We will evolve by driving standards and performance through self-reflection and education.
Enhancing Lives
We are an inclusive Club that is United in Endeavour to enhance lives though the power of sport.
Values
We engage positive and inspiring characters who are committed to serving and strengthening our community, by adopting our 3 keys values.
Teamwork
We achieve more through working together than alone and are United in Endeavour.
Hard Work
We are committed to learning and working towards our pursuit of excellence in everything we do.
Humility
We will celebrate each other’s successes and recognise that no individual is greater than the collective.
Employability Statement Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
Safeguarding Statement Cambridge United FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
For those positions where a criminal record check (DBS) is identified as necessary, this will be carried out in line with other safer recruitment checks.
The post holder will be required to undergo Safeguarding training periodically.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.
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