Recruitment Pack
U9-U16 Casual Therapist

Who we are
Cambridge United is a community-focused football club woven into the fabric of a world-renowned city admired for its education, research, and technology.
Cambridge United aspire to compete at the highest levels of English Football whilst operating a sustainable football club embedded within the heart of its community.
As a Club we have three main objectives which we aspire to achieve:
Creating Memories
We are a modern progressive community focused club run sustainably to create memorable moments on and off the pitch, which help engage and excite current and future generations.
Driving Standards
Through constant self-reflection and education, we seek to evolve both on and off the pitch, with a clear focus on raising our standards and levels of performance.
Improving Lives & Communities
With our players, staff, and fans at the heart of the Club, we seek to construct and enhance relationships between communities and use the power of sport to change lives.
 

The 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.
The 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 through the power of sport.
The Values
We engage positive and inspiring characters who are committed to serving and strengthening our community by adopting our three key 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.
 
Why Cambridge United?
We believe that standing still in both football and business is not an option. We are on an exciting journey to reach the highest levels of English Football.
Recent investment into training facilities and the purchase of the Cledara Abbey Stadium, which will soon be redeveloped, optimises our aspiration to grow with one of the world’s fastest developing cities where the rules of Association Football were created.
We pride ourselves on providing employees with an opportunity to succeed and value innovation, collaboration and personal growth. Most importantly we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive environment, underpinned by our motto to be ‘United in Endeavour’.
Employee Benefits
• Annual Reviewed Industry Benchmarked Salaries
• 21 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rata, part-time)
• One Day Per Week Remote Working
• TOIL For Matchdays & Events worked
• Mental Health Practitioners
• Match Tickets
• 10% Club Retail Discount
• Club Partner Discounts
 
 
Job title: Casual Therapist (U9-U16)
Department: Academy 
Reports to: Lead U9-U16 Sports Therapist & Lead Academy Physiotherapist 
Location: Academy Training Venues
Salary: £13 per hour
Hours: Evenings and weekends 

Role summary
The U9s–U16s Casual Therapist at Cambridge United F.C. plays a vital role in supporting the physical health, wellbeing, and development of academy players across the Foundation and Youth Development phases. Working on a sessional basis, the therapist delivers high-quality assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services during training sessions and matchdays, ensuring players receive safe, effective, and age-appropriate care.
The role involves injury assessment and management, pitch-side first aid and emergency response, injury prevention strategies, and contributing to individual rehabilitation programmes in line with the club’s medical and performance philosophy. The therapist works closely with the Lead Academy Physiotherapist, coaching staff, and multidisciplinary team to promote player welfare and long-term athletic development.
This position requires a strong understanding of paediatric and adolescent sports injuries, excellent communication skills when working with young athletes and parents, and a proactive approach to safeguarding and welfare standards in line with EPPP and FA guidelines.

Key job outcomes
• Provide pitch -side first aid and acute injury management during training sessions 
• and matchdays.
• Assess, treat, and rehabilitate injuries in accordance with club protocols.
• Monitor and support the return -to-play process for injured players.
• Liaise after all training sessions and matches covered with the Lead Academy 
• Sports Therapist to communicate all clinical decisions, player statuses, and 
• ongoing treatment plans.
• Keep accurate and up-to-date medical notes and injury records following all 
• assessment, treatment and/or intervention either by sending these to the Lead 
• Academy Sports Therapist or uploading onto Kitman Labs in the SOAP format 
• within 24 hours of seeing the player. 
• Maintain compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations and medical 
• guidelines.
• Attend CPD sessions and team meetings as required.
• Assist the Lead Academy Sports Therapist and Academy Physiotherapist to carry 
• out movement and postural screening, growth and maturation screening and 
• other testing throughout the season. 
• Maintain up to date ITMMiF/ATMMiF and provide pitch -side emergency care in 
• accordance with teaching
• Attend EAP stress testing
• Build and maintain strong interdisciplinary relationships with staff in 
• Performance, Coaching, Education, Player Care, Operations and Recruitment. 
• To assist in departmental CPD training programmes.
• Support the U18 medical Programme when required to ensure continuity.

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 based on 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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