Job Description

Step Into the Game: A Career-Changing Coaching Opportunity


Join the Coach Inclusion & Diversity Scheme (CIDS)




What We're Looking For

Essential criteria

:


UEFA B Licence as a minimum No prior full-time 1st Team or Academy coaching role at a Premier League or EFL club Experience of coaching in one, or more, of the following environments: grassroots,
community, education, development centre or part-time academy football settings


FA Safeguarding Certificate, Emergency First Aid, and Enhanced DBS (to be completed prior to role commencement)

Desirable criteria:

Experience of coaching a team or group of players on a regular basis Experience of holistic youth development activities within, or beyond, sport UEFA A Licence or FA Advanced Youth Award Teaching experience

Key Responsibilities:

Be an ambassador of the W.O.L.V.E.S culture and philosophy & learn the coaching provision
to look to manage the multi- disciplinary team for age groups within the Academy
Working with the Phase Lead Coach to ensure that all squads operate in accordance with
FA/FAPL and PL rules and regulations i.e. FAPL/PL Reporting, Team sheets.
Review of all sessions and information on the online management tool (FIP), relevant for your
age group.
Co-ordinate 6-weekly multi-disciplinary reviews for each player. To be committed to attend and deliver when required on the coach development days/eve-


nings as part of your continual professional development.


Implementing and maintaining the Premier League's 'Elite Player Performance Plan' (EPPP) rules and regulations for your specific age group/phase.


To work and support with the recruitment team to identify potential players for the Academy programme.


To work and support across the U9-U16 Academy programme to ensure alignment is being met in accordance with club philosophy and development.


To work and support in the delivery of the Development Centre training and Games pro-

gramme.


To support and deliver on any club in service CPD events linked to the role.

You'll bring:

A drive to coach in the professional game Passion for player development & developmentally appropriate learning environments Commitment to fulfilling duty of care for children, young people, and adults in healthy,
high-performance environments


Resilience and commitment to high-performance environments Excellent communication and relationship-building skills A desire to be a role model and ambassador for diversity in the game
How to Apply


Reasonable adjustments are available for applicants with a disability, please contact Laura


Russell for further support in applying for this role.

Please submit a two-part cover letter:

1. Part 1 (max 500 words) to demonstrating how you fulfil the "What We're Looking For"

criteria.

Please structure your responses under the following headings:


a) The essential criteria I fulfil


b) The desirable criteria I fulfil


c) My desire to be a role model and ambassador for diversity in the game

2. Part 2 (max 500 words) to answer all the following questions.

Please structure your responses under the following headings:


a) My motivations for applying for the CIDS academy coach role and Premier League


Coach Development Programme


b) How the CIDS academy coach role and development programme fits with my career


ambitions


c) How my unique expertise, and lived experience, will benefit the club and players

3. Your CV

Key Dates


Application Deadline: 18th July 2025 Email Applications & Queries to Laura Russell via email: jobs@wolves.co.uk Assessment Activities: Interviews and practical's will take place on 29th and 30th July.
Further details will be released.


CIDS Induction, Lake District 29th Sept- 2nd October 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and the Premier League are committed to equality, diversity and


inclusion. Reasonable adjustments are available for applicants with a disability. Please contact


Laura Russell via email on: LauraRussell@wolves.co.uk if you would like to discuss this further.


Equality monitoring information will be requested separately and will not form part of the


selection process.





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