Job Description

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The King's School, Canterbury
08/06/2025


Football Coach - Ecological Dynamics Focus in Coaching


The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.


Job details

Salary

15-30 Dependent on experience and qualifications

Job category/type

Support

Date posted

27/05/2025

Job reference

VAC00519

Start Date - 1 September 2025

This role
offers an exciting opportunity to support the Head of Football in
developing junior and senior football players through a
player centered
framework.



We are particularly looking for a coach who
is deeply engaged with ecological dynamics principles and
innovative in their application of these concepts to skill
development in team sports or is keen to learn.


Key
Responsibilities Include:
Delivering training sessions to a specific team (U14-U18 Boys) , informed by ecological dynamics methodologies Assisting in practice design and contributing to a dynamic and evolving player development framework Taking match days both home and away in tournaments, league matches and friendlies Collaborating with the Head of Football to explore and implement a variety of approaches within the ecological dynamics space

Working
Schedule:
Training sessions to be delivered during

Monday and Friday 2:00 to 4:00pm (U14 or U15)

and/or

Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 to 4:00pm (U16 or U18)

Availability for

home games on Saturdays from 1:30 to 4:00pm

is required as well as

away games on Saturdays, estimated timings are 11:45am to 4:00pm

Training is paid at an hourly rate for 2 hours and match days are paid at a generous flat rate.

Applicants should include in their cover
letter a detailed account of their current understanding and
experience with ecological dynamics, along with how they aim to
further develop in this area.

For further

Current
Job Vacancies & The King's School, Canterbury



Closing date for receipt of applications:

8 June 2025

The King's
School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we
expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We
adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is
in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education
guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted
candidates.


All offers of
employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and
where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Football Coach - Ecological Dynamics Focus in Coaching