Job Description

Purpose:

The main responsibility is to work within a multi-disciplinary Wellbeing,Medical, Physical Performance team to assist in delivering support services to girls at Manchester United's Girls Academy (U11s to U15s) to support the psychological welfare of all players.

Principal Accountabilities:

Generic

Ensuring everything is done safely, fairly, effectively, and efficiently. Responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children and adults at risk.

Specific

Deliver tailored wellbeing programmes for players, staff, and stakeholders in line with club values. Identify and support risk individuals, offering early intervention and referral to specialist services. Ensure all wellbeing activities comply with safeguarding, GDPR, and club policies. Build partnerships with internal departments and external agencies for holistic support services. Monitor wellbeing outcomes using data and feedback to drive continuous improvement. Support life skills, education, and post-football transition planning for current and released players. Provide on-site wellbeing support during training, managing any incidents as needed. Lead wellbeing awareness initiatives to promote a supportive club environment. Collect all relevant data, information, and evidence of good practice to support funding conditions Uphold and promote the Foundation's Safeguarding policy and those of partners, working in conjunction with both Manchester United FC's Safeguarding team and partner leads.

Key Contacts & Relationship

Create sustainable relationships with key people and organisations relevant to your role. These include:

External:

Parents and Players FA

Internal:

Safeguarding Lead Technical Director Head of Girls Football Development Head Coaches

Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

Generic:

Want to make a positive difference to young people. Hard working, enthusiastic and reliable. People Communication Skills (Self-assured, build rapport, empathise with others, emotionally intelligent, approachable).

Experience

Working and supporting young people in a wellbeing/psychological capacity Working young people in a supportive position

Knowledge

Understanding of child development Knowledge and understanding of child protection issues Understanding of Safeguarding best practice and legislation.

Skills

Organisational and communication skills (written, verbal and listening) Ability to build trusting relationships with children and parents Empathy towards others. Ability to enthuse and communicate with children, young people, and adults Self-driven individual who brings life and energy to the team. Excellent organisational skills.

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant qualification in psychology, counselling, mental health, social work, youth work, or a related discipline Experience of working with young people and/or vulnerable adults in a wellbeing, education, care, or support setting. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse age groups and backgrounds. Ability to manage confidential data, write reports, and monitor outcomes

Desirable

FA Learning Safeguarding Children certificate Any other relevant qualification/course Training in Mental Health First Aid or trauma-informed practice.
Rationale: Adds depth to reactive response skills in high-pressure or crisis moments.
Knowledge of elite or academy sporting environments, including the pressures of high-performance settings. Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., alongside coaches, physios, and performance staff).

Our Commitment to You:

At Manchester United, we believe that a diverse and inclusive environment makes us stronger. We are committed to building a team where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of our recruitment strategy, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Ready to Join Us?

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please submit your application by Friday 25th July 2025.

Manchester United is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and as part of this commitment, all candidates will undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check and reference checks.

If you need any adjustments to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, please feel free to contact us, and we will be happy to discuss them with you.

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