Company Name:
Lincoln City
Location:
Lincoln
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
Position:
Academy
Advertising End Date:
20 Jun 2025

About The Role

The Academy Goalkeeping Coach is a key role in the continued development of the Academy staff structure to

enable the department to meet its strategic objectives. Encompassing a wide range of both personal and professional

skills, the Academy Goalkeeping Coach is tasked with overseeing the development of all goalkeepers across the U9-

18 Academy age-groups, including syllabus development, management of performance clocks and player reviews.

The individual should possess outstanding levels of self-awareness and interpersonal dexterity to communicate

effectively across the multi-disciplinary team as part of the Academy drive to operate a programme that is both varied

and holistic in its outlook. Reporting to the Head of Academy Coaching, the Academy Goalkeeping Coach will be

provided with a bespoke coach competency framework (CCF) and development action plan (DAP) to ensure their

continued development and progression in post.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Specific:

  • Contribute to the continued development of the Academy Goalkeeping coaching & playing philosophy.
  • Oversee Goalkeepers within the academy games programme and wider development activities.
  • Contribute to the academy CPD programme.
  • Provide needs specific Goalkeeping coaching opportunities for U9 – U18 Academy Goalkeepers and
  • guidance/support to the AET and Pre-Academy goalkeeping programme.
  • Produce and contribute to all Academy Goalkeeper reviews and Individual Learning Plans.
  • Assist and contribute to the Talent Identification of Goalkeepers in the schoolboy phases.
  • Manage the PMA uploads for Academy Goalkeepers for training and games.
  • Lead on Goalkeeper specific masterclass AET days.

General:

  • Carry out duties in accordance with all relevant company policies, including, but not limited to, the Health and
  • Safety Policy, Code of Conduct Policy, Safeguarding Policy, Equality and Diversity Policy, Financial
  • Regulation Policy and Social Media Policy:
  • To safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk;
  • To be vigilant and support all safety and security operations;
  • Act always with utmost good faith to the Club, Foundation and the Company;
  • Devote full attention and ability to fulfilment of the duties required by the role;
  • Other duties as reasonably requested by a member of the senior management staff;
  • To work closely with partnership organisations, to maintain good relationships and collaborative working
  • practices;
  • To work with colleagues throughout Lincoln City Football Club & Foundation to extend knowledge and skills in order to identify and develop best practice;
  • Deal with enquiries and general day-to-day liaison with customers, colleagues and partners;
  • Carry out general office duties including data recording, filing, photocopying, sending and receiving emails;

About The Candidate

Experience

Prior experience working across the performance pathway within an elite development environment. DESIRABLE

Prior experience of working with talented young players ESSENTIAL

Previous experience of working in coach education / development. DESIRABLE

Knowledge and understanding of effective practice across multi-disciplinary teams. DESIRABLE

Passion for helping to support and develop young people through a holistic lens. ESSENTIAL

Qualifications and training               

UEFA A License DESIRABLE

UEFA B Licence ESSENTIAL

Advanced Youth Award DESIRABLE

UEFA A in Goalkeeping DESIRABLE

UEFA B in Goalkeeping ESSENTIAL

Level 2 in Goalkeeping ESSENTIAL
 

Special skills and knowledge

Relevant First Aid Qualification (EFAiF) ESSENTIAL

Relevant Safeguarding Qualification ESSENTIAL
 

Personal qualities

High level of self-awareness ESSENTIAL

Ability to communicate across MDT ESSENTIAL

Excellent IT skills ESSENTIAL

Interpersonal Dexterity ESSENTIAL

High level of emotional intelligence ESSENTIAL

Personal circumstances

Full clean driving license ESSENTIAL

Midas D1 driving license DESIRABLE

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