Casual Academy Performance Psychologist

• To conduct regular one to ones with all FT players, with a clear focus on transition from U17 within the full-time programme, as well as players transitioning to 1^st team football.
• To ensure all FT players to receive individual support within the football season
• To work towards agreed underpinning concepts and behaviours to prepare players from a psychological perspective for a career
• RTP Processes – Weekly Support with all mid/long term injured players as well as IPRRS at appropriate time points. All touch points to be fed back to appropriate staff. Medical to complete and feedback score
• Player confidentiality to be always kept, unless relevant info is essential for key stakeholders

• Appropriate education delivered for all part time players/parents (U9-16) linked to club wide qualities
• Full Time Player Delivery to PDP Players (Programme Delivery in a varied way)

• To help develop the clubs DNA and performance behaviours amongst the academy, in line with our club wide core values
• To work closely with the Head of Integrated and the Head of Methodology to provide both collective and individual psychological support to coaches, to support the coaching delivery
• To ensure there are appropriate staff workshops delivered at regular intervals

• BRUMS to be completed by all PDP players on relevant days (All performance staff to manage)
• Manage the BRUMS process is ensuring completion / non-compliance / data is with correct personnel, as well as education around completion to ensure correct data
• BRUMS results to be fed back same day to all performance / coaching staff and escalated further 
• Other objective questionnaires to be administered when appropriate and on an individual basis, i.e. RTP IPRRS

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree in Sport Psychology or equivalent discipline (essential), Postgraduate degree in Psychology or Sport Psychology (desirable).
•  BPS Chartered and HCPC-Registered Sport Psychologist (essential).
• Experience working within an elite sporting environment (essential).
• Experience working with elite-level athletes on an individual level(essential).
• Experience working with and through coaches/support staff in delivering psychological services (essential).
• Evidence of impactful 1:1 psychology support and/or psych-education delivery in elite sporting environments (essential).
• A strong interest in elite sport & football (essential).
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with staff & players (essential).
• A focus on applied, relevant psychological skills & strategies (essential).
• Ability to work under pressure and be flexible (within a dynamic environment) (essential).
• Problem-solving ability (essential).