WREXHAM AFC: Women's Assistant Coach and Academy Technical Lead

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Head Coach with all women’s first team matters including planning, delivery and review of all training sessions.
• Prepare for and attend all first team match days, discussing team selection, sharing tactical insights and delivering key roles in the warm up and in game.
• Create and manage individual player IDP’s and hold regular meetings with players to review their performance.
• Provide technical leadership to the girls academy ensuring the technical syllabus is delivered by coaches and providing coach development and mentoring activities.
• Design and implement the Academies playing and coaching philosophy along with the Curriculum, ensuring alignment from U9s-Women’s Senior Team.
• Direct the planning and delivery of coaching programmes, session structures, and match preparation across academy age groups.
• Identify talented youth players for the academy, supporting coaches to monitor progress and provide feedback for players (with parents).
• Lead on the development of elite individual programmes for high-potential players (including integration with senior women’s team).
• Report on recruitment targets for the first team, providing technical insight inline with team priorities.
• Work effectively as part of the MDT, utilising performance analysis tools to review individual and team performance from a technical, tactical, physical, social and wellbeing perspective.
• Provide reports to senior leadership as required.
• Share information with key partners, such as national coaches to support selection for national teams and/or individual player development.
• Attend mandatory Club and FAW professional development activities.
• All other duties commensurate with the job role.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

• We are committed to ensuring everyone who engages with the Academy has a positive, safe, and supportive experience. Staff are required to comply with all aspects of the Club/Academy Safeguarding Policies and arrangements and to take personal responsibility and care to enable strong safeguarding practices to be embedded in the Academy and across the Club too.
• This post is subject to an DBS Check

• Take responsibility and care for the health and safety of yourself and other employees and members of the public who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
• To comply with all aspects of the Club’s Health & Safety Policy and arrangements, to enable the company to perform its civil and statutory obligations in relation to Health & Safety.

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• UEFA A Licence.
• Significant experience in an elite football environment.
• Previous experience working with girls and women.
• Proven track record in player development and progression through pathways.
• Strong leadership, communication and mentoring skills.
• Valid FAW/FA Safeguarding Children Certificate
• Enhanced DBS clearance 

DESIRABLE

• FA Youth Modules or similar.
• Experience of the Adran Prem and/or English Tier 1-3
• Knowledge of performance analysis tools such as HUDL

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION - SKILLS/ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Passionate about developing the girls and women’s game.
• Engaging coaching manner that brings energy to the team.
• Resilient, adaptable and committed to continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with players, MDT and coaches in a professional manner.
• Demonstrate consistent leadership skills to inspire others.
• Ability to work in a high pressurised environment with a flexible approach to working hours and job role.
• Attention to detail, organisation and time management skills to manage multiple projects and varied sources of information.
• Adaptability to changing environment at short notice. 

CLUB VALUES

Code of Conduct  

Wrexham Football Club expects the highest standards of integrity and conduct in all matters concerning the Club and its employees. The Code of Conduct makes clear the standards of conduct expected from its employees and explains the responsibilities of the Club, as the employer. All employees are expected to always act wholeheartedly in the interests of the Club.  Any conduct detrimental to its interests or its relations with its customers, suppliers, the public or damaging to its public image shall be a breach of Club rules and policies. Discriminatory, offensive, and violent behaviour are unacceptable, and any complaints or concerns will be dealt with and acted upon.  

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Wrexham Football Club are committed to ensuring that equality, inclusion, and diversity of opportunity is at the very heart of everything we do to ensure we provide fair and non-prejudicial access to the services across the Club. We uphold everyone’s freedom of rights and choice to be different and aim to provide opportunities for everyone to succeed. It is the policy of the Club that no person, whether player, job applicant, employee, volunteer, or customer, shall be discriminated against. The Club opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination, either direct or indirect, or harassment, on the grounds of the following ‘protected characteristics’: Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage & civil Partnership, Pregnancy & Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex and Sexual Orientation. Anyone who is found to be in breach of this could receive disciplinary action, which may well include suspension and dismissal.  

The Club is fully committed to the EFL Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Standards and as we are under represented in these areas; we particularly welcome ‘entry level’ applications from women, individuals from Black and Minority Ethnicities, the LGBT community and anyone with a disability.   

Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment

Wrexham Football Club are committed to and has both a moral and legal obligation to ensure that all children and vulnerable adults are protected and kept safe from harm whilst engaged in services organised and provided by the club and believes that the general wellbeing, welfare and safety of all children and vulnerable adults engaged in club activities is of the upmost importance. The Club will fulfil its responsibilities by ensuring it displays best practice in safeguarding matters – including Safer Recruitment - carried out in a spirit of partnership and openness with the child or vulnerable adult, families, and the relevant local authority. 

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a potential candidate from working with the Club. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence(s) committed.    As an organisation using the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to assess applicant’s suitability for positions of trust, the Club complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly.   Potential applicants need to check on the government website (https://www.gov.uk/tell-employer-or-college-about-criminal-record/what-information-you-need-to-give) whether cautions / convictions should be disclosed as part of their application.