Casual Goalkeeping Coach, LFC Foundation

Sits within the LFC Foundation team and supports the development of players in the training group to attain the highest levels of performance in a safe, secure and supportive environment. It involves nurturing a positive culture within the training group and helping make the Football Development Programme a place where players learn, have fun and develop a love for the game. The coach will contribute to goalkeeping provision that complements the football programme and supports players' individual and group development.

• Contribute to the LFC Foundation Delivery Blueprint / Curriculum to ensure there is goalkeeping provision that complements the football programme.
• Deliver, or oversee the delivery of, the Girls Goalkeeping Centre and Football Development programme.
• Design and deliver individualised goalkeeping-specific programmes as well as group training sessions.
• Work with a Physiotherapist or Sports Therapist to develop and support an activation and prehab programme.
• Manage facilities and equipment within the Girls Pathway and Football Development Programme so that they are well maintained and safe to use.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of work conducted with players and coaches, keeping records that meet the standard required by The FA and the appropriate professional bodies.
• Communicate with parents on goalkeeping-related queries and educate them on their role in supporting goalkeeping development, injury prevention, injury care, recovery, diet and other lifestyle factors.
• Advise and direct other staff on the needs of players, attend case management meetings and provide professional opinion and input.
• Educate coaches on the goalkeeping provision and embedding outcomes within technical sessions.
• Work with the LFC Foundation Safeguarding Manager to ensure that the wellbeing and welfare of all players and staff is always an operational priority.

• Experience working with young athletes in a football environment.
• A good understanding of young players, including their physical and psychological development.
• Up-to-date knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• Experience in a role that supports an understanding of how children learn and develop, such as teaching or coaching.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and public holidays.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations and support players in a positive way.
• A genuine care for player needs, with the ability to provide personalised support and clear communication.
• An innovative and open-minded approach, with confidence to try new ideas that help players develop, engage and enjoy the game.
• National Goalkeeping Course and FA UEFA C qualification.
• FA DBS, FA Safeguarding Children, and FA Level 1 Introduction to First Aid in Football or FA Emergency Aid qualification.
• Understanding of goalkeeping within an applied team setting, with knowledge of how key goalkeeping concepts apply across women's, girls' and boys' football pathways.
• Experience developing and delivering individual and group goalkeeping preparation and recovery strategies for children and adolescent players.
• Knowledge of injury minimisation strategies.
• A satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

• Working towards, or already completed, a UEFA B Goalkeeping or Outfield qualification.
• Talent identification and development knowledge, including awareness of unconscious bias, performance and potential.
• Commitment to continued professional development.
• A coaching or mentoring qualification, such as EMCC.

• Casual position with variable hours across the week, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, on a flexible assignment basis.
• Based at the LFC Academy and local sites across Merseyside for fixtures.