Casual Football Coach, Lancashire

Support Staff – Casual Football Coach

We welcome applications for this support post to commence August 2026.

The Role

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• To take the College Football Academy team matches on Wednesdays, 12.00 -17.00 and training sessions on Monday and Friday 8.30 - 10.30.
• To arrange and confirm fixtures.
• To book transport and referees for teams (Up to 1 hour of administration time given).
• To undertake departmental administration for example to respond to phone calls, emails etc.
• To publicise events at St Augustine s and Factory Lane to staff and students.

For the full job description please see attached Job Pack.

The Successful Candidate

Cardinal Newman College is a wonderful place to work, and this is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced candidate to join our friendly and well established Sport and Physical Education department.

The Sport and Physical Education department is looking for someone who has a Football Coaching Certificate (Level 2 or higher), a passion for sport, evidence by performance, experience or higher study and has good communication skills.

You should display the values, attitudes, and behaviours consistent with the Catholic Ethos of the College and have a commitment to equality/diversity and the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.

Terms and Conditions

Hours: 10 hours per week, from early-September to early-May. Team matches on Wednesdays 12:00 and training sessions on Mondays and Fridays 8:30, plus up to one hour for admin per week.

Salary: The post will be paid £22 per hour plus holiday pay. Salary is paid on a claim basis for the hours worked.

Closing date for receipt of applications

11.59pm on Monday 1st June 2026 (we reserve the right to close the advert in advance of this date).

Benefits

We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including:

• Generous Pension schemes for both teachers and support staff.
• Pro rata 25 days holidays plus 4 concessionary days and bank holidays for support staff.
• Staff are contractually entitled to time off at Christmas in line with the college holidays, usually around 2 weeks.
• A genuine commitment to staff health and wellbeing.
• Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme.
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and Techscheme.
• Free use of the on-site gym.
• Access to professional development and the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications through apprenticeships.
• Flu Vouchers.
• Staff savings scheme.

More detailed information on further staff benefits can be found within our staff perks document attached.

All offers of appointment are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance as well as a range of other safer recruitment checks.