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<div><div><div>The FA's Women's Technical Division are looking for a Player Education Coordinator to coordinate and deliver high-quality player education support within a national development team squad programme, ensuring a structured, player-centred approach that supports academic progress, performance, and personal development. 
This role involves regular international travel, with the successful candidate required to travel with an age-group team for up to 70 days across the season.
Interviews are currently scheduled to be held on Thursday 23rd July at The National Football Centre, St. George's Park. 
What will you be doing?
<ul><li>Implement Player Education processes across England Women's Teams.</li>
<li>Coordinate and support a team of Player Education Officers working across England Women's Teams.</li>
<li>Collaborate with key stakeholders, including education providers, clubs, and parents/carers, under the guidance of the Player Education &amp; Lifestyle Lead, to build strong relationships and promote effective partnership working.</li>
<li>Maintain a centralised database of all Player Education information, ensuring accurate and standardised data capture.</li>
<li>Facilitate the player selection notification process, ensuring timely dissemination of relevant information to education providers and clubs in line with agreed deadlines.</li>
<li>Coordinate the development and sharing of player learning plans across all England team activities.</li>
<li>Prepare and manage Player Education resources for squad use, ensuring readiness for camps and tournaments, including stock replenishment and equipment checks.</li>
<li>Provide regular updates to the Player Education &amp; Lifestyle Lead on education and performance wellbeing matters.</li>
<li>Respond promptly to internal and external enquiries relating to Player Education.</li>
<li>Act as the Player Education &amp; Lifestyle Officer for a designated age group, accompanying the team on domestic and international travel throughout the season</li>
<li>Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.</li>
<li>Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety, and well-being can be maintained.</li>
<li>As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.</li> 
</ul>What are we looking for? 
Essential for the role:
<ul><li>Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status, or another recognised teaching qualification relevant to secondary and/or post-16 education</li>
<li>Recent proven experience of working directly within, or collaboratively alongside, secondary schools and/or post-16 education providers</li>
<li>Experience of supporting talented young performers</li>
<li>Progressive approach to teaching and learning with a proven track record of outstanding delivery</li>
<li>Proficient in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with young individuals and collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary setting</li>
<li>Thorough understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures</li>
<li>Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills</li>
<li>Competence in securely managing personal data</li>
<li>Willingness to work flexible hours</li> 
</ul>Beneficial to have:
<ul><li>Level 3 Certificate: Athlete Personal Development &amp; Lifestyle</li>
<li>Relevant experience in a football academy or elite sporting environment</li>
<li>Experience of supporting / managing transitions</li>
<li>Proven success in creating and executing education / life skills programmes within sports</li>
<li>Knowledge of exam rules and regulations</li> 
</ul>What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders. 
We pride ourselves on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
<ul><li>Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.</li>
<li>Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.</li>
<li>Free private medical cover.</li>
<li>A contributory pension scheme.</li>
<li>An additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract)</li>
<li>A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.</li> 
</ul>For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 
Currently, we are working within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page. 
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work. 
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application. 
As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.</div></div></div>

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