Player Care Officer Stroud, England
Job description
At Forest Green Rovers we are at the forefront of something new! FIFA have described us as the Greenest Football Club in the World. We’re the world’s first and only vegan football club and we’re the first club on the planet to be certified carbon neutral by the United Nations. At Forest Green Rovers we aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.
We are excited to be looking for a full time Player Care Officer to support our Academy and young professional players. The successful candidate will support the holistic development and welfare of our players. They will co-ordinate and the induction and transition processes, oversee the lifestyle programme and support the players throughout their time at the club and beyond. Their responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Liaise with stakeholders to organise life skills workshops for all players.
- Hold regular meetings with players to support lifestyle management and personal development.
- Attend and report to Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings on all aspects of player care and wellbeing.
- Support players with their transitions into and out of the Academy programme.
- Facilitate feedback from players and parents to contribute to the development of the programme.
- Provide support for young players joining the club on loan and for FGR players going on loan at other clubs.
- Continually update mental and emotional wellbeing action plan and ensure it is shared with all relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure that all players and staff have annual equality and diversity training.
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children and young people.
- Previous experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Awareness of the emotional and mental health issues that affect young people.
- Able to relate to and build rapport quickly and easily with young people.
- Have a flexible approach to work and the ability to work some evening and weekends.
Desirable
- A Player Care or related qualification, such as Talented Athlete Lifestyle Support (TALS) through TASS or equivalent.
- A good working knowledge of the EPPP framework and audit procedures.
Forest Green Rovers FC promote inclusion and confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy and maternity and encourage equal opportunities. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
The EFL has introduced positive action measures aimed at tackling the under-representation of coaches and managers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethic (BAME) backgrounds. New regulations require clubs to shortlist at least one suitably qualified BAME candidate (where an application has been received) for all roles in Academy football that require a UEFA A or UEFA B Licence.
If you consider your ethnicity to fall within one of the following definitions – Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic (i.e. from any other ethnic group that is not ‘White British’) - please inform us within your application.
Flexibility statement
The fast moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use it's people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make make their contribution in a changing environment.
Founded in 1889, Forest Green Rovers is a football club with a rich 130-year history – but we're at the forefront of something entirely new here. FIFA described us as the greenest football club in the world – it's undoubtedly true that no other football club in the world has put the environment at the heart of what it does.
We aim to be in the Championship within the next five years – our recent promotion to League One is the second step of that journey - and we're planning to build a stadium to match those ambitions. Designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, 'Eco Park' will be the only stadium made entirely of wood.
