Female Football Development Coordinator

37.5 hours a week in any 5 out of 7 days. Please note that This role will involve evening and weekend work aligned to training, fixtures and programme delivery.

Do you believe football can change the direction of a young person’s life?

At Sky Blues in the Community, the official charity of Coventry City Football Club, we use the power of football to connect communities, tackle inequality, support wellbeing, and create opportunities across Coventry and Warwickshire. Every day we work with girls and young women who deserve high quality coaching, safe environments, and a pathway that helps them progress and stay in the game.

We are recruiting a female football development coordinator to lead and strengthen our girls’ and women’s football offer, including our FA talent identification pathway and our emerging talent centre provision. If you are an outstanding coach with a strong understanding of player development, inclusion, and talent progression, this is an opportunity to shape provision that has real impact at both grassroots and pathway level.

Why this role matters

Girls’ and women’s football is growing rapidly, but participation and progression are not equally accessible. This role exists to ensure that our programmes are not only ambitious and high quality, but genuinely inclusive and representative. You will help create environments where girls feel they belong, where potential is identified early, and where players are supported to develop confidence, competence, and a lasting love of football.

You will also play a pivotal role in delivering our organisational objectives around equality, opportunity and community impact. In practical terms, that means building a strong local pathway, improving the quality and consistency of coaching, supporting talent identification, and ensuring that any player with potential can access our programmes, regardless of background or starting point.

Your base will be within the Sky Blues in the Community environment, with delivery across Coventry and Warwickshire. You will be part of a charity with strong community reach and a clear mission, where your work has visible outcomes for players, families, schools and local clubs. You will work alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about safeguarding, inclusion and player centred development, and you will be able to shape a programme that continues to grow.

To apply for this role, please download and complete the application form below and return to recruitment@sbitc.org.uk by 28th of February 2026.

Project Coordinator – PL Inspires

37.5 hours a week (Monday – Friday)

Do you believe football can change the direction of a young person’s life?

At Sky Blues in the Community, the official charity of Coventry City Football Club, we use the power of football to connect communities, tackle inequality, support wellbeing, and create opportunities across Coventry and Warwickshire. Every day we work with girls and young women who deserve high quality coaching, safe environments, and a pathway that helps them progress and stay in the game.

In this role you will use the power of football to inspire young people aged 11–18, helping them overcome barriers, build confidence, and realise their potential in school and beyond.

Working across secondary schools, alternative education, and community settings, reporting to the Premier League Inspires Project Manager you will plan and deliver a mix of group sessions, one-to-one mentoring, and youth-led social action projects. From tackling mental health, behaviour, racism and gender equality, to creating opportunities through sport and education, you will play a vital role in shaping brighter futures.

You will be a positive role model and trusted mentor that empowers young people to take pride in themselves and their community and help young people believe they belong, that they matter, and that their futures hold possibility.

What you’ll do

• Deliver high-quality Inspires sessions to groups and individuals.
• Provide one-to-one mentoring for vulnerable young people.
• Lead youth voice and social action projects, including the Inspires Challenge.
• Support schools with strategies on attendance, wellbeing, and inclusion.
• Plan and deliver events, player appearances, and collapsed curriculum days.

Key requirements include:

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust with young people.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with schools and external partners.
• Flexibility to adapt delivery to meet different needs.
• A passion for helping young people succeed, resilience when dealing with challenging behaviours, and the ability to act with integrity and confidentiality.

Experience of using sport, particularly football, as a tool for engagement is desirable.

To apply for this role, please download and complete the application form below and return to recruitment@sbitc.org.uk by 28th of February 2026.

Community Cohesion Casual Staff 

Hours will vary in line with programme needs and may include delivery in the evenings and, as well as delivery aligned to school route timings.

Do you believe football can change the direction of a young person’s life?

At Sky Blues in the Community, the official charity of Coventry City Football Club, we use the power of football to connect communities, tackle inequality, support wellbeing, and create opportunities across Coventry and Warwickshire. Every day we work with girls and young women who deserve high quality coaching, safe environments, and a pathway that helps them progress and stay in the game.

We are recruiting casual staff to support children and young people by helping to create safe, positive and engaging community spaces through football and youth activity delivery, and by providing a visible, trusted adult presence on school routes and within local community settings. These roles contributes to helping young people feel safe, included, supported and motivated, whether travelling from school as part of Step Together and/or attending evening sessions as part of Premier League Kicks.

We have several roles available with core hours for each programme listed below:

Step Together
Hours: Monday to Friday, 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, across various Coventry sites (Hillfields, St Michael’s Henley, Wood End, Bell Green)
Working model: detached youth work approach, working in pairs, with a team of six staff deployed per location
Focus: a visible, reassuring presence on designated school routes, safeguarding young people on their way home and supporting safer communities

Premier League Kicks
Hours: 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm, across Coventry sites (Hillfields, Wood End, Holbrooks, St Michael’s, Bell Green, Willenhall)
Working model: delivering multi-sport sessions, with the casual post holder supported and accompanied by a full time member of staff
Focus: football, sport, mentoring and personal development opportunities for young people at risk of anti-social behaviour, youth violence and or from high need areas

Working hours and contract
These are casual, zero hours roles with immediate start available. You should be able to commit to a minimum of five hours per week, with opportunities to work additional hours depending on programme needs. Roles require availability for delivery within the time blocks set out above and can be combined for candidates with availability and willingness to support the delivery on Step Together and PL Kicks.

Locations
Delivery will take place across Coventry, including Henley, Wood End, St Michael’s, Hillfields, Holbrooks, Radford and Foleshill, Bell Green.

To apply for this role, please download and complete the application form below and return to recruitment@sbitc.org.uk by 28th of February 2026.