Salary: £20.00 per hour

Hours: Fridays 6.30pm-9pm in Beckenham

Contract: Sessional

Closing Date: Rolling applications

Interview Date: As applications received

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated Physiotherapist / Sports Therapist to deliver ongoing care, and a safe and supportive environment, at our Girls Emerging Talent Centre, and Boys Emerging Talent Squad. You will be responsible for appropriate medical supervision and high-quality injury prevention and rehabilitation, joining a team of experienced and dedicated coaches, developing the next generation of footballers.

What we offer

• Regular hours to suit your schedule;
• London Living Wage salary as a minimum;
• Training and development opportunities across our teams;
• The opportunity to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club;
• Make a difference to the lives of young people in South London.

Job description

As Physiotherapist / Sports Therapist you will:

• Liaise with coaching staff regarding players' injury status and availability;
• Design and deliver individual injury prevention programmes;
• Operate within professional boundaries, and follow agreed processes relating to referrals to other colleagues / agencies;
• Keep records which meet the standard required by The FA and the appropriate professional bodies.

Person specification

As successful candidate you will:

• Have a passion for youth sports development;
• Have experience working with players aged 8-16 in a sport setting;
• Be a HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered Physiotherapist, or a Sports Therapist who holds a degree in Sports Therapy and has full membership of the SST (Society of Sports Therapy);
  
• Have an in-date Advanced Emergency Aid qualification;
• Be reliable, organised, flexible and willing to learn;
  
• Be available for some evening, weekend and/or holiday work.

Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults at risk who take part in our activities, and we all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks before commencing employment.

Equalities

We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.

We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.