Community Coach - BTEC

Closing Date for Application: 13th April 2026

Purpose

Established in 1986, City in the Community is Manchester City’s official charity. We support people across Manchester by empowering healthier lives through football. Our programmes place physical and mental wellbeing at their core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.

The purpose of the Community Coach – BTEC role is to deliver a high-quality BTEC Sport programme in partnership with a CITC partner colleges, serving as a positive role model and mentor to participants while supporting their academic, personal, and physical development. The role also contributes to programme recruitment and visibility through active engagement in school, college, football club, and community events – including out-of-hours activities.

Accountabilities

1. Plan and deliver high-quality practical football and sport sessions as part of the BTEC programme, ensuring consistency with programme expectations and standards.
2. Collaborate with the Education Officer – BTEC and Lead Coach to support the successful delivery of CITC’s matchday programme, including out-of-hours fixtures.
3. Take shared accountability for student progress, KPI reporting, and programme outcomes while building and maintaining effective partnerships with colleges.
4. Build strong relationships with learners and monitor their attendance, punctuality, and behaviour at training sessions and fixtures.
5. Develop strong working relationships with teaching staff and education providers to support an engaging and dynamic curriculum offer.
6. Represent CITC at events with partner colleges, schools, and local football teams – including parent evenings, career fairs, and community events – to increase recruitment and programme visibility. Some of these events may take place outside of regular working hours and will require flexibility.
7. Support wider CITC 16+ programmes as required, demonstrating adaptability and maintaining high delivery standards.
8. Ensuring that CITC’s Safeguarding policy and procedures are embedded to the highest standard across the team. Work to ensure that safeguarding practices and principles are adhered to, ensuring our legal and moral obligations towards the framework.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Understanding of coaching within Further Education/BTEC programmes
• Experience planning and delivering inclusive, high-quality coaching sessions
• Experience working with schools, colleges, and other educational stakeholders
• Confidence in organising and delivering recruitment or community engagement events
• Experience working within a brand environment and representing a high-profile organisation
• Minimum GCSEs in English, Maths, and Science
• Minimum FA Level 2 (UEFA C) Coaching Certificate,
• Experience managing or coaching a competitive sports team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Full UK driving licence, held for a minimum of 2 years
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Creative, passionate, and committed to continuous improvement
• Adaptable and resilient
• Collaborative and inclusive team player

Desirable

• Educated to degree level in Sport Coaching, Sport Science or a related field
• Experience working in a competitive sporting environment
• UEFA B Coaching Certificate in Football
• Coaching qualifications in other relevant sports
• Understanding of CITC and its programmes
• Mentoring qualification or experience mentoring young people
• Experience managing behaviour and building relationships with young people
• Experience working in youth work or pastoral support settings
• Excellent motivational and communication skills
• D1 licence or minibus driving qualification/experience

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment, and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. 

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.