Life Coach jobs in Barrow upon Soar

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Performance Wellbeing Lead to join our team at LCFC Women. In this pivotal role, you'll lead the Academy's Performance Wellbeing programme, supporting players to thrive both on and off the pitch throughout their football journey.

Working across the Female Player Pathway, you will play a key role in developing and delivering a holistic wellbeing and personal development programme that empowers players to fulfil their potential, navigate key transitions, and prepare for life both within and beyond football. You will work collaboratively with coaches, performance staff, players and parents to create a positive, supportive, and high-performing environment that prioritises wellbeing, development and lifelong success.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience in player care, performance wellbeing, pastoral support, education, mentoring, or a related field.
• Be passionate about supporting the development of female athletes.
• Be an excellent communicator with the ability to build positive relationships with players, parents and colleagues.
• Be highly organised, adaptable and able to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrate sound professional judgement, discretion and confidentiality.
• Be committed to creating safe, inclusive and player-centred environments.

Core duties within the role will include:

• Leading the Academy's Performance Wellbeing programme across all phases of the Female Player Pathway.
• Delivering wellbeing, personal development and life skills education through workshops, mentoring and one-to-one support.
• Supporting players through key transitions into, through and beyond the Academy.
• Working collaboratively with coaches and multidisciplinary staff to support holistic player development.
• Developing and monitoring Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and wellbeing targets.
• Engaging with parents and guardians to support player wellbeing and development.
• Providing tailored support to players with specific wellbeing or personal development needs.
• Contributing to safeguarding, welfare and player support processes.
• Building effective relationships with key stakeholders, including The FA, club partners and external practitioners.
• Ensuring the programme meets and exceeds FA Professional Game Academy standards.

The ideal candidate will possess relevant wellbeing, pastoral care, performance lifestyle, education or player development experience, alongside a degree in a relevant discipline such as Education, Sport, Psychology, Social Sciences or a related field. Professional qualifications in coaching, mentoring or player development would be advantageous, together with a strong understanding of athlete wellbeing, female athlete development and safeguarding within elite sport.

If you're passionate about positively impacting the lives of young female athletes and have the drive, expertise and enthusiasm to contribute to a high-performance environment, we'd love to hear from you.