Overview
Girls Academy Goalkeeping Coach – Mash Barn Ln,
Role: Girls Academy Goalkeeping Coach
Hours: Zero hours
Location: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing
Contract Type: Casual, hourly paid
Deadline Day: 28th July 2026
About Brighton & Hove Albion FC
We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage while embracing our Sussex community spirit. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to high performance, professional excellence, and making a positive impact.
Help us create the next generation of goalkeepers
In this role you plan, deliver and evaluate high-quality coaching sessions tailored to challenge and progress players within the Girls Academy and Girls Emerging Talent Centres. On matchdays you will manage and coach designated goalkeepers as required by the training schedule and games programme. You will formulate detailed session plans, monitoring individual player development, and delivering formal performance feedback to players and parents.
To find out more about this role, click here to read the job description
Your coaching background
You must have experience in coaching female players, with an understanding of the FA Girls England Talent Pathway. You will have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to handle parents, players and colleagues alike. To be successful in this role you must hold a UEFA C Diploma & National Goalkeeping Course, and FA Emergency First Aid in Football.
We are looking for candidates who can be flexible with their working hours, and be willing to work weekends.
Our values are essential to our success
Our values serve as guiding principles for how we connect with one another, our fans, partners and sponsors. As a club, we embody these values in everything we do:
? Treat People Well
⚪ Exceed Expectations
? Aim High. Never Give Up
⚪ Act with Integrity
? Make it Special
⚪ Be Fan Focused
Our commitment to EDI
We take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values foster a strong ethical culture, enabling us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com
Safeguarding is part of everything we do
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is UK-based and requires proof of the right to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a full 3-year reference history, DBS checks, and verification of your eligibility to work. Please note, we do not sponsor applicants without the right to work in the UK.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
