Community Football Coach (sessional): Spartans Community Football Academy

We are hiring! - weekend sessional coaches

Join Spartans Community Foundation and use your love of football and great football coaching skills to help change lives in North Edinburgh. We are looking for new sessional coaches for our thriving Football Development Department that delivers commercial football programmes and social impact programmes in local schools.

Job Title: Community Football Coach (sessional) 

Key Objective: To provide high quality football coaching in Spartans Community Foundation’s commercial community coaching and schools programmes, specifically for young people aged 3-15 years 

Responsible to: Spartans Community Foundation Football Development Officers 

Works with: All Spartans Community Foundation staff, customers, volunteers and partners

Location: Spartans Community Foundation, 94 Pilton Drive, Edinburgh EH5 2HF 

Salary: Dependent on qualification and age

Contract: Casual worker agreement 

Hours: Various and flexible and depend upon availability and demand

Benefits 

  • Continued professional development and support for you to learn and grow as a coach 

  • Supported and/or paid access to training courses e.g. First Aid

  • Staff uniform (Macron kit allowance) 

  • Discounted access to Community Coaching classes and camps for family members 

Main Responsibilities  

  • Plan and deliver high quality coaching sessions that are fun and engaging and develop football skills and a love of the game 

  • Ensure that all sessions are delivered in a safe and enjoyable environment adhering to child protection and safeguarding best practice 

  • To be punctual and well-presented and organise and prepare the venue and equipment prior to the arrival of participants 

  • Complete administration tasks as required and in line with data protection guidelines 

  • Attend in-house CPD sessions or formal training when required

  • Have a positive commitment to promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion

  • Communicate your availability for sessions efficiently to Spartans Community Foundation Football Development Officers 

  • Always act as an ambassador for Spartans Community Foundation 

Further information and applications

Date published: 18 August 2026
Date updated: 18 August 2026

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