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Are you passionate about helping people lead healthier, more active lives? Do you want to make a meaningful difference by reducing social isolation, improving mental wellbeing, and creating opportunities for people to connect within their local community?
If so, Fulham FC Foundation would love to hear from you.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed Health & Wellbeing Coach to join our team on a 20 hour per week contract. Reporting to the Health & Wellbeing Manager, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality sport, physical activity, and wellbeing programmes that positively influence people of all ages across our local communities.
Through your work, you will help participants improve their physical health and mental wellbeing, build confidence, and develop meaningful social connections. Our programmes use the power of sport and physical activity as a vehicle to create lasting change, with a focus on supporting healthier lifestyles and stronger, more connected communities.
As a Health & Wellbeing Coach, you will deliver a range of community-based activities designed to improve physical health, reduce loneliness and isolation, and support positive mental wellbeing. You will also work closely with local partners and stakeholders, helping to ensure our programmes deliver meaningful outcomes that extend beyond participation in sport and physical activity.
The successful candidate will have experience delivering football, sport, physical activity, or health improvement programmes within community settings, hold a minimum FA Introduction to Coaching Football (Level 1 equivalent) qualification, and demonstrate a strong commitment to the values and charitable mission of Fulham FC Foundation.
Our Health & Wellbeing programmes are delivered across Lambeth, Merton, Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth, and Kingston. Sessions take place primarily on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, so we are looking for an individual who can travel independently across these boroughs and is available to work on these days.
Why Join Fulham FC Foundation?
At Fulham FC Foundation, we are committed to using the power of sport to transform lives and strengthen communities. By joining our team, you will: • Work alongside a highly experienced, passionate, and supportive delivery team, • Access a range of training and professional development opportunities, • Continue to develop your coaching, facilitation, and community engagement skills, • Play a key role in delivering life-changing programmes across South West London, • Make a genuine difference to the lives of people within our local communities. We strive for service excellence in everything we do and set high standards for all staff representing the Foundation. In return, we provide a supportive and inclusive environment where you can grow professionally while making a real and lasting impact on the people and communities we serve.
Further Information Salary range is £13,500 - £14,000 for 20 hours per week.
Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Friday 30th October 2026.
First stage interviews will take place in person on Friday 13th November at Craven Cottage. Please ensure you are available to interview on this date prior to applying.
Second stage interviews will be organised with individual candidates following the completion of the first stage interviews.
Essential: Experience:
- Has experience delivering sport, physical activity, or health and wellbeing programmes within community settings
Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:
- Has a proven track record of maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and quality assurance
- Understands the importance of inclusion, participant welfare, and community engagement
- Introduction to Coaching Football qualification
- Base knowledge of and willingness to learn & contribute towards FFCF strategic aims.
Personal Qualities:
- Shares our commitment to creating positive outcomes for participants and communities.
- A positive role model.
- Ability to travel independently across South-West London, including transport of equipment.
- Well presented, with a professional manner.
- Positive, energetic persona. Able to build rapport with participants.
- Excellent time-keeping & punctuality.Willingness to learn & develop personally & professionally. Demonstrates excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Preferred: Experience:
- Working with vulnerable adults
- Working for a Club Community Organisation (CCO).
- Marketing & promoting participation activities in the community.
- Delivery of sport or health & wellbeing activities specifically to females.
Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:
- FA Level 2/UEFA C in Coaching Football qualification (or higher).
- Additional PE/HLTA qualification
- Non-football NGB sports qualifications.
- In-date FA Emergency First Aid (or willingness to work towards)
- In-date FA Safeguarding Children certificate (or willingness to work towards)
- To act as an Ambassador for Fulham FC Foundation (FFCF), representing the organisation professionally in line with its values.
- To plan and deliver high-quality sessions to children, young people & adults in-line with FFCF standards.
- To provide a safe, positive and inclusive environment at all times,
- To adhere to FFCF’s safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the timely reporting of any safeguarding concerns or incidents within sessions.
- To engage, include, inspire and grow participation across FFCF health & wellbeing activities.
- To support the transition of participants between different FFCF programmes and activities.
- To champion opportunities for individuals from underrepresented groups within FFCF activities.
- To support the development of FFCF programmes through positive collaboration with internal departments and colleagues.
- To support the promotion of all FFCF programmes across the local community.
- To assist in data collection and completion of monitoring & evaluation on an ongoing basis.
*This job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of areas of activity and responsibility and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation.
