Our Values are simply the things that are most important to us and will be demonstrated through the way in which we behave in achieving our business objectives. Our people are at the centre of the delivery of our Club Values.
This role is specifically for a highly experienced and talented individual to work as part of the local Academy team as a leading figure for our Pre-Academy recruitment. Your responsibilities will not be limited to the Pre-Academy but you will have a prominent role in the identification, recruitment and retention of our best future talents.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- To manage your individual weekend schedule and regularly attend fixtures within your region or across your phase.
- Complete weekly scouting reports on players identified in local area.
- Network with other scouts within the local Academy scouting team to share information on potential target players.
- To keep the Local Recruitment Manager (U7-10) informed of high potential players across the club’s catchment.
- To periodically attend our Elite Pre-Academy sessions at Motspur Park along with your local Pre-Academy centre.
- To support with the ongoing communication to the families of players within our Pre-Academy Centres programmes and on trial as and when required.
- To support the delivery of Pre-Academy events and TID programmes as and when required.
- Participate in scouting team meetings to further discuss succession planning and their identified target players.
- To attend department meetings and participate in all CPD and required safeguarding training when appropriate.
SAFEGUARDING
Fulham Football Club acknowledges that everyone has a responsibility for the wellbeing and safety of children, young people
and adults at risk who are under the Club’s care or utilising the Club’s facilities.
As part of Fulham Football Club’s commitment to providing a safe environment for children and adults at risk the Club
requires all staff in child, young person and ‘adult at risk’ facing roles:
• To be clear about the clubs responsibilities when running activities for these groups;
• Will have read and understood the suite of safeguarding policies including safeguarding children policy, adults at risk
policy, anti-bullying policy, whistleblowing and equality policy;
• Understand and promote staff and players code of conduct;
• Will understand how to refer a concern;
• To be consistent role models;
• To complete the Fulham safer Working Practice Workshop as part of induction and the FA Safeguarding Children
workshop; and
• To monitor repeated incidents of poor behaviour and liaise with their DSO or Head of Safeguarding.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We are committed to supporting an environment where all staff have a personal responsibility to uphold the Club’s Equal
Opportunities Policy by treating fellow employees, prospective employees, casual workers, prospective casual workers, players,
prospective players and customers fairly and impartially.
