Reporting to the Head of Medical and Performance, the First Team Graduate Performance Coach will be a contributing member of performance and medical team.  During the one-year, fixed term contract, you will provide performance services to First Team players at AFC Bournemouth.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide training and match day support, including but not limited to nutrition, hydration, recovery and gym functions.
• Maintain an organised, safe, and operable gym environment.
• Assist in the delivery and support of football performance programs, including warm-up sessions, recovery protocols, and basic training preparations.
• Help implement basic athletic improvement activities under supervision, focusing on player movement and fitness.
• Support the collection and basic analysis of player performance data, including monitoring workload and recovery.
• Use player monitoring tools to gather information on player fitness, aiding in the creation of individual profiles and guiding training adjustments.
• Use basic technology solutions to track player physical progress and measure performance improvements.
• Maintain accurate player data records, ensuring all rehabilitation and profiling information is properly documented in electronic systems.
• Assist with early-stage rehabilitation exercises under guidance, supporting injured players in their recovery process.
• Work alongside medical and performance staff to support long-term rehabilitation programs for injured players.
• Provide support for the physical development of players needing specific physical improvement.
• Contribute to the basic assessment of player physical performance during pre-signing medicals.
• Communicate with the Team Nutritionist to understand and support player nutrition needs, ensuring they align with performance goals.
• Contribute to departmental professional development in service sessions and share domain specific knowledge with departmental teammates.
• As a member of staff to ensure in all matters, you follow and actively promote the club’s mental health policies and practices to ensure an open, non-judgmental and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
• As a member of staff to ensure that you to adhere to the club’s safeguarding policies and procedures and are committed to our safeguarding values, creating a safe and positive environment for all those who interact with the club.
• Obligation to adhere to the club’s health and safety policy and procedures.
• Responsibility to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and all related Company policies, taking reasonable care for their own safety and that of others, reporting hazards or incidents, following safe systems of work, and co-operating with all training and emergency procedures.
• As a member of staff to ensure in all matters you follow and actively promote the club’s equality policies and practices to ensure a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• MSc Sports Science or relevant degree topic, or equivalent experience with a relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Strength and Conditioning accreditation (ability to obtain in 6 months)
• Desire to become a well rounded practitioner, improving in knowledge and practical application
• Experience with gym and pitch-based performance service delivery in elite sports.
• Technology savvy – ability to autonomously integrate multiple technologies and data management practices to support and document services.
• Availability to travel.

Benefits

• Free onsite parking.
• Season ticket and allocation of complimentary/purchased tickets.
• Subsidised lunches and complimentary healthy snacks throughout the day.
• Discounts at the club Superstore.
• Access to Health Cash Plan with Simplyhealth.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contribution towards eye tests and glasses.
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses.
• Club pension & Life Assurance Scheme.
• Paid parental leave (bank of five days per year).
• Club events or other social events throughout the year run by our club social team.
• Paid volunteer opportunities (2 days per year).
• Paid day’s leave on your birthday.

About AFC Bournemouth

Having established the start of an exciting new chapter in our long and storied history since a takeover in 2022 by chairman Bill Foley, AFC Bournemouth has seen significant investment committed towards sustaining Premier League status.

The construction of a state-of-the-art training facility alongside the arrival of promising young talent from top clubs around Europe have provided the club with a fantastic platform from which to build its on-field expectations.

We have placed an importance on maintaining the same focus on family and community that we have proudly displayed over the years, and delivering that engagement with our loyal supporters is a passionate and integrated backroom staff, working closely together to provide a positive and lasting experience for all.