Vacancy – Junior and Youth Professional Football Coach

Forrest Hill Milford United AFC has recently been accredited by NZ Football to be the official provider for Skills

Centre in our region. The Club is now looking to expand its number of qualified professional coaches across our

junior and youth player development programme in 2017. Expressions of interest from qualified football

coaches (NZF or NZ Regional Federation or similar overseas qualification) are now open for the upcoming

season.

You will be responsible for all coaching sessions including planning and player appraisals with your allocated

groups. You will work closely with our Football Development Manager and the other coaches in your age group,

be creative and willing to share your experience in order to improve the Elite Player’s Development Programme.

You will proactively take advantage of courses and workshops to upskill yourself and become familiar with the

Club’s development pathway programme. You will be based at Becroft Park in Forrest Hill, Auckland – for

training (other locations on the North Shore may be used as well) with games throughout North Shore and the

greater Auckland area.

You will have exceptional teamwork and communication skills as well as proven abilities in developing and coaching

children and young people. NZF Youth Level 1, 2 and 3 qualifications or an equivalent qualification issued by any

other FIFA recognized Football Association is preferred as is a full, clean driver’s licence. You will be skilled at

building rapport quickly with children and young people and above all, you will have a commitment and passion for

developing young people and empowering them to be the best footballers they can be.

A clean Police record is mandatory.

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit

Please email your expression of interest together with a full CV to our Football Development Manager at

lucafhm@gmail.com by 30th of December 2016.