Academy Player Care Officer

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 08 July 2025


• Hours: Full time


• Closing date: 22 July 2025


• Location: Lancing, West Sussex


• Remote working: On-site only


• Company: Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference:

Summary

• Role: Academy Player Care Officer


• Hours: Full time, with flexibility to work evenings and weekends


• Location: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing


• Contract Type: Permanent


• Deadline Day: 22nd July 2025

About Brighton & Hove Albion FC
We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage while embracing our Sussex community spirit. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to high performance, professional excellence, and making a positive impact. Come and play your part in our first-class player care provision. Are you looking for a role where no two days are the same? As a central figure in our academy, this role will offer exactly that! You will identify and implement a comprehensive off-field support package tailored to the individual needs of players. You will also support the planning, development, and delivery of life-skills and off-field support programmes across designated phases. In addition, you will be confident in building professional relationships with players, parents, and carers.

As part of this role, you will be required to attend matches (as well as trips and tours where agreed) to support the players in the relevant age phases.

About you

It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the "pressure points" of professional football. You will also have experience of working with young people within an Elite Sports Environment, Educational setting or social services. A good level of knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook would be beneficial.

Our values are essential to our success

Our values serve as guiding principles for how we connect with one another, our fans, partners and sponsors. As a club, we embody these values in everything we do:

• Treat People Well


• Exceed Expectations


• Aim High. Never Give Up


• Act with Integrity


• Make it Special

How we say thank you

In appreciation for your hard work and dedication, we are pleased to offer you a range of additional benefits, including but not limited to:

• Complimentary breakfast and lunch at both sites


• 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)


• Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and more!


• Enhanced family policies


• Access to a gym and padel court at our training ground


• Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 2025/26 season


• In-house training programme and CPD opportunities


• Exclusive discounts and benefits from our partners and local businesses

Our commitment to EDI

We take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values foster a strong ethical culture, enabling us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com

Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is UK-based and requires proof of the right to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a full 3-year reference history, DBS checks, and verification of your eligibility to work. Please note, we do not sponsor applicants without the right to work in the UK.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the "pressure points" of professional football. You will also have experience of working with young people within an Elite Sports Environment, Educational setting or social services. A good level of knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook would be beneficial.

Our values are essential to our success
Our values serve as guiding principles for how we connect with one another, our fans, partners and sponsors. As a club, we embody these values in everything we do, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

About Brighton & Hove Albion FC
We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage while embracing our Sussex community spirit. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to high performance, professional excellence, and making a positive impact.
Come and play your part in our first-class player care provision
Are you looking for a role where no two days are the same? As a central figure in our academy, this role will offer exactly that! You will identify and implement a comprehensive off-field support package tailored to the individual needs of players. You will also support the planning, development, and delivery of life-skills and off-field support programmes across designated phases. In addition, you will be confident in building professional relationships with players, parents, and carers.

As part of this role, you will be required to attend matches (as well as trips and tours where agreed) to support the players in the relevant age phases., Exceed Expectations
Aim High. Never Give Up
Act with Integrity
Make it Special

How we say thank you
In appreciation for your hard work and dedication, we are pleased to offer you a range of additional benefits, including but not limited to:

Complimentary breakfast and lunch at both sites
️23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and more!
Enhanced family policies
️ ️Access to a gym and padel court at our training ground
Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 2025/26 season
In-house training programme and CPD opportunities
Exclusive discounts and benefits from our partners and local businesses

Our commitment to EDI
We take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values foster a strong ethical culture, enabling us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com

Safeguarding is part of everything we do
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is UK-based and requires proof of the right to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a full 3-year reference history, DBS checks, and verification of your eligibility to work. Please note, we do not sponsor applicants without the right to work in the UK.