The Role

We are looking for a Goalkeeping Coach - Professional Development Phase to cover the full goalkeeping coaching remit, leading on an effective coaching programme for goalkeepers aged 17 to 21 years old, delivering and developing performance pathways and plans and creating an optimum environment for youth goalkeepers to develop and grow within the four pillars of our Academy: creating effective team players, lifelong learners, most efficient movers with a champion mentality.

In this exciting role, you'll be entrusted to promote exercise compliance, safe training practices and the benefits of sport and fitness to youth players. You will be empowered to play a pivotal role in the development of goalkeepers aged 17-21 years old, ultimately creating the Premier League goalkeepers of the future.

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Design and implement crucial sessions - you will create and roll-out a diverse range of goalkeeper training sessions and an innovative general training and performance programme
• Passionately coach our PDP level goalkeepers- you’ll manage all aspects of our U18’s goalkeeping programme and support our U21’s programme when required
• Manage pre-match preparation and opposition analysis - you will provide our goalkeepers with video and statistical data on upcoming opponents, including detailed penalty analysis
• Deliver engaging classroom sessions - you'll proactively review training and match situations to further aid goalkeeper development
• Drive innovation across our training programmes - you will take pride in generating fresh ideas and approaches and incorporating them into training sessions which challenge and captivate our goalkeepers, pushing them to excel and improve
• Develop crucial analytical frameworks - you'll play a key part in the development of goalkeeper analysis in conjunction with our Football Analysis team
• Support with player recruitment - you'll assist our Head of Talent Identification and provide them with insightful analysis to identify future goalkeeping talent
• Refine and evolve our coaching programme - you will identify and define, short, medium and long-term goals for the youth goalkeeper squad coaching programme and you'll eagerly seek out ways to improve in and assist with the implementation of these ideas

What we are looking for

• Proven experience of coaching young goalkeepers - you have a track record coaching at academy or high level goalkeeper level and you're able to work with an Academy Manager to integrate goalkeeper coaching programmes into an Academy development plan
• Credible expertise - you hold at least an FA Level 3/UEFA B Coaching Award in Goalkeeping
• Passion for player development - you have experience of implementing, managing and monitoring development plans and maintaining an up to date understanding of modern coaching methods and strategies
• Dynamic communicator - you're able to communicate clearly across a highly diverse range of audiences and contexts, adapting your style, tone and approach as needed
• Inspirational leader - you possess a proven ability to lead, manage and develop a team of coaches with varying levels of experience
• Excellent organisational and planning skills - you can coordinate and drive the delivery of support services (performance, medical, analysis, education and player care)
• Trusted ambassador for our club - you act as a role model at all times, embodying our Academy's values of discipline, humility and respect, as well as our club's wider values

Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
• Great internal learning and development programmes
• A flexible hybrid working model
• Priority access to apply for match tickets
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.

Application Closing Date -Tuesday 22nd July 2025 

Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Good luck!