Head Coach, Manchester City Football School at Parade College

Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC is an English Premier League club initially founded in 1880 as St Marks West Gorton. It officially became Manchester City FC in 1894 and has since then gone onto win the European Cup Winners Cup UEFA Champions League in 2023 the UEFA Super Cup in 2023 and ten League Championship titles including eight Premier League titles (2011/12 2013/14 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24) and seven FA Cups. Manchester City FC is one of twelve clubs comprising the City Football Group and counts New York City FC and Melbourne City FC among its sister clubs.

Under manager Pep Guardiola one of the most highly decorated managers in world football the Club plays its domestic and UEFA Champions League home fixtures at the Etihad Stadium a spectacular 55000 seat arena that City have called home since 2003. Today the Stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus which also encompasses the City Football Academy a state-of-the-art performance training and youth development facility located in the heart of East Manchester. Featuring a 7000 capacity Academy Stadium the City Football Academy is also where Manchester City Womens Football Club and the Elite Development Squad train on a daily basis and play their competitive home games.

Parade College

Parade College is a member of the national body of Catholic schools known as Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA). The College aims to help young people grow into well-rounded individuals who will make a meaningful contribution to a vibrant learning community students are encouraged to explore and develop their talents to the fullest and aim for excellence in all their endeavours.

As a long-standing Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition Parade College strives to be a learning community that offers best practice education and pastoral care to its students to foster fullness of life and holistic growth for all.

Parade College is the oldest Edmund Rice School in Australia dating back to 1871 and has a proud history of excellence in the education and pastoral care. Parade offers a multitude of curriculum options for students whatever their interest may be; from academic sporting music visual arts and trade options.

The professional environment for staff at Parade College emphasises innovation the importance of lifelong learning and quality relationships between staff students and the College community.

Manchester City Football School at Parade College

Utilising the coaching philosophy and methodology of Manchester City the Manchester City Football School provides an authentic and creative football coaching programs for our students. The Football School primarily based within the Colleges Bundoora Campus commenced in January 2022.

The Football School contributes to Parades ongoing effort of improving the lives of our students and community and creating well rounded individuals by bringing Manchester Citys approach and methodology to continue in their path towards football and educational and personal excellence.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified highly motivated and experienced candidates for theHead Coach of the Manchester City Football School at Parade College.

Attributes / Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate would hold an UEFA A Coaching License and/or working towards UEFA A Accreditation. A qualification in Sports Education Teaching or management equivalent would also be highly desirable together with the following experience and/or qualities:

• The proven ability to communicate and educate players coaches and stakeholders in understanding and executing a Manchester City soccer education program.
• To have understanding in digital systems to support football development (VEO HUDL coach management systems)
• The ability to work within a positive working environment.
• Have the drive and ambition to develop personally.
• Sound experience in developing players of varying ages and abilities including reviewing and evaluating individuals.
• Highly competent and transparent organisational skills.
• The ability to communicate informally and formally with coaches players parents/carers and key business stakeholders.
• To be proficient in preparing and recording of documents to support the coaching reviewing the program and presenting to others internally and externally.
• To have the interest ability and flexibility to travel when required to support international projects - short medium or long-term.

Please view the Position Description for further details about the role and the selection criteria.