Goalkeeping Coach

Foundation of Light, the registered charity of Sunderland Football Club, aims to involve, educate and inspire people of all ages from Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham to improve their life chances, using football as the motivator. We are proud of our history and culture, our innovative and proactive solutions to community problems, and our people. We are now looking to add to our passionate and enthusiastic team.

Goalkeeping Coach (Casual)

The Foundation of Light Football in the Community team are looking to recruit a highly motivated Goalkeeper Coach to work on our highly successful Player Development Centre and Emerging Talent Centre programmes.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in coaching, goalkeeping and a commitment to educating and developing players.


The successful candidate will focus on these key areas:

i. Developing and implementing training programmes tailored to the needs of individual players.
ii. Delivering regular training sessions, focusing on technical development.
iii. Monitoring players progress and provide constructive feedback to help them improve.

The successful candidate will ideally have a UEFA B or as a minimum a UEFA C (FA Level 2) goalkeeping qualification.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jack Gray, FiTC (Football) coordinator, at jack.gray@foundationoflight.co.uk to arrange a call.

The role will be based across multiple venues in the region and will be delivering evening sessions on a casual basis.