Head of Football
- Organisation: St Albans School
- Location: Hertfordshire
- Tenure: Full-time
- Closing Date: Wednesday 15 April 2026
The role will provide strategic leadership and operational management of football, ensuring the highest standards of coaching, performance, participation, and pupil development. The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of the School’s football programme, inspiring pupils of all abilities, managing fixtures and teams.
Required for September 2026
Head of Football
This exciting opportunity arises as the School prepares to welcome the first girls into the First Form (Year 7) in September 2026.
The Head of Football will provide strategic leadership and operational management of football across the School, ensuring the highest standards of coaching, performance, participation, and pupil development. The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of the School’s football programme, inspiring pupils of all abilities, managing fixtures and teams, and promoting football as a sport that contributes to the health, wellbeing, and all-round education of pupils
The School has its own salary structure based on, but substantially above, national scales and a wide range of opportunities for advancement beyond the basic pay scale.
St Albans is a beautiful Cathedral city, with a lively cultural life, surrounded by countryside but only 20 minutes from London by train, with easy access to motorways and airports.
St Albans School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and the creation of an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment selections are made according to suitability for the post, irrespective of background or protected characteristic.
St Albans School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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The role will provide strategic leadership and operational management of football, ensuring the highest standards of coaching, performance, participation, and pupil development. The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of the School’s football programme, inspiring pupils of all abilities, managing fixtures and teams.
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Required for September 2026
Head of Football
This exciting opportunity arises as the School prepares to welcome the first girls into the First Form (Year 7) in September 2026.
The Head of Football will provide strategic leadership and operational management of football across the School, ensuring the highest standards of coaching, performance, participation, and pupil development. The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of the School’s football programme, inspiring pupils of all abilities, managing fixtures and teams, and promoting football as a sport that contributes to the health, wellbeing, and all-round education of pupils
The School has its own salary structure based on, but substantially above, national scales and a wide range of opportunities for advancement beyond the basic pay scale.
St Albans is a beautiful Cathedral city, with a lively cultural life, surrounded by countryside but only 20 minutes from London by train, with easy access to motorways and airports.
St Albans School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and the creation of an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment selections are made according to suitability for the post, irrespective of background or protected characteristic.
St Albans School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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