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Lincoln City
Elite Development Pathway

As we continue to grow and enhance our youth football offering ahead of the 2025-26 season, Lincoln City is excited to launch a new structure within our Football Development provision. This simplified pathway will feature three distinct tiers:

  • Football Development Programme

  • Elite Development Pathway

  • Academy

 

We are now recruiting a range of coaching and leadership roles for our Elite Development Pathway (EDP) – an invite-only programme designed for the most talented boys outside of Academy football and the highest-potential female players.

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About the Elite Development Pathway

The EDP aims to:

  • Identify and support footballers with exceptional potential in line with Academy recruitment standards.

  • Offer the highest quality development environment to foster growth on and off the pitch.

  • Provide clear progression routes to ensure every player reaches their full potential.

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Now Recruiting – Join Our Team

Due to the scale of this exciting programme, we are looking for motivated, experienced, and passionate individuals to join our coaching staff across several age groups and geographic zones.

 

Opportunities include:

Talent Hub (U7–U8 Boys)

  • Zone Leads (North, East, South, Central)

  • Coaches (multiple roles, various locations)

Talent Centre (U9–U12 Boys)

  • Cell Leads (U9–U10 and U11–U12)

  • Coaches

Goalkeeper Talent Centre (U9–U16 Boys & Girls)

  • Goalkeeper Coach

Squad (U13–U16 Boys)

  • Lead Coaches (U14, U16)

Girls Academy (U13–U16 Girls)

  • Lead Coaches (U14, U16)

 

📍 Locations include Riseholme College and multiple sites across Lincolnshire including Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Louth, Newark, and more.

📥 How to Apply: Please fill out the form below to apply

 

If you would like an informal discussion or wish to find out more about the role, please contact Marshall Dixon at mdix@theredimps.com.

 

If you are currently part of Lincoln City FC, the Foundation or the Academy, and interested in applying, we welcome internal applications. Roles can be considered alongside your existing commitments (full-time, part-time, or casual) – we'll work with individuals on a case-by-case basis.

For any informal conversations about the roles, please reach out to Marshall Dixon at 📧 mdix@theredimps.com.

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Lincoln City Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, a clear DBS, and the necessary safer recruitment employment checks.​

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We do not accept CV’s and cannot keep such documents on file.​

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Please note that due to Child Employment Laws we cannot employ anyone under the age of 18 to work on our Football Development Programmes.

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Community Sports Coach

Deliver a range of activities and programmes across the organisation.

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Playworker

Deliver the Foundation’s community provision for those aged 4 to 11. 

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Why join Lincoln City Foundation?

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Lincoln City Foundation values its employees and aims to be an employer of choice. It is important to the Foundation to cultivate an environment of development and progression therefore actively encouraging staff training (internally and externally), networking and opportunities to support a pathway for those that show initiative, innovation and dedication.

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We look for individuals to enhance our team creativity, ambition and dynamic. We welcome those who are passionate, adaptable, high performing and target driven.

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As a community-led charity, we want our workforce to reflect the make-up of the individuals we engage with. We consider ourselves to be a family-friendly, responsible employer and can offer flexible working patterns. We welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds and abilities.

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For more information on the Foundation please take a look at our strategy, vision and mission available on our website.

 

Inclusivity

 

Lincoln City Foundation welcomes applications from all individuals and communities. Only information relevant to the role defined in the job description will be used in the selection process and personal data is retracted to remove unconscious bias.

 

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

 

We welcome applications from candidates that wish to explore flexible working patterns.

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