Careers

KICK is run by a dedicated team of Staff, Trustees and Volunteers. We’re always looking for excellent people to join us.

We also regularly have opportunities for interns and work experience students to join our staff team. These are short term opportunities for you to help us, while we help you to learn coaching and other skills needed to work with young people.

Current jobs

Sports Coaches and Dance Coaches

Main Work base: London
Hours Work: Full time/Part-time/Sessional
To deliver KICK sessions in, but not limited to, schools, Kick Academies and community projects whilst joining us in our mission to “Transform young peoples lives with God’s love through sport and support”

Coaches will be able to:

  • Develop the sporting ability and confidence of young people in the chosen setting.
  • Serve schools, churches and community groups through delivering quality sports programmes through values based provision.
  • Engage well with young people with the ability to motivate and inspire. 
  • Be committed and excited by the mission of KICK to,  “Transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support”.

Contact beccilee@kick.org.uk for full job description.

Kick INTERNS

Main Work base: London
We are very excited to be recruiting for KICK Interns to join our team in September 2021. The role will include partnering with our staff team to deliver a range of our services including PE National Curriculum/Dance, mentoring and our community based work through KICK Academies and KICK Camps across London. Interns will work with a variety of young people whilst also being part of our development days, training programme and prayer meetings.
Interns will:

  • Have some knowledge of the work in which KICK are involved in
  • Have an understanding of the challenges young people face
  • Engage well with young people with the ability to motivate and inspire
  • Have some sporting knowledge or experience
  • Be committed and excited by the mission of KICK to,  “Transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support”.

Contact beccilee@kick.org.uk for full job description.

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and covering letter to beccilee@kick.org.uk. Your covering letter should include the following areas, and should be written with the job description and person specification in mind.
1. Why KICK?
a. Tell us what has attracted you to KICK? 
b. Please include your passion for working with young people and how you have shown compassion for young people within your current experience.
c. How have you shown excellence within your previous experience of sports, dance or mentoring?
d. How have you incorporated appropriate values in to your coaching? If so, please share the outcomes you have seen. 
2. Please tell us about your Christian experience. This is important as KICK is a Christian charity and the role involves sharing your faith.
a. How could your Christian faith be incorporated in to sports coaching?
b. Tell us how you are committed to a church (and other Christian groups’) activities.                                                                                                                                                      
3. How are you suited to leading and developing the work of KICK in an aspirational manner? Provide examples from previous experience.
4. What makes you stand out from others to make us bring you in for interview?

We look forward to hearing from you.