Sport Science Intern

 Bloomsbury Football Foundation is changing the game, and we need great people to help us on our journey!  

In late 2023, Bloomsbury Football Foundation published its new 5-year game plan with the goal of providing high quality, football provision for 20,000 young people every week.

Young people in London are facing a growing mental and physical health crisis which disproportionately affects girls and young people from  disadvantaged backgrounds. The pandemic, social media and the Cost of Living Crisis have made the situation

worse.

Established as a charity in 2018, we work to support young people aged 4 to 18 through the provision of football activities, enabling them to live active lifestyles, and pursue their full potential. Our team currently consists of 26 office-staff and a cohort of 60+ expert coaches.

Bloomsbury Football Foundation aims to ensure that every child can take part in our programmes – regardless of their ability to pay or play. We provide an experience and environment that is professional, competitive, and enjoyable for all players, coaches, and parents.

Crucial to this strategy is our three-step engagement model, which prioritises engaging young people with no previous access to physical activity; we run free-to-access programmes for children from underserved communities in schools and on housing estates, before providing them with subsidised places on our mainstream, extracurricular programmes, as well as providing a teams-based, high-engagement pathway for those that want to increase their football activity further.

In total, each Bloomsbury Community provides over 300,000 contact hours per year for some of London’s most vulnerable children.

As part of working at Bloomsbury, our young team get opportunities throughout the year to attend high profile sporting events, network within the industry and partake in tournaments at venues such as Stamford Bridge.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and adults at risk of harm with whom we work, and we expect all our team to share this commitment.

As part of this commitment, we carry out basic disclosure checks on all employees and require all roles working directly with children, young people, and adults at risk of harm to have an enhanced DBS check. This post is subject to an extensive disclosure check.

Key Duties

• To work with our Academy teams to deliver Sport Science provision in training sessions and on match days for up to 20 hours per week.
• To work with Academy players from age 6 to 18, providing programmes tailored to their needs, and to prepare them for performance.
• To write up player notes and report on them throughout the season.
• To contribute to the programme with innovative ideas.
• To share learnings from relevant research and studies, suggesting how this may be incorporated into Bloomsbury Football’s programmes.
• To create and maintain positive relationships with Bloomsbury Football’s stakeholders.

Desirable skills, experience and knowledge 

•  Passion and enthusiasm for working with young people.
•  Ability to work with all age groups in various environments.
• To be caring, compassionate and professional at all times.
• Flexibility in working hours, which could include evening and weekend work.
• Confident in communicating effectively with young children, parents and other stakeholders. 

The candidate must have the right to live and work in the UK. Bloomsbury Football Foundation does not sponsor visas.

Benefits

• Future job opportunities
• Ongoing internal and external CPD
• Branded Nike coaching kit
• Charity worker discounts
• Be a part of a growing organisation 
• Central London office located in Camden market 
• Regular staff socials and football matches
• Opportunity to work with organisations such as Coaches Voice 

Applications close on the 1st July 2025. Start date is Monday 1st September. 

Bloomsbury Football Foundation is committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, and freedom of discrimination for all applicants. We encourage persons from any race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religious or political belief, and disability to apply for our available roles. 

We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and we encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We are an equal-opportunity employer.