Volunteer Academy Scout

Lincoln City Football Club Academy are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to join its scouting network as Volunteer Academy Scouts. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in identifying and recommending talented young players within the club's recruitment pathway.

The Category 3 Volunteer Scout plays an important role in supporting the club's player identification and recruitment process by attending grassroots, academy, school, and local football matches to identify talented players who meet the club's playing philosophy and long-term development model. This role is ideal for someone passionate about talent identification, football development, and player progression.

Working closely with the Academy Recruitment Team, you will attend grassroots matches, tournaments, and local leagues to observe and report on emerging talent.

• Attend assigned grassroots, academy, school, and local football fixtures regularly
• Identify and assess players based on technical, tactical, physical, psychological, and social attributes
• Complete and submit detailed player reports within agreed timelines using club reporting templates
• Monitor players over multiple viewings to support accurate long-term assessment
• Build and maintain knowledge of local football environments, leagues, and emerging talent pathways
• Communicate effectively with the Lead Scout or Recruitment Lead regarding standout players and trends
• Ensure all scouting activity aligns with safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion standards
• Represent the club professionally and ethically at all times
• Attend training, CPD events, and recruitment meetings when required
• Carry out duties in accordance with all relevant company policies, including, but not limited to, the Health and Safety Policy, Code of Conduct Policy, Safeguarding Policy, Equality and Diversity Policy, Financial Regulation Policy and Social Media Policy
• To safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk
• To be vigilant and support all safety and security operations
• Act always with utmost good faith to the Club, Foundation and the Company
• Devote full attention and ability to fulfilment of the duties required by the role
• Other duties as reasonably requested by a member of the senior management staff
• To work closely with partnership organisations, to maintain good relationships and collaborative working practices
• To work with colleagues throughout Lincoln City Football Club & Foundation to extend knowledge and skills in order to identify and develop best practice
• Deal with enquiries and general day-to-day liaison with customers, colleagues and partners
• Carry out general office duties including data recording, filing, photocopying, sending and receiving emails
• Active participation on continuing professional development and the appraisal process
• To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job
• To maintain the quality of service provision, regularly evaluating work and seeking to make improvements
• Present a professional image when dealing with both internal and external contacts and partners, acting in a professional manner always
• To cover as and when required at other departments within Lincoln City Football Club & Foundation
• To recognise commercial opportunities across all products within Lincoln City Football Club & Foundation
• Promote the brand identity and increase Lincoln City fanbase throughout
• To support the Lincoln City Football Club green energy saving strategy and meet all requirements including but not exclusive to recycling, waste reduction, energy efficiency
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade and falling within the scope of the post, as requested by the Chief Executive Officer

The above-mentioned duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exclusive nor exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities, commensurate with the grading of the post, without changing the general character of the post.

At Lincoln City Football Club, we believe that people make the difference and accordingly, we don't just look for the usual job requirements. As well as being experts in their technical areas, all of our team members demonstrate and work towards a clear set of traits which differentiate us from the norm. As part of the Volunteer Academy Scout team you will be required to demonstrate behaviours reflecting the following traits, which we have termed the 3Es: Exceptional, Edge and Energising.

Exceptional
Forward thinking:

• You will think ahead and prepare for future tasks and opportunities
• You will seek and provide new ideas and solutions to overcome challenges

Edge
Streetwise:

• You will work smart and demonstrate the know-how to win
• You will develop key relationships and networks effectively

Energising
Finds a way:

• You deliver results, within a team
• You develop and implement strategies to achieve positive outcomes

Job Purpose

We are recruiting several individuals to cover each region, with successful candidates ideally located within a reasonable distance of the area they will support. Each person will be responsible for covering leagues and tournaments in one of the following delegated areas:

• Hull and North Lincolnshire
• Central Lincolnshire
• Peterborough and South Lincolnshire
• South Yorkshire
• Nottinghamshire
• Derbyshire
• Leicestershire

Key Responsibilities

General Responsibilities

Equality & Inclusion