Our successful and growing youth section is urgently in need of a secretary.

Our youth section consists of 22 male and female teams, ranging from ages 5 to 18, who play in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance and Russell Foster Youth League. Following the resignation of the previous jobholder, we urgently need a voluntary person with previous football experience to look after the day-to-day administration of our youth section.

Experience is essential in the following areas:

• Liaising with the RFYL and TJFA regarding fixtures
• Liaising with Durham FA
• Knowledge of the FA Whole Game System and how to navigate it
• Liaising with Darlington Borough Council, local schools and Eastbourne Sports Complex
• Dealing with SLA and Hire agreements
• Liaising with players and their parents/carers

The responsibilities of the jobholder also include:

• Chairing meetings of the Club Core Committee in the absence of the chairperson
• Taking minutes of club meetings
• Liaising with the FA on any fixture and player matters
• Organisation of fixtures with the TJFA and RFYL
• Dealing with player discipline matters arising out of league matches
• Leading on pitch allocation for matchdays and dealing with the referee co-ordinator
• Liaising with the first team for player and coaches passes for matchday entry
• Taking an active role in the organisation of club tournaments, events and presentations.
• Liaising as necessary with the Darlington FC club secretary
• Being an ambassador of Darlington FC at all times

Applicants should be in possession of the relevant DBS.

If you’re interested, please send your cv to ray.simpson@darlingtonfc.org by 14th August 2023