Company Name:
Leyton Orient
Location:
London
Vacancy Type:
Work Experience
Position:
Academy Non-Coaching
Advertising End Date:
23 Aug 2026

About The Role

Role Overview
 
Support on the planning, delivery, and review of an individualised and holistic physical development program across the Academy, aligning closely with the department frameworks to aid the MDT decision-making processes.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
  • Support where necessary with the planning, delivery, and review of on-pitch and gym-based physical development support.
  • Support where necessary with the planning, delivery, and review of rehabilitation/ Return to Play processes in collaboration with the medical team.
  • Support where necessary with the planning, collection, analysis, and reporting of physical profiling (including performance and growth & maturation measurements).
  • Support where necessary with the collection, analysis, and reporting of training load monitoring (including workload, growth & maturation, and well-being, in line with the department framework).
  • Support where necessary with the planning and delivery of coach, parent, and player educational workshops/infographics across the Academy. 
  • Support the sport science supervision & preparation on matchdays (including nutrition, GPS, additional conditioning sessions).
 
Working Pattern:
  • Up to 20 Hours per week.
  • Required to work mobile, outside of normal hours, evenings, weekends, and bank/ public holidays. 
  • Placement Date: 1st September 2026 – 30th May 2027
Locations:
 
Old Chigwellians Clubhouse (IG7 6BE)
Ive Farm Sports Ground (E10 5TQ)
Brisbane Road, Leyton Orient FC Stadium (E10 5NF)

About The Candidate

Required:
  • Studying towards an undergraduate (BSc) or postgraduate (MSc) degree in Sports Science/equivalent degree.
  • Passionate about the long-term athletic development of athletes.
  • Knowledge of the physical demands and constraints in football.
  • Basic knowledge and competency of Microsoft Excel.
 
Desired:
  • Experience of delivering sport science supervision to athletes.
  • Data visualisation/display skillset.
  • Knowledge of VALD systems.
  • Knowledge of Catapult/other GPS monitoring systems.

About The Club

Leyton Orient Football Club is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity.

The employee must always carry out their duties with due regard to the Leyton Orient Football Club policies and procedures. The employee must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, coaches and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by the FA and the club.

All policies can be found on our website: Customer Charter, Policies & Safeguarding

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