Academy Performance Psychologist (12 Month FTC)

The Role We are looking for an Academy Performance Psychologist on a 12 month fixed-term contract basis, to be responsible for the coordination and delivery of our performance psychology provision across all age groups (U9-U21). The psychology service will reflect and support the strategic direction of our Academy by optimising players’ champion mentality. In this exciting role, you will help develop the requisite psychological capacities to achieve high performance, and you'll be imbedded within an interdisciplinary team and expected to collaboratively work with multiple colleagues to optimise our players’ potential.   Who we are We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here. Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking). Our Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete an enhanced DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Your day-to-day - Provide comprehensive psychology support - you'll directly contribute to the development of Strong Young Gunners by offering education to players, parents/guardians and staff, as well as individual and group-based psychology support for our Academy and loan players, and you will design player profiles and individual development plans - Oversee diligent psychological monitoring - you will provide thorough psychological assessment for injured players and those nearing a return to playing - Support player wellbeing - you'll take pride in developing an environment and culture that embraces both challenge and care, regularly overseeing mental health and wellbeing screenings for players, and communicating and contributing towards our Wellbeing in Performance group - Collaborate with our Coaches - you will work directly with Coaches to design training practices that develop players' champion mentality - Align closely with our Medical department - you'll partner with our Medical team to identify, support and refer (where appropriate) player and staff mental health concerns - Maintain a forward-thinking approach - you will actively contribute to the design, execution and sharing of research and development - Uphold our high standards - you'll strive to maintain our child protection, health and safety and equal opportunities policies and procedures - Act as an ambassador for our club - you will look to embody our Academy and wider club values and you'll adhere to a strict code of confidentiality in respect of any information relating to our club and its operation What we are looking for - Background in high-level sport - you're proud of your history of providing psychology-related services in elite sport, and your experience working with young players in a football academy setting - Credible expertise - you are currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Sport and Exercise Psychologist, and you have postgraduate training completed through the British Psychological Society (BPS) or Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES) - Certification in Safeguarding and First aid- you hold up to date certificates in FA Safeguarding Children and Emergency First Aid - Track record of operating within a multidisciplinary team - you've successfully worked within a diverse performance support team - Effective communication skills - you possess excellent interpersonal skills, especially with Coaches, and you're able to articulate complex information in a simple and relevant way - Best-in-class team player - you're able to integrate and collaborate in a team environment and you can build professional relationships to influence and motivate change - Flexible and adaptable mindset - you can demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to respond to the demands of elite football, and you're proactive and versatile in your approach to achieving successful outcomes - Professional attitude - you are easily able to role model humility discipline and respect, to act in line with our Academy standards and club values Position of Trust - As someone in a position of trust role involving regular, direct contact with children or vulnerable adults you will be expected to uphold high standards of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual, physical, or emotional harm. This role requires you to keep updated with both club and FA Safeguarding training and education Why choose us At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive: - An exciting reward and recognition scheme - Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service - Great internal learning and development programmes - A flexible hybrid working model - Priority access to apply for match tickets - A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package - A leading Employee Assistance Programme - Great discounts with some of our Partners - An opportunity to play a vital role in delivering our ED&I strategy by joining one of our Employee Networks Discover why ‘Our Gunners’ are proud to be part of our team - view their stories here. Arsenal for Everyone Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.  Disability Confident Leader We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application. If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions. Application Closing Date - Thursday 22nd October 2026 Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later. Updates on the status of your application will be sent via email, please routinely check your spam and junk folders, as occasionally emails sent via the Teamtailor platform will find themselves there. Good luck!