Job Title: Head of Academy Psychology Department: Performance Support Work Base: Colchester United (various sites) Hours of Work: Part time, 16 hours per week Responsible to: Academy Manager and Head of Sports Science and Medicine Relationships and Contacts: Academy MDT Job Purpose: To develop and deliver provision of psychological support. To help player development and player performance through implementing psychological interventions. To take responsibility for maintaining and improving provision of psychological support. To put together a framework that supports collective and individualised approaches. Person Specification Hold a Psychology degree at Masters Level, and be accredited by the British Psychological Society and/or the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Head of Academy Psychology Roles and Responsibilities: Complete the performance profiling of all Academy players. Design, clearly position and deliver practical interventions that develops players ability to perform successfully on and off the pitch. Contribute where appropriate to the Academy departments using evidence-based research and applied practice to enhance the position, profile and understanding of Psychology. Develop and support players utilising formal and informal strategies. Ensure that the club is compliant with regards to Sports Psychology provision. Ensure that all work undertaken remains confidential, but can be evidenced. Develop and maintain open, honest and ..... full job details .....