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If you would like to advertise any grassroots volunteering opportunities, please contact Nick Garnham via the details listed alongside.

Woodbridge Town FC are ideally looking for a qualified Physiotherapist or Sports Therapist who has experience of this role in a sporting environment who is available on Saturdays.

The main duties of the role will be to provide services to the players in the first-team squad including pre-match massage, applying strapping and taping and generally ensuring the well-being of the players before they go out onto the pitch.

During the game itself you would provide immediate on-the-pitch attention to any player injuries or incidents, so previous first aid experience would be beneficial.

After the game you may well do post-match massage and icing of injuries or further strapping. You would also need to be available midweek for either training sessions to assist with injured players giving treatment or delivering rehab programmes or for a midweek fixture.

Although this role is part time and under 20 hours per week there is a high level of commitment required to ensure that the squad is in the best possible shape throughout the season.

Pre-season training starts at the end of June 2023 and the league campaign begins at the end of July 2023 and runs through to April 2024.

Weekly expenses will be paid and any FA relevant courses will be funded.

The club may also recruit a Therapist with less experience than the above to assist the Physio/Sports Therapist.

Interested applicants please send your CV and covering letter to davidwhite196@btinternet.com

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Holbrook Hornets FC require a club secretary.

Ideally they will have some previous experience, but commitment, resilience and easy access to online systems are needed.

Holbrook Hornets are a lovely friendly community-club, operating from U5s to U17s, and were Highly Commended in the Suffolk FA ‘2020 Grassroots Club of the Year’ awards, with an Ethos of ‘Football For All’ and inclusivity. 

The club train on Thursday evenings in Holbrook, IP9 2QX (10-15mins drive from Ipswich town centre). 

Committee meetings are held once/month, on a weekday evening, in Holbrook or via Zoom.

For more info, please email: Info@holbrookhornets.co.uk

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Woodbridge Town FC have the following vacancies:

Chairperson

The club are looking for an individual who can lead them into the future as they look to grow both on and off the field.

The ideal candidate would need to have plenty of enthusiasm and drive, lead from the front and take others with them along the journey.

The Chairperson will be part of a management committee and will be in many ways the face of the football club. Woodbridge Town are very much part of the community with family ideals at the heart of the football club and would expect this from any successful candidate!

Media Manager

The club already has various well used social media platforms up and running, however they need someone to bring these all together and develop this side of the football club further as they look to improve their visibility to the wider community.

In an ideal world the successful candidate should have experience in this area, however an enthusiastic and willing to learn attitude is just as important!

Financial Director

This is one of the most important roles within the club, with responsibility of all matters financial as part of the management committee.

The club plan to have a team working on the financial side of the club going forward and the Financial Director would lead this. In this role the responsibilities would include day-to-day finances, PAYE, HMRC payments, VAT returns etc, which would be spread across the financial team.

All three of the above vacancies are management board positions and are honorary but rewarding in many other ways and an opportunity for someone to make a difference!

If any of these positions interest you please email David Miller at  david@goldfoods.co.uk

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Great Blakenham Chequers FC are looking for new volunteers.

The club are now in their tenth season and has gone from strength-to-strength and seen fantastic growth on and off the field.

They now need new volunteers to help continue the growth and development on and off the pitch.

The club have one senior team and ranges at Youth level from age 4-11 years of age.

Roles the club would like to fill are as follows:

Committee members – attending committee meetings once a month

Kids' Club Youth coach – 2 hours a week running a session on a Saturday morning 9am-10am and session planning

Club Secretary – communication link between all teams and leagues and Suffolk FA. Attending committee meeting once a month

If you would like to get involved in a growing and developing football club please contact Mark Mcardle on 07940 205640 or via email Gbcfcsecretary@gmail.com

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Needham Market Women FC are looking for ambitious and committed individuals to join their provision at Bloomfields on a voluntary basis to work alongside the First and Development team. 

• Goalkeeper Coach
• Outfield Coach
• Social Media Assistant 

These roles are on a voluntary basis and if they are of interest please email: nmfcwomen@gmail.com

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Framlingham Town FC are restructuring their back-room setup for the 2022-23 season with a variety of opportunities to assist in the club’s progression.

Having reached the Thurlow Nunn League Division One North Play-Offs in the 2021-22 season, the club have some exciting development plans and are seeking willing volunteers to come on board to help in the following areas:

Groundsmen – to assist with enhancing the pitch/general ground maintenance. 

Match Day volunteers – to assist with hosting home games, from volunteering on the turnstile to helping with arriving visitors, cooking hot food, helping with bar duties – all help welcome.

Treasurer/Bookkeeper – to work alongside our committee and assist with all the financial processes.

Ground maintenance volunteers – to enhance & maintain the facilities at Badingham Road.

Coaching opportunities – available in the junior and senior sections for the right candidates.

Committee Members – the club are looking to add pro-active volunteers to their committee to help the club develop and progress.

Social media manager – to oversee the club’s Twitter and Facebook pages and update their website.

Physio – To assist on training evenings (1-2 hours) and on match days for the first XI (expenses covered)

The club would welcome interest in any of the roles outlined, please feel free to contact them on 07969 734821 to discuss any of these opportunities further or register your interest via email to: dwpropservices@btinternet.com