Engagement: Casual position offering variable hours on a flexible basis

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Department: Academy Operations 

Closing Date For Applications: 17th November 2025

About the Role:

As an Academy Driver you will provide a safe, efficient and friendly service to
our players on the Academy Full Time Training Model ensuring safety is at the
forefront. 

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Driving:
• You will perform driving tasks on a fixed daily schedule provide safe,
timely and friendly transport to players on the Academy’s Full Time
Training Model who are of secondary school age. Driving
requirements are for three hours in the morning and three hours in
the afternoon/evening.
• Drive in compliance with the Rules & Regulations of the Highway
code.
• Ensure passenger safety at all times whilst undertaking driving duties
for the Academy.
• Additional driving tasks as required by the Academy programme.
• Ensure any incidents are reported immediately in the correct timely
manner.

Vehicle Management:
• On a daily basis conduct maintenance checks.
• Conduct regular safety checks of academy vehicles ensuring any
defects are reported and followed up.
• Ensure that the vehicles are maintained to a level of cleanliness
expected of the Academy.
• Adhere to Club safety protocols at all times.

What are we looking for:

• Strong communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
• A proactive, solution-focused mindset and the ability to adapt.
• Knowledge of transport regulations and safeguarding procedures
related to youth travel.
• Valid UK driving license.
• Have a flexible approach to availability and the ability to respond to
transport emergencies as needed.
• To create successful and professional relationships with players and
staff whilst maintaining professional distance from playing staff at all
times.
• To act, at all times, in a manner appropriate to a representative of
Nottingham Forest FC
• All staff are responsible for the wellbeing and safeguarding of
children and vulnerable adults on all Club sites. If you have a concern
or witness a Safeguarding matter, you must report it to the
department’s Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) or the Club’s
Lead DSO or Senior Safeguarding Manager. If It’s an emergency, you
are to call the relevant emergency service such as Police or CAMHS.

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We 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 selections.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.