Performance Psychologist (Men's First Team and Academy)

4 days ago
United StatesFull TimePsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends
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Job Description

About the Role

Join AFC Bournemouth as a Performance Psychologist (Men's First Team and Academy) in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Obligation to adhere to the club’s health and safety policy and procedures.
  • Responsibility to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Season ticket and allocation of complimentary/purchased tickets (subject to availability).
  • Subsidised lunches and complimentary healthy snacks throughout the day.
  • Discounts at the club Superstore.
  • Access to Health Cash Plan with Simplyhealth.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join AFC Bournemouth as a Performance Psychologist (Men's First Team and Academy).

Key Skills

Applied PsychologyPerformance PsychologyMental Performance CoachingWellbeing SupportMultidisciplinary CollaborationInterpersonal CommunicationAthlete DevelopmentCrisis InterventionEducational DeliveryStakeholder ManagementClinical PsychologySport Psychology

Requirements

Requires a postgraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology and HCPC registration or near completion of BPS Stage 2/CASES training. Candidates must have proven experience delivering applied psychology support within elite or high-performance sporting environments.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Performance Psychologist (Men's First Team and Academy) at AFC Bournemouth a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychology position at AFC Bournemouth is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Applied Psychology, Performance Psychology, Mental Performance Coaching, Wellbeing Support, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Interpersonal Communication, Athlete Development, Crisis Intervention. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: Deliver psychological services to the Men's First Team and lead the psychology provision for the Academy, specifically supporting the Professional Development Phase. The role focuses on enhancing individual and team performance while promoting athlete wellbeing and managing the transition from acade...

Benefits package: Free Onsite Parking, Season Ticket, Complimentary/Purchased Tickets, Subsidised Lunches, Complimentary Healthy Snacks, Club Superstore Discounts, Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About AFC Bournemouth

Spectator Sports
Bournemouth, Dorset
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Free Onsite Parking
Season Ticket
Complimentary/Purchased Tickets
Subsidised Lunches
Complimentary Healthy Snacks
Club Superstore Discounts
Health Cash Plan
Employee Assistance Programme
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

4d ago