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Foundation seeks volunteers

Club Foundation

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Introductory text: In order to even better support the community from the support of soccer, Club Brugge Foundation is looking for some specific volunteers. The different vacancies can be found below.

Support Blind stand

Every home match, Club Brugge Foundation provides extensive soccer commentary and audio description for blind and visually impaired fans in the stadium through its 'Blind Tribune' project. The commentators provide detailed details of the match that fans can listen to via headphones: positions on the field, explanations of an action, the emotions in the stadium, reactions of players and supporters, ... This way they can experience the match optimally. To further improve this experience and to help steer everything in the right direction, we are looking for a Support Blind Stand.

Tasks:

  • Responsible for setting up the broadcast system for the commentators before the match
  • Handing out the receivers to the blind and visually impaired fans before the match
  • Being the point of contact for the users during the match in the stands and solving minor technical problems on the spot where necessary
  • Being the contact person for practical aspects of the Blind stand for the fans

Profile:

  • You are obviously available at just about every home match of Club Brugge
  • You are customer friendly and solution oriented
  • You are spontaneous, responsible and think ahead

Offer:

  • A short training to learn the technical tricks
  • The unique opportunity to be part of the Club Brugge soccer scene
  • The chance to contribute to a socially relevant project for blind and visually impaired fans
  • The opportunity to attend every match from the stands
  • A volunteer allowance

Would you like to help provide everyone with a great Club experience? Then apply here for the position of Support Blind Stand!

Trainer Football Craks

To strengthen the training staff of the 'Club Brugge Voetbalkraks', Club Brugge Foundation is looking for enthusiastic volunteer trainers to supervise the training sessions during the coming season.

The Voetbalkraks are a separate soccer team for children aged 6 to 18 with autism and behavioral problems who train weekly at Club Brugge on Saturday mornings from 9:00 to 10:15. These children are excluded from other regular soccer teams because of their abilities. With the Voetbalkraks, Club Brugge also wants to make these children feel at home with the big Club family and give them the opportunity to play soccer at blue-black. More information about the Voetbalkraks can be found HERE.

Profile:

  • You are available on Saturday mornings from 8:30am to 10:30am and are willing to commit yourself for the entire 22-23 season (approx. 30 training sessions)
  • You have the necessary affinity in coaching children within the target group
  • Experience as a soccer coach and giving a sports/ball training is a plus
  • Through Club Brugge Foundation you can follow a trainer course in due course

Offer:

  • A nice and extensive team of coaches to join
  • A volunteer allowance per training session
  • An extensive set of trainers' uniforms from Macron
  • A season ticket for the home games of Club Brugge and the possibility to buy an extra 2nd season ticket at preferential rates

Want to contribute to a Saturday morning full of fun? Then apply for the position of Trainer Voetbalkraks here!

Volunteer Sports Heritage Club History

Club Brugge has gathered one of the richest soccer histories in the country in its 130 years of existence. Almost daily, Foundation Stadion organizes Tours through the Jan Breydel Stadium and since 2016 you can find the Club Museum in the East Stand.

In order to display the rich Club history even better in the future, to archive the Club memorabilia in an even more focused way and to handle its sports heritage more carefully, Club Brugge Foundation is looking for a volunteer 'Sports Heritage Club History'.

Duties:

  • Tracing and inventorying Club Brugge's sports heritage.
  • Digitizing (old) photos and documents about Club history, such as newspapers, reports, articles, publications, ...
  • Photographing objects and describing the digitized/photographed sports heritage on the basis of search operation
  • Collecting knowledge and know-how about the Club history.

Profile:

  • You have a warm heart for Club Brugge
  • You have been bitten by (sports) history and know the history of our Club
  • You can spare at least a few hours a week to roll up your sleeves and dive into the Club's history
  • You spontaneously take responsibility and think ahead smoothly

Offer:

  • A fascinating job package full of local history and sports history
  • A unique cosy working atmosphere with lots of room for your own initiative where you can make new contacts
  • Unique access to the Club archives and the Club Museum
  • A high degree of freedom to organize your hours and work in consultation

Would you like to help highlight the Club History? Then apply here for the position of Volunteer Sports Heritage Club History!