The former Ross County boss, 38, takes up his new post today working specifically with our Development and Under 18s teams.
“I am thrilled to join the club,” Kettlewell said.
“I’ve obviously been out of the game for a period of time and I’m just looking forward to getting back in.
“The role fits in with my ethos of developing young players which is important to me.
“I’ve had a couple of opportunities prior to this but after I spoke with the staff and the manager, I knew it was a good fit and the right move for me.”
Kettlewell was a mainstay at Queen’s Park as a player, playing at Hampden for six years. A brief spell with Clyde followed before five years as a player in Dingwall with County, where he won promotion to the Premiership.
He left in 2014 to spend a short spell with Highland League side Brora, before making his return to the Global Energy Stadium in a coaching capacity shortly after.
As Under 20s manager, his side won the 2016–17 SPFL Development League and progressed several players into the first-team squad.
When Owen Coyle left the Staggies in March 2017, Kettlewell was placed in charged of the first-team squad with Steven Ferguson. In his first full season in charge, County not only won a strong Scottish Championship, but they also picked up the Challenge Cup and he was awarded the Championship Manager of the Season award.
He left the club in December 2020 and had been heavily involved in the media, something he will continue to do whilst leading Motherwell’s young guns.
“We ran a robust recruitment process that was designed to find the very best person and I am glad Stuart is with us,” manager Steven Hammell added.
“He’s one of the country’s most well-respected, talented coaches who will form part of our close-knit staff group.
“We spent a great deal of time internally reviewing all the factors that helped assist the group that included the likes of Cadden, Campbell, Hastie, Turnbull and Scott.
“A big part of that, in our mind, was having a dedicated and focused coach who created a first-team mentality within that squad and that is something we hope Stuart can replicate for what we believe is a very talented group at the moment.”
