[241105R1] Mealtime Assistant

Morice Town Primary Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 1RJ

9 days remaining to apply

Job start date
7 January 2025
Closing date
8 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade A, Point 2

[241105R1] Mealtime Assistant job summary

Morice Town Primary, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Mealtime Assistant to join the School in January 2025.

Post: Mealtime Assistant

Location: Morice Town Primary, Charlotte Street, Plymouth, PL2 1RJ

FTE Salary Range: NJC Grade A, Point 2, £23,656 per annum

Actual Annual Salary: £3,794 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent, part time, term time only (39 weeks per year)

Contract Hours: 6.67 per week, Monday to Friday

About the role

We are looking for a caring Mealtime Assistants (MTA) who can interact with the children and undertake the responsibility of supervising and ensuring the safety of the children at all times. You will be required to work for one hour and twenty minutes a day, Monday to Friday.

The main duties of the role are, to assist with the well-being of pupils during lunchtime. To supervise the children in the dining areas encourage them to use good table manners, ensure they clear away their plates and wipe up any spills. Outside on the playground, to play safety and co-ordinate or initiate games for the pupils and deal with minor first aid incidents.

About the successful candidate

Experience of working with children is not essential, just the passion to help the children have a positive lunchtime whilst being prepared to work inside and outside in all weathers.

About the School

Morice Town Primary Academy is a popular and successful school within the local and wider area. The children are aged 4 - 11 years old and we have a single form entry. Our children feel safe, cared for and well looked after. We have a strong bond with our parents as well as the community as a whole.

In return, we can offer you:

The support of our experienced team in developing your keta rage one practice.
Providing you with the opportunity to work alongside other experienced members of the school, its partner school Drake Primary and academy trust staff.
A hardworking but caring environment where the children thrive.
Working with children who have a desire to learn and do well.
Access to Reach South Multi Academy Trust’s high quality continuous professional development programme.

About the Trust

Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 17 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.

Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.

Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

Next Steps

If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by contacting Ronnie Naylor, Administrator on 01752 567609 or email at rnaylor@moricetownprimary.co.uk.

Closing date: for applications is Sunday 8th December 2024

Interview Date: Interviews are provisionally booked for Monday 16th December 2024

To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by clicking ‘apply now’ on the advert.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.

Opportunities and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.

We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.