Meal Time Assistant

Mill Ford School, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2PY

47 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible, once pre-employment checks have successfully cleared

• Closing date

  1 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 10 hours a week, Monday to Friday 11:45 - 13:45 38 weeks per year plus commitment to attend two Autumn Term Non-Pupil days (September Safeguarding refresher and Autumn Term Safety Interventions refresher) for which overtime can be claimed
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,308
• Actual salary: £5502.50
• Pay scale: Grade B, Scale points 3 - 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

* Basic literacy skills as recognised via a qualification

* Experience of working with children

* Experience of working as part of a team

* Willingness to gain knowledge of the learning processes and needs of specific children

* An understanding of safeguarding and child protection

* An understanding of Equal Opportunities

* Basic ICT knowledge - use of mobile/tablet device for accessing emails

* No significant back problems and able to run

* Able to remain calm and patient

* Empathetic

* Organised and reliable

* Understanding of the importance of confidentiality

* Resourceful and flexible approach

* Tolerance

* Effective communication

* An appreciation of a sense of humour

* Resilience

* Commitment

What the school offers its staff

• A rewarding career supporting an amazing group of children and young people.
• A nurturing supportive workplace with a great team
• Health and Wellbeing package including Physio support, Counselling and Mindfulness, GP phone and video consultations
• Access to the cycle to work scheme with Plymouth City Council along with other Plymouth City Council Employee discounts
• Training to support you in your role including Makaton, Safety Interventions and Trauma Informed Practice.
• Opportunities for career progression
• An opportunity to join the school at a time of growth
• E-learning through National Online Safety – A suite of learning options to support your professional development
  

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Mill Ford School is fully committed to keeping our pupils safe. Safeguarding means keeping everyone safe from harm such as abuse, bullying, discrimination, hate crimes or harassment, including child on child sexual harassment and abuse. Safeguarding also includes keeping children and young people safe from on line abuse, bullying and risks to their health and safety.

More information on safeguarding at Mill Ford School can be found on our website at: https://www.millfordschool.co.uk/important-documents/safeguarding

Successful applicants will be required to complete a DBS application as part of our pre-employment checks as well as participating in a rolling programme of regular safeguarding checks.

Applying for the job

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Role Profile MTA.pdf - 132 KB (opens in new tab)

MTA Person Spec April 2024.pdf - 235 KB (opens in new tab)

About Mill Ford School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mill Ford School website
• Email address: HR@millford.plymouth.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01752 300270
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mill-ford-school

Mill Ford is a school with a specialism in meeting the needs of children and young adults aged 3-19 with complex needs, including severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties, complex medical needs and autistic spectrum conditions.
We are a friendly, child-centered school where staff work tirelessly to provide each child and young person with an individual and exciting curriculum that ensures pupils develop skills and knowledge for life now and in the future. We place a strong emphasis on ensuring our pupils aspire to be the best they can, are able to contribute to society, develop their communication and social skills, enjoy learning and have a strong sense of self. We ensure pupils can achieve these things independently in a nurturing environment, where they feel safe enough to take risks.

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