Meal Time Assistant

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1TA

12 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 February 2026

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 1 hour per week (Friday). 38 weeks per year.
Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31.08.2026 (possibility of an extension subject to funding)
Full-time equivalent salary: 24413

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires knowledge of school procedures for assisting midday meal service, and playground activities.

May require skills for using till, assembling activity equipment.

Personal Qualities:

• Is able to supervise pupils during the midday break

• Can effectively communicate with pupils during midday meal service and midday break to ensure safety, welfare and good conduct.

• Can effectively liaise with other staff to meet individual pupil needs and ensure adequate supervision and exchange information about incidents and pupil behavior

• Will have the ability to carry equipment and clean meal time areas.

• Has the ability to switch between tasks where work is regularly interrupted.

• Is able to work outside in most weather conditions

• A sensitivity and empathy to working within a faith environment, and a strong understanding of the structures and values of the Catholic Church.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

A welcoming school with a strong Catholic ethos
Children who are polite, happy and motivated to learn
A supportive staff team who genuinely want the best for our pupils
A commitment to your own 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.

Key Accountabilities:

• Organise supervision of pupils during the midday break

Oversee the supervision of activities and maintain the health, safety, welfare, good conduct and safeguarding of pupils during the midday break
Report incidents in line with school policy
Liaise with colleagues on how to meet any individual pupil needs (e.g. SEN).
Set up and clear away playground activities, ensuring equipment is safe
Operate tills and take money / vouchers as meal payment when applicable
Undertake playground supervision
Act in accordance with the school’s first aid policy
Encourage pupils to select and eat healthy balanced meals
Oversee and participate in dining arrangements this includes the cleaning up of spillages of food or liquid during meal service and wiping down of tables and clean dining areas between meals
Set up and run activities for pupils in playground areas
Supervision of pupils in classrooms or other indoor areas during periods of bad weather

To apply for this role, please email application forms to senioradmin@stjo.uk by midnight on the 8th March 2026. More information can be found here: https://www.stjosephsprimaryschool.com/job_vacancies

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.