Meal Time Assistant

St Peter's Church of England (VA) Junior School, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9HW

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  24 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £3,472.00 Annually (Actual) SC Grade 1, Scale point 2

Meal Time Assistant job summary

Mealtime Assistant - St Peter’s CofE (VA) Junior School, Tavistock.

Required - ASAP

Contract Term: - Fixed Term until 31/08/2026

SC Level1 - Scale point 2, £12.65 per hour, Starting Salary £3,472 per year (FTE £24,413)

Hours: 6.25 hours per week Monday - Friday. 11:25am - 1:40pm

Term Time: 38 weeks per annum

Are you passionate about providing children with a safe and structured mealtime where they can eat and play with their friends. If this sounds like you then St Peter’s CofE (VA) Junior School, based in Tavistock, are looking for a Mealtime Assistant to join their team. We are looking for a caring individual who can lead play, interact with the children and undertake the responsibility of supervising and ensuring the safety of the children at all times.

The main duties of the role are:

• Set up the dining hall
• To set up and lead play activities in the playground;
• Supervision of all pupils during their meal time and organising the dinner queue
• To co-ordinate play for pupils;
• To assist with the well-being of pupils during lunchtime;
• To support the supervision of children during lunch and play, using your initiative to ensure caring quality provision is continuously made.

Experience of working with children is not essential, just the passion to help improve the life chances of children within a school environment whilst being prepared to work inside and outside in all weathers.

Please click the apply now button on this advert.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Tuesday 24th February 2026. Provisional interview date is Friday 27th February 2026.

Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

Please visit the below website for our Trust policies and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy:

https://www.stchristophersmat.org/key-information/item/10/trust-policies

Our commitment to EDI

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.

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

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Peter's Church of England (VA) Junior School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 119 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Church of England (VA) Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-church-of-england-va-junior-school

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