- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Countess Wear Primary School website

Mealtime Assistant
More than one location, Cornerstone Academy Trust32 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 September 2025
Closing date
31 August 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 11.25 hours per week, term time only - 11:30am-1:45pm, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £13.68
What skills and experience we're looking for
Would you like to be part of a busy catering team providing high quality, freshly prepared hot dinners for over four hundred children per day?We are wishing to recruit a Mealtime Assistant who is hardworking and a dedicated member of staff to aid in the smooth running of lunchtimes. You will be responsible for setting up the dining hall, helping the children with the lunch service and clearing up the dining hall after lunch.
What you will bring;
- A positive, team-focused attitude
- A caring approach to working with children
- Reliability and a strong work ethic
Your Role
- Set up and clear the dining hall
- Deliver food to the tables
- Support children serving during lunch service
- Help maintain a calm, friendly environment
- Manage special diets and allergens
What the school offers its staff
- Local Government pension
- Health scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidised meals
- Uniform provided
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- vacancy@tcat.education
A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.
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Arranging a visit to Cornerstone Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancy@tcat.education.
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