Mealtime Assistant 6.67hrs per week 38 weeks (term time only)

Morley Meadow Primary School, Plymouth, PL9 7GN

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £3,122.82 Annually (Actual)

Mealtime Assistant 6.67hrs per week 38 weeks (term time only) job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated Mealtime Assistant who encourages children to play positively and wishes to make lunchtimes an enjoyable time for all. Are you enthusiastic, organised, trustworthy and self-motivated and keen to join our friendly team?

Main Purpose of the Post:

To ensure that lunchtime activities are supported and managed in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures under the overall direction of the Headteacher.

This includes:

School Meals

Encourage good table manners and orderly behaviour in Dining Hall.

Assist young children in handling knives and forks and if necessary cut up their food.

Encourage children to eat the meal provided and encourage them in avoidance of waste.

Supervise the orderly return of dishes.

Wipe down tables.

Clean up after spillage of food, water or sickness in dining area during the service of the meal.

General

Undertake playground and play leadership duty, supervising by circulating amongst children.

Supervise children in designated area, other than playground, during wet weather.

Attend to minor accidents.

Support the effective operation of the Mealtime Assistant team by demonstrating flexibility and co-operation.

Undertake training as required at the school or at an alternative venue.

Assist Headteacher as required in order to care for the safety and well-being of children.

Safeguarding statement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. As part of our commitment, we need to ensure that all potential employees satisfy our employment checks. Please note that where appropriate, shortlisted and/or potentially suitable applicants will be required to undertake further checks, including references, and will be required to provide a Disclosure from the DBS.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

We will treat applicants who have a criminal record fairly and will not discriminate because of a conviction or other information revealed. Possession of a criminal record will not automatically prevent applicants from working with us. As part of the recruitment process any information revealed regarding a criminal record will only be considered in light of its relevance to the post for which the candidate is applying.

As you are applying for a post which is eligible for a DBS Disclosure, you are required to declare information on any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings, which would not be filtered in line with current guidance.

Therefore, if you have received a conviction or caution, which would not be filtered in line with current guidance, you must provide details below (including any convictions in a court of law outside of Great Britain) and any prosecutions that you have pending.

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.

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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 Morley Meadow Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 226 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Morley Meadow Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/morley-meadow-primary-school

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