Mealtime Assistant
Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8QZThis job expired on 7 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 January 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £3,948.00 Annually (Actual) Hours/Weeks: 7.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Mealtime Assistant job summary
Salisbury Road Primary School are looking to appoint two dedicated, hardworking, and compassionate Mealtime Assistants to join our outstanding lunchtime team. The Mealtime Assistants will ensure all children feel safe and secure and are well supervised during the lunch break.
Salisbury Road is a school where every person matters, and every person belongs. Together we challenge our children to achieve their very best.
We are looking for candidates who:
Will promote positive behaviour and safe active play in the playground environment.
Will supervise the dining hall whilst encouraging healthy eating, table manners and good hygiene.
Will work together with other school staff and the wider community to ensure that our mission is translated into action.
Salisbury Road Primary is a happy and welcoming school. Our children are enthusiastic and eager to learn, and in developing enquiring minds and a love of learning, we will create the strong foundations for future success.
As a Learning Academies Trust employee, you will have access to a growing list of benefits to support you both professionally and personally. Our benefit package includes:
Free counselling services for personal or professional support
Cycle Scheme
Employee Newsletter
Regular recognition awards
DSE Eyecare scheme
iHASCO online training courses
Annual flu vaccination
Annual health check
Discounted gym membership
Support professional development
How to apply
Please follow the link to complete our application form. Completed applications should be submitted prior to the closing date listed above.
Please note, the closing date is for guidance only. Successful applicants will be invited to interview at the earliest available opportunity. Learning Academies Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
We are regularly looking for passionate people to join our teams. If there are no vacancies currently, but you would like to register your interest for future vacancies, please click the link to join our Talent Pool.
With eighteen individual primary schools, the Learning Academies Trust is the largest primary school trust in Plymouth and the first education employer in Plymouth to achieve the Livewell Southwest Wellbeing at Work Bronze Award. The Trust is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all staff and is proud to work closely with official bodies to ensure we have a holistic approach to staff wellbeing.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS.
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.
About Salisbury Road Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 381 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Salisbury Road Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Salisbury Road is one of nine schools that form the Learning Academies Trust. Our partnership is embedded by clear values and working collaboratively with other local schools brings a wealth of experience and expertise to enhance our curriculum provision.
Salisbury Road is a warm and friendly school that promotes a set of values and a vision for all of its children which we hope will enhance and inspire the lives of not only the children who attend our school but their families and the wider community.
We would like all our children, irrespective of background or special need, to be prepared for success in their future lives. We will achieve this by nurturing and developing their achievement, their experiences and their skills and we will provide the skills and knowledge needed to promote growth mindsets and build resilience in our children. We recognise the vital part parents play in their children’s learning and are committed to developing partnerships with parents.
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