Mealtime Assistant

Boasley Cross Community Primary School, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4JH

14 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
13 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 February 2025

Job details

Job role: Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade A3. 5 hours per week for 38 weeks per year

Mealtime Assistant job summary

We are looking to recruit a Mealtime Assistant to ensure that the lunchtime supervision of children is adequately covered. The successful applicant will need to supervise, assist and encourage the children with the daily meals and undertake playground duty promoting positive relationships and play.

Boasley Cross Primary School is a thriving, rural, cross roads school which serves the village of Bratton Clovelly and the surrounding area. Education has been provided on this site since the 1800’s. Our school is set in stunning grounds with a panoramic view of open countryside including the Northern edge of Dartmoor with its amazing tors.

Our Trust comprises of 19 schools, 3 Colleges, 15 Primaries, and one All Through SEMH Special school. Established in 2018. We are situated in beautiful Devon on the out the outskirts of the stunning Dartmoor National Park. The schools vary in size and are all unique. Our schools are a large part of their local communities, and we value those relationships with families and locals.

Our vision and values are what we build our schools upon, with Ambition, Co-operation & Transformation being at the heart.

As an established Trust, DMAT can offer a wide range of benefits for our employees:

Cycle to work scheme
Tech Scheme
Eyecare Vouchers
Access to Discounts
CPD opportunities
Extensive Health & Wellbeing Package
Long Service Days
On site Parking – In some locations
Excellent Training Package
Employee Recognition Scheme

Why choose DMAT?

DMAT are an inclusive and forward-looking trust, who seek to nurture our children and employees to be the best they can be.

On appointment, your main place of work will be at Boasley Cross Primary School, but you may be required to work at any other premises occupied by the Employer or any of the Employer’s Academies within Devon as directed by the Employer.

School Meals

To ensure that children entering Dining Room have clean hands.

To encourage good table manners and orderly behaviour in Dining Room.

To see that drinking water is provided and assist in pouring water for young children.

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

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

To assist young children to choose a balanced meal.

To supervise the orderly return of empties to a given point.

To wipe down tables between, and at the end of, sittings as time permits.

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

I In General

To undertake playground duty, supervising by circulating amongst children.

Please see attached job description for further details of this position

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).

‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’

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The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT HQ to complete mandatory training.

Training Details:

Location: Central Head Office (Wardhayes) 8 Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PY

Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.

Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.

Benefits of Training Week:
To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.

Interact with key stakeholders and team members.

Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.

Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.

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.