Nursery Mealtime Assistant
Bridgerule Church of England Primary School, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7ENThis job expired on 16 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Closing date
16 April 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
24 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,892.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade A2 - 5 hours per week/38 weeks per year
Nursery Mealtime Assistant job summary
Bridgerule Primary School are looking to recruit a Mealtime Assistant to ensure that the lunchtime supervision of Nursery children is adequately covered. The successful applicant will need to supervise, assist and encourage the children with the daily meals and supervise them on return to the Nursery room.
The following job description is not a comprehensive definition of the post but gives a good idea of what your duties will entail. Discussions will take place on a regular basis to clarify individual responsibilities within the general framework and character of the post as identified below.
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.
Person Specification
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Equal Opportunities | The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer
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We offer:
- A Trust that is committed to our people and their development and wellbeing.
- A warm and friendly environment with possibilities to inspire our children.
- Dedicated, supportive and friendly colleagues.
- Employee loans and assistance programme.
- Leading edge technology.
- A generous pension scheme.
How to Apply:
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Join us on this exciting journey to shape the future of education at Dartmoor MAT. Your skills, passion, and dedication will help us continue to inspire young minds and transform lives.
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Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
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) and 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
Duration: Monday – Friday
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.
‘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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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 Bridgerule Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 79 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
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