Meal Time Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2PY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0dc339a8-3388-4a54-9c75-a83d7ccbcd0e |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
* Basic literacy skills as recognised via a qualification
* Experience of working with children
* Experience of working as part of a team
* Willingness to gain knowledge of the learning processes and needs of specific children
* An understanding of safeguarding and child protection
* An understanding of Equal Opportunities
* Basic ICT knowledge - use of mobile/tablet device for accessing emails
* No significant back problems and able to run
* Able to remain calm and patient
* Empathetic
* Organised and reliable
* Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
* Resourceful and flexible approach
* Tolerance
* Effective communication
* An appreciation of a sense of humour
* Resilience
* Commitment
What the school offers its staff
• A rewarding career supporting an amazing group of children and young people.
• A nurturing supportive workplace with a great team
• Health and Wellbeing package including Physio support, Counselling and Mindfulness, GP phone and video consultations
• Access to the cycle to work scheme with Plymouth City Council along with other Plymouth City Council Employee discounts
• Training to support you in your role including Makaton, Safety Interventions and Trauma Informed Practice.
• Opportunities for career progression
• An opportunity to join the school at a time of growth
• E-learning through National Online Safety – A suite of learning options to support your professional development
Commitment to safeguarding
Mill Ford School is fully committed to keeping our pupils safe. Safeguarding means keeping everyone safe from harm such as abuse, bullying, discrimination, hate crimes or harassment, including child on child sexual harassment and abuse. Safeguarding also includes keeping children and young people safe from on line abuse, bullying and risks to their health and safety. More information on safeguarding at Mill Ford School can be found on our website at: https://www.millfordschool.co.uk/important-documents/safeguarding Successful applicants will be required to complete a DBS application as part of our pre-employment checks as well as participating in a rolling programme of regular safeguarding checks.
* Basic literacy skills as recognised via a qualification
* Experience of working with children
* Experience of working as part of a team
* Willingness to gain knowledge of the learning processes and needs of specific children
* An understanding of safeguarding and child protection
* An understanding of Equal Opportunities
* Basic ICT knowledge - use of mobile/tablet device for accessing emails
* No significant back problems and able to run
* Able to remain calm and patient
* Empathetic
* Organised and reliable
* Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
* Resourceful and flexible approach
* Tolerance
* Effective communication
* An appreciation of a sense of humour
* Resilience
* Commitment
What the school offers its staff
• A rewarding career supporting an amazing group of children and young people.
• A nurturing supportive workplace with a great team
• Health and Wellbeing package including Physio support, Counselling and Mindfulness, GP phone and video consultations
• Access to the cycle to work scheme with Plymouth City Council along with other Plymouth City Council Employee discounts
• Training to support you in your role including Makaton, Safety Interventions and Trauma Informed Practice.
• Opportunities for career progression
• An opportunity to join the school at a time of growth
• E-learning through National Online Safety – A suite of learning options to support your professional development
Commitment to safeguarding
Mill Ford School is fully committed to keeping our pupils safe. Safeguarding means keeping everyone safe from harm such as abuse, bullying, discrimination, hate crimes or harassment, including child on child sexual harassment and abuse. Safeguarding also includes keeping children and young people safe from on line abuse, bullying and risks to their health and safety. More information on safeguarding at Mill Ford School can be found on our website at: https://www.millfordschool.co.uk/important-documents/safeguarding Successful applicants will be required to complete a DBS application as part of our pre-employment checks as well as participating in a rolling programme of regular safeguarding checks.