Meal Time Assistant
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 March 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8UN |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 959b5dee-9249-4b32-abab-b9e38d09e72b |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint 2 friendly, caring early years Meal Time Assistant (MTA) to support our growing lunch clubs at Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care. A minimum of an Early Years level 2 qualification is preferable but not essential. The successful candidate will be passionate about providing young children with a safe and structured mealtime where they can eat, interact and play with their friends happily. They will also have the ability to form positive relationships with young children quickly. They will provide support and encouragement to the children to eat their meals and engage calmly and amicably with their peers.
These are permanent positions. Working hours will be 11.15am - 1.15pm, Monday to Friday, term-time only.
If you are interested in applying and supporting our thriving lunch clubs, please do not hesitate to complete an application form. We will be delighted to receive it.
Safeguarding is a very important aspect of Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care. All applicants will be expected to have a full DBS check and disclose any issues which may be relevant to them working in a nursery.
What the school offers its staff
Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care offers a warm, friendly, motivated team who are passionate about caring for and supporting young children to reach their full potential through providing high quality early years education, rooted in evidence-based best practice.
We are able to provide an excellent support package of professional development for our staff and are dedicated to ensuring they are kept up to date with the latest research based strategies and initiatives. We are part of the IDEAL Alliance which is a group of high-achieving schools and early years settings striving to provide excellence in education for 0 - 11-year-olds. We are a family of one local authority-maintained primary school, Plymouth's two maintained nursery schools, two daycare provisions, one nursery PVI setting, the city's Specialist Early Years Communication and Language Support team and the Early Years Southwest Stronger Practice Hub, for which we are the lead partner.
We place our IDEAL principles at the heart of all we do - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement and Leadership and believe that these values ensure that everyone feels that they belong and are able to thrive and flourish.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding our pupils and we ensure that all staff within the organisation complete a full DBS and complete vetting and barring procedures.
We are looking to appoint 2 friendly, caring early years Meal Time Assistant (MTA) to support our growing lunch clubs at Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care. A minimum of an Early Years level 2 qualification is preferable but not essential. The successful candidate will be passionate about providing young children with a safe and structured mealtime where they can eat, interact and play with their friends happily. They will also have the ability to form positive relationships with young children quickly. They will provide support and encouragement to the children to eat their meals and engage calmly and amicably with their peers.
These are permanent positions. Working hours will be 11.15am - 1.15pm, Monday to Friday, term-time only.
If you are interested in applying and supporting our thriving lunch clubs, please do not hesitate to complete an application form. We will be delighted to receive it.
Safeguarding is a very important aspect of Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care. All applicants will be expected to have a full DBS check and disclose any issues which may be relevant to them working in a nursery.
What the school offers its staff
Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care offers a warm, friendly, motivated team who are passionate about caring for and supporting young children to reach their full potential through providing high quality early years education, rooted in evidence-based best practice.
We are able to provide an excellent support package of professional development for our staff and are dedicated to ensuring they are kept up to date with the latest research based strategies and initiatives. We are part of the IDEAL Alliance which is a group of high-achieving schools and early years settings striving to provide excellence in education for 0 - 11-year-olds. We are a family of one local authority-maintained primary school, Plymouth's two maintained nursery schools, two daycare provisions, one nursery PVI setting, the city's Specialist Early Years Communication and Language Support team and the Early Years Southwest Stronger Practice Hub, for which we are the lead partner.
We place our IDEAL principles at the heart of all we do - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement and Leadership and believe that these values ensure that everyone feels that they belong and are able to thrive and flourish.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding our pupils and we ensure that all staff within the organisation complete a full DBS and complete vetting and barring procedures.