Mealtime Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Sherborne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in the United Kingdom is seeking Lunchtime Supervisors to help provide a safe and calm dining experience for pupils. You will support children during lunchtime in the dining hall and on the playground.

The role involves building rapport with learners, liaising with other staff in writing and verbally, and assisting with setting up and clearing away tables and chairs to keep the area tidy. A positive, proactive attitude and commitment to safeguarding are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising lunchtime dining and maintaining a calm environment.
• Ability to build rapport with children.
• Ability to liaise with school staff in writing and verbally.
• Physical ability to lift and move tables and chairs during setup/clear-down.

Skills

Safe dining supervision

Build rapport with children

Lunchtime provision support

Communicate with staff

Physical lifting and moving furniture

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for exceptional candidates who:

• Will be responsible for a safe and calm dining experience
• Will be able to build a rapport with children
• Will be able to support children during their lunchtime provision both in the dining room and on the playground.
• Will be able to liaise both written and verbally with other school staff
• Will be physically able to lift and move tables and chairs as part of the setup and clear-down for lunchtime.

What the school offers its staff

• An exciting and innovative Trust that will inspire and allow you to reach your full potential
• Collaborative support within Trust Improvement Groups
• A Trust which cultivates pupils through character development leading to a stimulating and innovative curriculum
• Polite, happy and engaged children with a great enthusiasm for learning
• Working with like-minded professionals across the Trust enabling continuous professional support

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.