Mealtime Assistant

St Christophers; Yelverton; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Meavy Primary School in Yelverton is seeking a Mealtime Assistant to join its team. The role focuses on creating a safe, structured mealtime environment where children can eat and play with friends, while supervising and ensuring their safety at all times.

The successful candidate will set up the dining hall, lead play activities, and supervise pupils during lunch and playtime, using initiative to maintain high standards of care and provision.

Responsibilities

• Set up the dining hall.
• Lead play activities in the playground.
• Supervise all pupils during mealtimes and manage the dinner queue.
• Coordinate play for pupils.
• Support pupils' well‑being during lunchtime.
• Use initiative to ensure caring, quality provision is maintained.

Job description

Are you passionate about providing children with a safe and structured mealtime where they can eat and play with their friends. If this sounds like you then Meavy Primary School, based in Yelverton, are looking for a Mealtime Assistant to join their team. We are looking for a caring individual who can lead play, interact with the children and undertake the responsibility of supervising and ensuring the safety of the children at all times. The main duties of the role are:

• Set up the dining hall
• To set up and lead play activities in the playground;
• Supervision of all pupils during their meal time and organising the dinner queue
• To co-ordinate play for pupils;
• To assist with the well-being of pupils during lunchtime;
• To support the supervision of children during lunch and play, using your initiative to ensure caring quality provision is continuously made.