Meal-time Assistants

2 weeks ago


Okehampton, United Kingdom Dartmoor MAT Full time

**The Opportunity**:
**Position Title - **Mealtime Assistants

**Location - **Okehampton Primary School

**Reporting to - **Principal

**Job Term - **Part-Time/Permanent

**Hours - **8.75 hours per week/38 weeks per year

**Salary - **Grade A2, £11.87 per hour

**Organisation - **Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust

**About Us**:
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust was created in January 2018 based on a shared vision, embracing both the Co-operative values and those of our Church of England schools.

We are excited about the opportunities that such a cross phase Trust is able to offer our communities and we are committed to create an ambitious, forward thinking learning environment for all our pupils, students and staff. There will be opportunities for everyone connected to the Trust to grow and develop and therefore fulfil their ambitions. We welcome your interest in joining our vibrant family of schools that this exciting opportunity brings. The trust is currently made up of 3 secondary schools, 14 primary schools, and an all-through specialist SEMH school in our Trust, helping just under 5000 children and 850 staff to thrive - this is a truly exciting Trust to be involved with.

Our network of schools is driven by a shared vision of excellence, creativity, and community engagement. We believe in fostering an environment where every learner can thrive, and our team plays a pivotal role in making this vision a reality.

Everyone in our Trust truly matters to us and we have a commitment to continuous professional development and learning for all. Through our innovative myTalent development approach, we want ensure that everyone has the opportunity to achieve their very best

**Why Join Dartmoor MAT?**
- A supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth.
- Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- A comprehensive wellbeing package.
- A chance to make a positive impact on the lives of students and the community.

**About the role**:
To ensure that the lunchtime supervision of children is adequately covered.

**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.

**General**
- To undertake playground duty, supervising by circulating amongst children. This surveillance should not be carried out by pairs of Supervisory Assistants.
- To encourage good behaviour by the effective use of the school’s Behaviour Policy.
- To supervise children in designated area, other than playground, during wet weather.
- To attend to minor accidents or take/send to First Aid point and report to Headteacher.
- To report to Class Teacher any untoward circumstances.
- To ensure that children do not leave the school without permission of Headteacher.
- To assist Headteacher as required in order to care for the safety and well-being of children.

**Data Protection / General Data Protection Regulations Compliance**

The Privacy Notice sets our general principles in relation to Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulations. You should also abide all Trust policies relating to the use of data including but not limited to:

- Acceptable Use Policy
- Records Retention Policy
- Personal Data Breach Procedure
- Employee Code of Conduct
- E-safety Policy
- Social Media Policy
- Use of Personal Devices Policy

Our Privacy Notice for Employees explains how we use your personal data.

You should note that a duty of confidentiality applies to all personal data seen prior to the first day of employment (for example, pupil lists for the purposes of lesson planning or other activities to support teaching and learning). This reflects the custom and practice of those contracts of employment starting on the first day of term while recognising the need to be aware of and plan to support pupil needs.

**Person Specification**:
Experience
- Experience of working with children - **Desirable**:

- Experience of working in a catering environment - **Desirable**

Practical Skills & Personal Qualities
- Ability to supervise children - **Essential**:

- Good literacy skills - **Essential**:

- Good communication skills - **Essential**:

- Able to work as part of a team - **Essential**:

- Flexible, trustworthy, reliable and punctual - **Essential**:

- Good numeracy skills - **Desirable**

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an


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