Mealtime Assistant - Rydon Primary School (Education South West)
- Multiple Locations
- Part Time
- Grade A1: £10.50 per hour
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. To be responsible for supervising a group of pupils in the dining hall and others parts of the school during the lunch period, helping to organise the dining area and playground space appropriately.
2. To promote the Rydon Way, assisting with maintaining discipline and supporting children to resolving conflicts in a positive way. To deal with incidents of misbehaviour by appropriate intervention and report serious incidents to the senior midday supervisor/duty teacher/head teacher as appropriate.
3. To assist in the dining area and encourage good eating practices, ensuring safety with cutlery and courtesy towards servers and monitors. To encourage children to eat their midday meal and assist with cutting up food, pouring liquids, etc where necessary, paying particular attention to those with special needs or disabilities.
4. To be aware of pupils on special or restricted diets for medical reasons from information provided.
5. To deal promptly with minor incidents, eg cleaning up food spillages, pupils’ accidents with toileting and changing clothes.
6. To tend to pupils who are sick or injured in accordance with the school’s accident/injuries procedures, administering initial first aid and reporting serious injuries to the named first aider and/or supervisor/head teacher as appropriate.
7. To ensure all areas are left clean and tidy in accordance with hygiene, health and safety procedures.
8. To assist with both inside and outside play activities encouraging all children to take part, to co-operate and show respect for others.
9. To ensure that pupils keep out of areas that are out of bounds and don’t leave the school premises. To be aware of security procedures with regard to entrance and exits and to approach visitors and direct them to the appropriate contact person.
10. To be aware of safeguarding responsibilities and report any concerns to the safeguarding lead.
11. To take part in the school’s performance management framework for support staff and participate in training and development activities as required.
12. In addition to the specific responsibilities of the post, as a member of the support team, the post holder will be expected to assist with other tasks of a similar nature, appropriate to the grade, as directed by the head teacher.
Education Southwest is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, social media and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
All applications to Catherine Willcocks via: admin@rydonprimary.org.uk
Closing date: 10 February 2023.
Interview Date: Week commencing 20 February 2023.
Job Details
- OrganisationOther Organisations
- Work LocationTeignbridgeDevon
- Work Postcode
TQ12 3LP
- Reference
AC1279
- Occupational GroupEducation Support
- Salary Details
Grade A1: £10.50 per hour
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypePart Time
- Hours
6.25 hours per week, 38 weeks per annum
- Closing Date
10/02/2023
- DBS Check Required
Yes