Assistant Cook
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough
- £22,369 - £24,496 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Points 7-12 - £22,369 - £24,496 FTE (pro rata for 22.5 hours per week, term time only)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2023
Job overview
Lime Trust is looking for an Assistant Cook to join their team. The Trust consists of 8 schools, 4 special and 4 primary, in Cambridgeshire and North and East London.
This post is an Assistant Cook to work at Lime Academy Orton, a special school split over 2 sites in Orton Goldhay and Orton Malborne, Peterborough, for children and young people with complex needs including learning difficulties, physical impairment and sensory impairment aged from 2-19. This role will primarily be based at the Orton Malborne campus.
Vision and values
The Trust’s vision is to provide high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration and Trust direction, high challenge and high support. All schools in the Trust strive to improve life chances for all and be respected in their local communities.
The Lime Way:
- Always working to be brilliant
- Putting learners' first
- Setting the standard
- Building capacity-rich schools
The Values we embed in our schools are:
- Respect
- Equity
- Self-worth
- Partnership
- Enjoyment
- Communication (a voice for all)
- Trust
The successful candidate
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to contribute to the provision of a high-quality food service, and to create a pleasant meal experience which is value for money and meets the Lime Trust standard for all pupils, staff and visitors.
The successful candidate will be expected to lead on the cooking of meals at the Malborne campus, maintaining high standards in all aspects of professional behaviour and supporting ideas for continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:
- experience of planning menus and stock monitoring
- a secure understanding of how to prepare food in line with specific feeding plans and to cater for all dietary needs and requirements
- experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- a good knowledge of food standards regulations, including allergen management
- good understanding of Health & Safety, COSHH and food hygiene regulations/legislation
Trust Benefits:
The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration, support and development, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike. Benefits include:
- A welcoming and supportive team
- Hardworking, motivated, supportive colleagues and leadership teams
- Employee Assistance Programme
- CPD opportunities, including support with external courses for career development
- Enhanced maternity leave benefits
- National pay rates
- Cycle to work scheme
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 31 August 2023 at 17.00pm
Shortlisting: 1 September 2023
Interviews: TBC
Applications may be reviewed as submitted and an interview may be offered prior to the closing date.
Visits to our schools are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.
Attached documents
About Lime Academy Orton
- Lime Academy Orton
- Clayton Site, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE2 5SD
- United Kingdom
Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 8 schools over 10 locations across Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and four all-through special schools, with 2400 pupils and over 700 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure:
· Learners are safe and enjoy learning
· Everyone feels included, respected, and valued
· An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood
· Employee potential is recognised and invested in
Putting Learners First is the Trust’s vision. We do this by providing high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do
LIME Trust Vision & Values
Putting Learners First is our Trust vision.
We aim to create a nurturing and supportive learning environment for all, encouraging our learners to achieve academic excellence and reach their full potential. We set high expectations and build capacity-rich schools through facilitating school-to-school collaboration. The high challenge we put forward is met with equally high support from our team of education experts, so we continue to improve our children’s lives and futures – especially for disadvantaged pupils.
Our values are based on R.E.S.P.E.C.T. which means we believe that:
Respect is built on unconditional positive regard for all learners, all employees, and our wider communities.
Equity enables everyone to be treated as individuals. It removes barriers, provides opportunity and celebrates difference.
Self-worth creates a culture where all learners, all employees and our wider community have pride in their contributions and feel confident and valued.
Partnership is working together for the common good, ensuring that our learners are at the heart of all that we do.
Enjoyment is feeling happy, safe and motivated to make a positive contribution.
Communication provides a voice for all, creating a shared understanding through dialogue.
Trust is a partnership which requires us to act with integrity. Be brave, honest and kind.
Top 5 reasons for working for Lime Trust
- The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above which are always incorporated in everything the Trusts achieves.
- Reduced workload for teachers as planning days are arranged half termly for all year groups collectively across all schools.
- Enhanced benefits for both teachers and support staff
- CPD and career pathways which enhances career progression across the Trust
- Wellbeing is at the forefront for both leaners and employees.
- The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above and are always at the heart of the direction of the Trust growth plan.
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