Catering Assistant at Lime Academy Orton

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/LAO/07728

Location

Clayton Site, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 5SD

Contract Type

Permanent/Term Time Only

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£8,698.39 - £8,834.85 Annually (Actual)
NJC Points 3-4, 15 hours per week, term time only plus inset days (39 weeks)

Hours Per Week

Weeks Per Year

Closing Date

Midnight, Fri 14th Aug, 2026

Start Date

tbc

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

tbc

Interview Date(s) tbc

About this Role

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Peterborough, the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest and Luton. We have grown to include four primary schools, four all-through special schools and one secondary special school, with 2588 pupils and over 750 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure that:

- 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

The Trust’s vision is to provide 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.

We passionately believe in promoting the well-being of our teams and have a wide range of benefits and systems to support our staff, you can read more about this in the attached recruitment brochure.

Overview of the role:

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to assist the Cook in the day to day operation of the kitchen and provide students, staff and visitors with a pleasant meal experience which is value for money and that meets the Lime Trust standards.

We are looking for an individual:

To assist with or directly support the preparation and service of food and beverages; this may include preparing vegetables, making salads, rolling out pastry and assisting with good food presentation;
To carry out simple cooking functions like frying, cooking vegetables and making custard;
To prepare the dining area for the service of food and/or beverages;
To convey food and beverages from the kitchen to the food service area having due regard to the health and safety of all;
To assist the Cook with any catering arrangements that may be required for visitors

Job purpose :

The postholder will be part of our school support function.

Visits to our schools are warmly welcomed. Please contact Gemma Fone, School Business Manager on 01733 391800 to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted and candidates could be called for interview prior to the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. 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.