Overview
Cook (Part Time) Harcombe House, Chudleigh, Exeter
£20,916.22 plus Excellent Benefits including 8% pension, life assurance and family leave
29.5 hours a week (worked over a 2 week rota pattern)
- Week 1 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 08.00 to 15.00 and Sunday 13.30 to 19.30
- Week 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 14.00 to 19.30 and Sunday 13.30 to 19.30
No split shifts
About us
Fire Fighters Charity delivers specialist health and wellbeing information and support to enable a healthier and happier UK fire services community, blending innovative digital services with face-to-face, centre-based and community-based programmes, we offer each of its service users tailored support to meet their individual need.
We now have a vacancy for a Cook to join our catering team at Harcombe House, in Chudleigh, near Exeter.
We offer a great range of employee benefits including 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata), 8% non-contributory pension, family leave, plus a range of wellbeing benefits including Headspace and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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About the role
As a Cook, your role is vital to supporting and enhancing the stay for our service users to assist in their recovery. You will be part of a small and friendly catering team providing nutritious and well-balanced meals for our service users and other visitors to our centre who you will interact with during their stay.
It is important that you ensure effective stock management and that the food prepared in our kitchen is done so in accordance with food preparation requirements and compliance with food hygiene regulations.
About You
This is a fabulous opportunity to join us and work within a supportive and rewarding environment. You will be able to use the skills you have gained previously whilst working as a cook, possibly within a school or nursing home environment. What is important, is that you have experience preparing nutritious and good quality balanced meals and have the ability to follow recipes and set menu’s ensuring our guests enjoy a variety of food during their stay.
You will have knowledge and a clear awareness of dietary restrictions and be familiar with working in an environment where food hygiene standards and food preparation requirements are adhered too.
As well as being an excellent communicator and have the ability to work with others, you will take pride in your work and your interactions with others. Your positive attitude and approach will help shape the environment within our centre and support those staying with us.
Basic computer / IT skills are required.
This role is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Services Check.
How to apply
More information about us and the role can be found on our website or please contact Vikki Nicholls, Hospitality Team Leader on 01626 853639 or via email recruitment@firefighterscharity.org.uk If you would like to arrange a visit to Harcombe House to see our facilities, we would love to show you around.
To apply for the role, please submit your CV and an introductory letter stating why you are interested in both the role and Fire Fighters Charity. Alternatively, please contact us for an application form.
Closing Date 9am 15 August 2025 – We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community. When recruiting our new team members, regardless of the role, we are looking for people who share our values.
Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
