Job Description

Location : Chudleigh

Job Ref: Ref-28879

21,270.74 To 21,270.74 Per Year

Employment : Part-Time Permanent

Closing Date : 09 January 2026 09:00 pm

Cook (30 hours) Harcombe House, Chudleigh, Exeter

21,270.74 plus Excellent Benefits including 8% pension, life assurance and family leave





30 hours a week (worked over a 2 week rota pattern)

Week 1 Monday to Friday 08.00 - 14.30 Week 2 Monday to Thursday 13.00 - 19.30 and Sunday 13.00 - 19.30

About us

Fire Fighters Charity delivers specialist health and wellbeing information and support to enable a healthier and happier UK fire services community.


We now have a vacancy for a Cook to join our catering team at Harcombe House, in Chudleigh, near Exeter.

Are you looking for a role without split shifts and antisocial hours?*
Are you looking for a role which is both rewarding and allows you to use your catering skills?*


For more information about working for us, our values and our benefits please click the buttons.

About the role

As a Cook, your role is vital to supporting and enhancing the stay for our service, assisting in their recovery. As part of a small catering team you will provide nutritious and well-balanced meals for our service users and other visitors to our centre.


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.


This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

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 catering skills you have gained previously whilst working as a cook, possibly within a school or nursing home environment. What is most 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.

How to apply

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. More information about us and the role can be found on our website.



Closing Date 12 noon on 9 January 2026.


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.


We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. 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.