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Put your passion and skills to work in a role where every meal makes a difference to children and their families.\n\nJoin Demelza as a part-time Cook and help make our children's hospice a warm and welcoming place. You'll prepare high-quality meals and snacks for children, families, visitors, volunteers and colleagues, bringing a friendly, compassionate approach to the kitchen and supporting the exceptional care we provide every day.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nPrepare fresh, nutritious meals and snacks that bring comfort and enjoyment.\nCater for special dietary requirements.\nMaintain high standards of food hygiene and safety.\nHelp make hospice events and celebrations special through food.\nWork alongside volunteers and colleagues to deliver an excellent catering service.\nWhat We're Looking For\nExperience working in a professional kitchen.\nA passion for preparing high-quality, home-cooked food.\nKnowledge of food hygiene and safe working practices.\nA flexible, reliable and organised approach.\nExcellent teamwork and people skills.\nA commitment to Demelza's values of compassion, quality and respect.\nMore than a catering role, this is your opportunity to bring comfort through food and be part of a dedicated team supporting children with serious or life-limiting conditions and their families.\n\nThis part-time role is 20 hours per week over three days, with working hours between 8:30am and 3:30pm. Some weekend and bank holiday working is included on a rotational basis, with additional enhancements paid for these shifts.\nWant to know more?\nInterested in bringing your cooking skills to Demelza? For an informal chat or further information, please contact Wendy Holmes, Chef, on 0208 8599800.\nClosing date - 29th November (11.59pm)\nInterview date - 7th and 8th December\n\nDemelza greatly values the benefits of a diverse team and embraces diversity, equality, and inclusion in all areas of its work. We are committed to building a diverse and authentic workplace, ensuring that our team reflects the diversity of the children and families we support. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds.\nTo find out how we process your personal data during the recruitment process, please refer to the Employee Recruitment Privacy Notice.\nAs part of our commitment to safer recruitment, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at a level relevant to the role.\nDemelza is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.\nDemelza is an equal opportunities employer. 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