Join the Lee Abbey Community and be part of our welcoming and diverse Kitchen Team.
Are you a skilled and enthusiastic chef with a passion for delivering excellent food? Are you organised, proactive and confident in leading and supporting a team?
We are looking for an experienced Chef to join our Kitchen Team as Deputy at Lee Abbey. Working closely with the Kitchen Team Leader, you will play an important role in the smooth and efficient running of our kitchens and dining areas, helping to create a warm and welcoming experience for our guests and community.
As a member of the community, you will take an active role in the worship, creative and serving aspects of community life, and have the opportunity to explore and use your God-given gifts.
The position is for three years and is residential with an allowance structure including pension, accommodation, and full board.
Applications will be considered on or before 25 October 2026.
For details and application form please contact:
Amy Bailey, Personnel, Lee Abbey, Lynton, Devon. EX35 6JJ
Tel: 01598 754250
E-mail: personnel@leeabbey.org.uk https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk
T: 01598 754250
E: personnel@leeabbey.org.uk
leeabbeydevon.org.uk/vacancies/chef-kitchen-team
Lee Abbey Devon is home to a vibrant international Christian community. We host Christian retreats, conferences and holidays. Lee Abbey welcomes people and serves churches with the vision of people encountering Jesus Christ so that lives, relationships and communities are transformed.
Have you got a passion to serve? Do you want to be part of a community of Christians from many nations around the world, who encourage each other to put Christ at the centre and to live out the gospel in down-to-earth ways?
Being on Community is about living, working, serving and worshipping closely together, being open to being known for who we are. It’s challenging but great fun too, and if you let it, it can be life-changing.