**Head Chef** ============= **Loulé** --------- ### **Contract:** **Full Time****,****Permanent** **Salary:** **€ 35,000 per annum** **Hours:** **40** **per week** An internationally certified Cambridge International School, offering the Cambridge International Curriculum from Pre\-Reception to Year 9 in **Loulé, Portugal**. Catering for about 170 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Snacks and Lunch daily. Very little hospitality at this location. This operates **Monday to Friday** and is a great location to work at. We are looking for a talented **Head Chef** to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in **Loulé.** If you are a current Head chef or Sous Chef working with fresh ingredients and in a fast paced environment then please apply today. You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients \& regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset. **Key responsibilities:** * To work well in a team, providing breakfast, lunch \& hospitality. * To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards * Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled. * Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health \& Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed. * Excellent customer service skills * Great team player **You will have the following skills:** * A genuine interest in food \& excellent customer service * An all\-round team player * Innovation and passion for great food * An organised person with attention to detail **Knowledge / competencies:** * Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English. * Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills. * Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred **Why Join Us?** This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and creative chef to advance their career in a dynamic environment. You'll have the chance to work with fresh ingredients, develop innovative menus, and take on a leadership role while contributing to a thriving kitchen. If you're ready to take the next step in your culinary career, we’d love to hear from you! **About us** Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success. **Disclaimer** All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the **Right to Work in Portugal** to be considered for this role. As part of the onboarding process a clear **Certificado do Registo Criminal (Criminal Record Certificate)** will be required due to the nature of the business. **Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks** We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under\-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.