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Sous Chef (High Street Cafe)
Role summary
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The Sous Chef supports the Chef de Cuisine in managing daily kitchen operations at High Street Café, including buffet and à la carte preparation, food quality, presentation, ordering, cost control, hygiene, and team supervision. Candidates should have formal culinary training or equivalent experience and several years of experience in a professional hotel, restaurant, or high-volume kitchen, preferably in an international or luxury property. Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP procedures, menu execution, inventory control, and kitchen organization is expected. The successful candidate should be hands-on, creative, dependable, and able to lead a diverse team while maintaining high standards during busy service periods. Flexibility for shifts, weekends, and holidays is essential.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Shangri-La The Fort, Manila
Shangri-La The Fort, Manila is a luxury mixed-use hotel and lifestyle destination in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for premium hotels, resorts, restaurants, and wellness facilities across Asia and other global markets. The property offers guestrooms, suites, dining venues, meeting and event spaces, recreational facilities, and access to retail and entertainment areas. High Street Café is the hotel’s signature all-day dining restaurant, serving a broad selection of international and local cuisine in a high-volume setting. Shangri-La emphasizes warm Asian hospitality, refined service, culinary quality, employee development, and responsible business practices. Working at The Fort can provide exposure to luxury-hotel standards, multicultural teams, large-scale food production, and career opportunities within the wider Shangri-La network.