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Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Sulawesi, Japan, teaching, poop picking, hoof cleaning, sailing, Sundance, & more…

⭐️Sleep In A Glass Igloo In Lapland

SWEDEN > SKOG Aurora Igloos, a glass igloo and aurora resort located in Swedish Lapland, is looking for volunteers during two periods of winter 2026/27: November 15 to January 7, and February 12 to March 30. Accommodation and meals are provided. In a glass igloo when available. You may have to feed reindeer.

⭐️It’s Churchill Fellowship Time Yet Again

WORLDWIDE > Applications are open until October 20 for another year of Churchill Fellowship awards. Each year, the UK charity supports individual UK citizens to follow their passion for change through learning from the world and bringing that knowledge back to the UK.

Grants cover all travel expenses, food, accommodation and insurance for four to eight weeks to enable recipients to study areas of topical and personal interest for the benefit of their profession or community. This year, they have introduced a brand new Fellowship programme: Civic and democratic engagement.

⭐️Camp Leader

GERMANY > Language Farm is looking for a camp leader for the remainder of this season (until he end of October) and for next season, starting by the end of March 2027. You must have experience working with kids in English or international camps, hold a valid first aid certificate, and be fluent in English.

⭐️Barge Hostess

FRANCE > The Recrewters are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic hostess to join a six passenger hotel barge in France for one week in October, with a view to offering many more weeks throughout 2027.

⭐️World Challenge Expedition Leaders

WORLDWIDE > World Challenge has taken to Season Workers to advertise for people to lead overseas expeditions to a variety of incredible destinations in July 2027. Their freelance leaders come from all walks of life: outdoor professionals, youth workers, teachers, ex-challengers, medics, global travellers.

⭐️Experience Life And Culture In Africa’s Smallest Country

THE GAMBIA > Would you like to spend some time experiencing the culture, sunshine and smiles of The Gambia, West Africa whilst doing something amazing to make a real difference? If so, Gambian Projects, a UK based charity, would love to hear from you as they’re opening applications for volunteers to join their expanding volunteer programme.

They want people with skills in teaching of any kind, music, art, sports, photography, videography, social media, cooking, gardening, carpentry, building or general maintenance, and are open to applications from young people wanting to add volunteering experience to their CV. We don’t know if there are any fees to join this programme.

⭐️Learn Kyrgyz Culture And Traditions In Bishkek

KYRGYZSTAN > Nurbübü Abdirashitova and her family had never hosted travellers in their home until working as a tour guide in Bishkek helped her realise how much she enjoyed telling people about Kyrgyzstan, its history, traditions, and culture.

⭐️Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project

ANTARCTICA > Could you be one of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust's next Inspiring Explorers™? Their next expedition celebrates their 40th anniversary and the collaboration that has made their Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project one of the world’s largest and longest running cold climate conservation programmes.

Alongside young people from across New Zealand, places are available to young people from the UK, Ireland, and the USA currently residing in New Zealand. There are three types of roles to apply for in the team: a general role, a heritage professional role, and a videographer role.

The expedition will take place between January 5 and February 3, 2027, beginning and ending in Queenstown, New Zealand. There is a fee, but at around €1000, you’d probably spend as much staying in New Zealand. Apply by October 5.

     | Antarctic Heritage Trust |

⭐️Sous Chef

FRANCE > Work in a traditional family run hotel and restaurant for the winter season in Les Gets. You will have several years of relevant work experience and be ready to assist the head chef or owner in producing a varied and interesting range of menus.

⭐️Volunteering In A Natural Paradise

SPAIN > Would you like to spend some time in a magical corner of northern Tenerife, surrounded by nature, with ocean views and the sound of the waves as your soundtrack? That’s Al Cafone’s pitch to a volunteer couple who can help out on his rustic finca.

⭐️Duck House And Chicken Coop Cleaning

SPAIN > A long term voluntary position is offered in exchange for full board in your very own self contained chalet, set in the grounds of our rescue sanctuary for farm animals and birds.

⭐️Volunteer At Hopeland Dog Sanctuary Near Thessaloniki

GREECE > Big dogs, small dogs, puppies, older dogs, shy souls, crazy, playful ones, dogs who need patience - they have all sorts of dogs at Hopeland Dog Sanctuary, but this year they don’t have enough volunteers to help with feeding, cleaning, dog care, exercise, socialisation and the daily routine of the sanctuary. Accommodation and groceries are provided at the sanctuary for a volunteer contribution of €125 per week.

⭐️Stoked For The Big Air Scene

AUSTRALIA > Kite Republic is looking for a passionate and stoked instructor to join their water sports shop crew in sunny St Kilda. You will spend your summer on the water teaching, working in their retail environment, and helping run events and clinics - particularly within the Big Air scene.

⭐️Hotel All Rounders

AUSTRALIA > The Linville Hotel, a busy destination pub sitting right on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, is readvertising some of its vacancies due to successful applicants no longer able to take up the position. Find more details (private group) and email them at management@thelinvillehotel.com.au.

⭐️Bar Tender/ Entertainments Host

GREECE > Mark Warner invites you to join his team as a bartender/ entertainments host, where one of Mark’s beautiful Mediterranean resorts becomes your workplace.

⭐️Resort Manager Wanted In Morzine

FRANCE > TG Ski is currently recruiting for a resort manager to join them in Morzine this winter.

⭐️Italian Alps This winter?

ITALY > Looking for chefs and waiters is Villa Klint, a high end hotel with 18 rooms, a restaurant and a lounge area, right on the slopes above Champoluc in Aosta. They say very good staff accommodation will be provided and to send applications to tore@villaklint.com.

⭐️Tall Ships That May Be Looking For Crew Or Volunteers

AT SEA > The Statsraad Lehmkuhl (for which we had a science coordinator vacancy that we’ve now deleted as the application deadline has passed) was one of the pointers directed to Sophie Willcocks, who has been living aboard tall ships for about a year now, by helpful participants in the Tall Ships Opportunities Facegroup group. She’d already been in touch with the Götheborg, and The Lord Nelson was mentioned, both of which we have featured in recent JAB Extra issues.

Hanna Lönnqvist suggested Briggen Tre Kronor and two Norwegian boats: Christian Radich, which she knows sails with a volunteer crew, and the Sörlandet. For sailors aged around the low twenties, there is also a Danish school ship called Danmark. She also suggests applying to Draken Harald Hårfagre, the world’s largest Viking ship sailing in modern times. It takes on professional crew, deckhands and volunteers.

Oscar Lexell says most Swedish ships operate as small clubs with volunteer crew. Most will sail until October, when they are laid up for winter maintenance. Heating and comfort onboard are limited, and most of the time Swedish is the working language onboard, but English is common. Ellen and Constantia, Sunbeam, Shamrock and Ariel, Ingo, Westkust, Mathilda, Kvartsita and Atene all got a name check, as did two sailing high school ships, Gunilla and Älva.

In Europe, he said to also look into the Dutch fleet (try Bark Europa or Stad Amsterdam) or the UK fleet, including Pelican of London. The Bessie Ellen has placements for young people, aged 18 to 26, teaching skills and offering full board for £400 per month.

A few years ago, we featured the Atyla, owned by a Spanish charity promoting life skills through adventure sailing experiences. The ship took on volunteer crew and volunteers in Bilbao over the winter. With the ship currently up for sale, it is unclear if this is still the case.

     | Statsraad Lehmkuhl |

⭐️Ski Higher

FRANCE > We spotted ski and snowboard rental specialists Ski Higher very recently encouraging seasonaires to send their CVs to jobs@skihigher.com.

⭐️Chalet Manager

FRANCE > Previous high end chalet, yacht or villa experience, ideally for a minimum of two winter seasons, nudges the door ajar for Purple Ski’s chalet manager position.

⭐️Look Forward To A Chalet Job With Premier Neige

FRANCE > Premier Neige were still referencing the 2024/5 winter season on its jobs page when we last looked in on them back in April this year and, jeez, they still are. More recently (September 6, 2026), they posted an advert to Season Workers for a chalet chef.

⭐️Chalet Host

FRANCE > Les Propriétés Mont Amour, a chalet rental and property management company in Montriond, Haute-Savoie, is looking for a chalet host to join its team for the upcoming winter season.

⭐️Ski Rental Staff

ITALY & FRANCE > The winter season is just around the corner, and three ski rental and service shops in Italy’s Upper Susa Valley and Montgenevre Hautes-Alpes, in France, are expanding their teams.

⭐️Ski Technicians

SWITZERLAND > Pitstop is hiring someone to service skis and snowboards. More details below or via Zermatt Employment Opportunities.

⭐️Japanese Ski Resort Vacancies

JAPAN > DNA Niseko is now recruiting for chefs and a kitchen manager to work in Kutchan, Niseko. Chalet Madarao, at Madarao Mountain Resort, 15 minutes from Iiyama, is looking for all round winter staff. And Chris Smith is looking for a small crew to do light maintenance and repairs, cosmetic upgrades, cleaning, snow clearing and the like at a new hotel in Akakura Onsen, Myoko. He’s looking for practical, reliable people who are happy to pitch in and get things done.

⭐️Winter Season Staff Wanted In Hakuba And Nozawa Onsen

JAPAN > Nagano Snow Shuttle is recruiting staff for the 2026/27 winter season, from mid December through to mid March. They need someone to manage operations and reservations. Applications are open until September 10.

⭐️Hokkaido Help Exchange

JAPAN > Join Scott Walker, founder of NisekoAccommodation, in Kutchan Town, at the base of Mt Yotei. He is hosting volunteers until October 31. Renovation work on next season’s staff housing and moving furniture need to be done.

⭐️Resort Managers

ANDORRA > For those who are ready to swap the boring 9 to 5 for fresh powder, sunny mountain peaks, and the ultimate winter adventure, Topflight Ski is looking for energetic, mountain obsessed people to join them as resort managers in Andorra for the 2026/27 season.

⭐️Ski Nannies In Tignes

FRANCE > ABSki Childcare is recruiting experienced nannies to join our team in Tignes for the 2026/27 winter season.

⭐️Seasonal Nannies Wanted In The French Alps

FRANCE > Completing t4nanny’s form is the first step to express interest in freelance childcare positions in the Tarantaise Valley.

⭐️Experienced Nannies Wanted

SWITZERLAND > Petit Verbier is still offering full time and peak week roles in Zermatt.

⭐️Chalet Couple Wanted In Méribel

FRANCE > Laura Achieve Hospitality has what they describe as a fantastic opportunity for a professional chalet chef/chauffeur and an experienced host/housekeeper to take responsibility for the day to day running of an exclusive six bedroom chalet sleeping up to 15 guests.

⭐️Ski Resort Cleaning And Housekeeping

SWEDEN & NORWAY > Three new and thoroughly clean Word docs have appeared in the crisp, snow covered village of Hemsedal, where IDP is encouraging EU/EEA citizens to apply for its ski resort housekeeping, cleaning and supervisor positions for the 2026/27 winter season.

⭐️Frugal Off-Grid Cave House Co-Living Project In Andalucia

SPAIN > We spotted Alain Dubois replying recently to a volunteering wanted post in an attempt to attract help to what their Facebook profile describes as a frugal off-grid cave house co-living project in Andalucia. In exchange for 20 hours a week, the deal here is housing in a private cave dwelling, food and drinks, starlink internet, nature and peace.

     | Frugal Off-grid Cave house, co-living project Andalucia Spain |

⭐️Beach Staff Still Wanted In Mallorca

SPAIN > We shared in one of our recent JAB Extras Mar Cala Estancia’s efforts in looking for beach staff / sunbed attendants to join them at Cala Estància Beach in Mallorca. Our reader can’t have been interested, so they reposted the job.

⭐️Plant Based Cook

AUSTRIA > MoaAlm Mountain Retreat is looking for a mountain loving plant based cook to join them for the winter season in Kals-Am Großglockner. Email austria@wearactive.com for more details.

⭐️Abel Tasman Canyons Is Hiring For The 2026/27 Canyoning Season

NEW ZEALAND > Enthusiastic, motivated people are wanted in Motueka, on the Abel Tasman Canyons team. Current opportunities include canyoning trip leaders, assistant guides, and trainee guides. Apply by September 13.

     | Abel Tasman Canyons |

⭐️Volunteer In Chacahua

MEXICO > Art, nature and slow living are the keywords on the website of Arte Arena. They start welcoming volunteers in Chacahua from October 17 and are looking for people who ideally can stay for two weeks or longer throughout October, November, and December. No special skills are necessary, but they especially appreciate people with experience in gardening, permaculture, carpentry, building, painting, cooking, or creative projects. 20 hours a week earns accommodation in a tent and two meals a day.

⭐️Ayurveda And Yoga Retreat Working Holiday

GERMANY > The people behind our favourite potato hotel in Germany have a similar, if less carbohydrate rich, working holiday option at another of their hotels in northern Germany: Wellnesshotel Rundlingsdorf Sagasfeld.

⭐️Teach English Classes In Local Children In Sulawesi

INDONESIA > Motoyungo Foundation is looking for international volunteers to teach free English classes for local children in Gorontalo, Sulawesi. More details below or via Volunteer South East Asia.

⭐️Applications For JET 2027 Open Soon

JAPAN > Applications for the 2027 JET Programme, where foreign nationals can apply to be an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Japan next year, will open shortly, says their British website. Their American one says fall, and Canada not really anything (but is getting their ducks in a row by hiring a JET Programme Assistant to work with the National JET Coordinator to process applications, promote the programme, manage social media).

⭐️Teach In Somaliland

SOMALILAND > The American run Abaarso Network is a system of nonprofit schools in Somaliland. They want teachers, preferably with a BA in education.

⭐️Teaching Experience In Kathmandu

NEPAL > Star Valley Hotel in Thamel, Kathmandu, presents its hotel that also operates an integrated English language school. They are looking for passionate English teaching volunteers from Europe, North America, and other English speaking regions around the world to join them in helping their students build English speaking confidence.

⭐️Helo Again

CAMBODIA > There’s no fee to volunteer near Siem Reap with this small local NGO providing free English teaching to uneducated children in Cambodia, but a daily donation of US$10 from those staying at their homestays sustains their programmes and covers three daily meals and basic amenities.

     | HELO |

⭐️Experience Farm Life In Malaysia

MALAYSIA > TUAI is building a community of people interested in experiencing farm life and supporting local farmers across Malaysia. We don’t know much more about them aside from that they are currently collecting interest for future farm volunteering opportunities via a form.

⭐️Blackberry Irrigator

AUSTRALIA > September 12 is the last day this year to join Costa’s irrigation team from October at their Tasmania blackberry farm.

⭐️Rural Property Caretaker Couple

AUSTRALIA > A reliable, practical and trustworthy couple are wanted to help manage and maintain a large private rural property in the Byron Hinterland, approximately 30 minutes from Byron Bay. The position is expected to commence in late December 2026 or early January 2027.

⭐️Theme Park Games Operators

AUSTRALIA > HBL is seeking seasonal games operators for skill games and amusements in theme parks. They should be physically fit and able to stand for long periods of time.

⭐️Join The Freedom Rainbow Beach Family

AUSTRALIA > Swap ordinary for extraordinary, say Freedom Hostels. They are looking for travellers to join their work for accommodation programme. More details below or via Work For Accommodation In Australia.

⭐️Allround Cleaners

AUSTRALIA > Apollo Bay Holiday Park, on the iconic Great Ocean Road, requires a couple or two singles to fill the role of an allrounder in their park.

⭐️Onion Grading And Packing

NEW ZEALAND > Work in Lincoln grading and packing onions. You will be required to stand and grade onions or stack onion bags for your whole shift.

⭐️Care For Rescue Horses

NEW ZEALAND > We found Kind Farm in South Cardona in The Grand National Guide. With nothing much doing until next April, they reported Kind Farm is offering onsite accommodation to volunteers who can spend around four hours each morning helping care for rescued horses, ponies, donkeys and other animals.

⭐️Experienced Barista

NEW ZEALAND > Kaikōura is said to be a pretty special place to spend the summer, and this could be a great opportunity for a traveller looking to settle down, work hard and enjoy everything Kaikōura has to offer.

⭐️Six Months In The New Zealand Wilderness

NEW ZEALAND > Canoe Safaris New Zealand is seeking guides for the summer 2026/27 season down the Whanganui River.

     | Canoe Safaris New Zealand |

⭐️Surfing Hostel Staff

NEW ZEALAND > Help Bazil’s Hostel & Surf School with cleaning, painting, reception, surf school and other hostel duties. If you can teach yoga or make pizzas, even better. This is a work exchange deal but, due to government rules, they will pay you for the work you do, and then you will pay them back for the accommodation and the surfing. They should be able to point you towards paid work locally in Westport, too.

⭐️Some Eco Volunteering Leads In Portugal

PORTUGAL > Many of the posts from Boa Hora Eco Accommodation’s Instagram are hashtagged volunteer. What the connection is with them to Quinta PazPazes, in Medelim, Idanha-a-Nova, we can’t remember right now, but Bruno Teixeira also says volunteers are welcome, so we’d guess it’s that, and they are both in Portugal, at the very least.

⭐️Volunteer Programmes In Cameroon

CAMEROON > In the last few days voluntouring.org have taken the trouble to list a number of ways to make yourself useful in Cameroon without purchasing an expensive international placement package.

⭐️Youth Development Teacher

ESWATINI >The Peace Corps has a high need for a youth development teacher to join them for over two years in southern Africa.

⭐️Detox Curious Volunteers Wanted

ITALY > At Eatvolve, a small experimental project near Brescia, they are asking what happens when we change not only what we eat, but what we allow into our lives. They provide accommodation, three meals a day, wifi and bicycles to people helping with their experiment.

⭐️Summer 2027 Camp Positions

USA > While we suspect they never really stopped, thoughts at American Summer Camps once again turn to rope swings and canoe races. They are now accepting applications for working at camp in 2027.

⭐️Woofers Wanted In The Middle Of The Jungle

FRENCH GUIANA > Mina and Harris are looking for help on a 14 hectare eco lodge in the Amazon forest.

⭐️Women And Travel Writing

REMOTE > Wanderful is paying US$250 per article to fill two or three paid slots each month centred on women and travel.

⭐️Travel Writing Residential Free Place Available

UK > Steph Dyson and Lottie Gross are giving someone until September 13 to apply for one fully funded place available on their travel writing course in the Cotswolds in November.

⭐️Travel Creator Opportunities

NORWAY > A $6,000 surf trip, a Norway expedition and more were some of the travel creator opps that just ‘slipped and fell’ into this issue of our newsletter from Destination Influence.

⭐️Go DEEP

THAILAND > Association for Development of Environmental Education and Participation (DEEP) has two volunteer positions - in environmental education and a garden volunteer - on its pilot programme across two remote schools in Phayao, Northern Thailand.

⭐️Germany-USA Youth Exchange

GERMANY > The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals is a fellowship that annually young professionals from Germany and the US the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries. The scholarship includes a round trip transatlantic flight, university tuition, language training, living stipend, insurance and programme related travel costs while in Germany. American applicants have until November 3 to apply. They should be 18 and a half to 24 years old high school graduates with a strong interest in Germany and world affairs. Germans going the other way only have until September 11 to apply.

⭐️Fulbright Irish Scholar Awards

USA > The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program grants awards to Irish citizens, or EU and UK citizens resident in the Republic of Ireland for five or more years, to complete postdoctoral or professional research or lecturing for a period of three months to ten months. The deadline for applications is October 29.

⭐️Farm Narava

SLOVENIA > Since we mentioned them last year, Farm Narava took a €12,000 hit of severe windstorm damage, so we’d expect they would welcome volunteer help in activities which include forestry work, gardening, DIY projects, and caring for the animals at their mini cuddle farm. They say their programme is well suited for single parents and families with children. Last information we had said there is a one time €35 per person contribution for one week.

⭐️Sailaway On A Workaway

AT SEA > Is it possible to sail around the world for free? Yes, it is, according to Workaway, who list themselves among a selection of places where volunteers can leverage skills in DIY, repairs, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and engine skills to convince a skipper to let them on board to help with owning, maintaining, and living on a boat.

⭐️Intentional Internationals In Tuscany

ITALY > Villa Sentire is accepting volunteers until October to join its community in the hills of Tuscany, near Arezzo.

⭐️The Essence

MEXICO > Describing themselves as a conscious community practising awareness in daily life, not isolation, Tulum’s The Essence doesn’t share information that we could find about work exchanges on their website. But we recently saw cofounder Chi Om replying with an offer of food and accommodation to someone looking for exactly that.

⭐️Volunteer In Paphos

CYPRUS > People have asked Dalite Gold-Dryer for her Facebook page. She’s building a container home eco village 15 minutes from the beach.

⭐️Chef And General Assistant To Finish The Season

UK > A small, family run inn in the Scottish Highlands is looking for a chef and general assistant to finish the season. Couples or friends are welcome to apply.

⭐️Join The Crew Aboard The Lord Nelson

AT SEA > Volunteer aboard the tall ship Lord Nelson. More Details below or via Sailing Crew Finders Whole World • Long Sailing Trip.

⭐️Boat Barber

SPAIN > A hairdresser is wanted to join the interior team on a busy, private 111m motor yacht. This is a dual role position combining hairdressing, spa and interior duties.

⭐️Tips For Working And Volunteering In A Hostel

WORLDWIDE > Working in a backpackers hostel is often sold as a dream lifestyle: free accommodation, instant friendships, late night adventures, and the chance to meet people from every corner of the world. So says the tame AI the-notoriously-bad-at-writing-an-intro-JAB sometimes turns to once we’ve been staring at a page for over an hour.

But behind the social atmosphere and Instagram worthy moments lies a reality that is far more complicated. Hostel work can be exhausting, unpredictable, and emotionally draining. Long hours, low pay, chaotic guests, constant noise, and blurred boundaries between work and personal life can quickly wear people down. Living where you work means there is rarely an “off switch,” and the same environment that feels exciting at first can become overwhelming over time.

We’ve tracked down a bunch of advice from blogs and Reddit, ranked them from good to bad, cut and pasted them below, corrected a few typos, and given credit where it is due. And, because that’s why we are all here, we have added hostels that regularly take on volunteers or paid staff underneath each comment or tip. These have no relation to any of the opinions given in this post, and to avoid any misunderstandings, we have only done so under the good ones.

The Good

“Do it! It’s the best. I spent almost half the year working in Central/Eastern Europe. The jobs usually don’t pay very much, if at all, but they will cover most your expenses. The best way is to look for jobs is 1-2 months in advance. If you just show up, they will hire people on the spot, but only if they have open positions (people flake out all the time; however, I’ve also seen people wait around for a month for an opening to come up).” - MONSTERTACO

* Volunteer in Sofia: free stay, food & professional training at Hostel N1.

“The atmosphere was fantastic, and the best part was the direct contact with local people, who treated me as one of their own. The friendships I made there will last a lifetime.” - Irene García Felipe writing about her hostel work exchange in Port Barton, in the Philippines

* Jobs at Europe’s most Famous Hostels.

“My time there was exactly what I needed. To stay put for a while in a beautiful and chill town with amazing people and have a purpose. I got to know the staff fairly well and truly enjoyed working with them. The locals quickly realized I was there to stay for a while and treated me like a neighbor.” - Jen Eggener on her time volunteering in Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains of Northwest Morocco

* Join Paintshop Hostel by the beach in Figueira da Foz, Portugal.

“I’ve worked in several hostels for room (and sometimes board). To me, the key was not to think of it as a job, but an experience. The reality is that if you look at things in dollars/hour you probably won’t enjoy it. I would never accept the conditions I worked under in a real job, but I was able to approach hostel volunteering with a different attitude and quite enjoyed it.” - Sea_Concert4946

* Volunteer in Oaxaca, Mexico at Leveli Coliving & Hostel.

“Where I was, it was neither easy nor difficult to get a job there. Cleaners would come and go every week; free accommodation for cleaning a few hours a day, and being behind reception a new job came up every 3-4 months. The best job in the hostel was the ‘Entertainment Manager’, which I did for around 6 months. I had to take anyone who wanted to go out to a certain bar each night and get them the free drinks available. I got free alcohol every night and free accommodation. Best job ever, if you stick around long enough or are popular enough in the hostel to get it.” - PiratePegLeg

* Volunteer with Dreamboat Hostel in Panachajel, Guatemala.

“...as a general rule with some exceptions, party hostels (even more if they have their own bar) are more likely to have this kind of programs than family style ones or those who offer just a bed to sleep. Those which are worth working at, take advantage of having a group of people living there, not just on the economy side but because they help create a friendly atmosphere, making it easier for guests to feel comfortable and have a better overall experience.” - Buck Shelford, who has worked in more than 20 different hostels around the world.

* Join Backpackers @ 1770 working two hours per day for accommodation in Agnes Water, Australia.

“I worked at Brodies Backpackers in Edinburgh, Footprints Backpackers in Sydney, Australia and finally I was the overnight manager at Kanga House Backpackers in the King’s Cross area of Sydney. All three were pretty sweet gigs, and I would highly recommend hostel-work as a fantastic way to earn cash while traveling! Make sure you have a working visa for the country you’re entering though!” - spazberryjam

* Bposhtels offers exchange opportunities in the USA.

“...my experience being a volunteer at a very social/party hostel chain in northern Europe may be of help to anyone considering it! I think if you have worked in demanding environments before (long shifts/bartending/night shifts/partying etc) you will thrive here. For me, I found that I was constantly tired and lacking in energy etc staying in the hostel dorm on my time off sleeping. Of course, I made some great memories, but these all revolved around drinking/going out.” - No-Break7415

* Get paid to run parties and lead tours for Naughty Squirrel in Riga, Latvia.

“I did this in Cusco, Peru for about 6-8 weeks. I worked behind the bar, which was great fun, and a really good way to meet people. From memory, we had to work every second night, which was a good balance between work and play. I didn’t get paid anything, but got free accommodation (saved me about US$20 a night), one free meal per day, and 50% off all booze. It was a good way to live the dream for a while, but it’s pretty hard on the body.” - HairyBeanbags

* Roll up your sleeves and help the UK Youth Hostel Association with painting, decorating, cleaning and more, through their working holiday programme.

“You’ll have to put up with a lot and deal with every sort of bodily fluid. That said, working at hostels has become my favourite thing ever, and I hope you have a blast. You’ll bond with the other volunteers and meet the best people from around the world. It’s definitely worth it all.” - StuckAllOver

* Volunteer in London with Saint James Backpackers.

“My advice is just fucking do it. Half the fun is the unknown.” - finners_

* Whether you’re a musician, DJ, artist, writer, performer, or designer, the Drifters Talent in Residence programme offers you the chance to stay with them on the house in Australia and New Zealand.

Mixed Feelings

“I did it in San Diego. It was great at first (outside the part where they told us there would actually be pay and there wasn’t). Some of the guests are cool. Some people can’t hold their liquor. Some people are just obnoxious for no reason.” - Over-Arrival-1089

“One thing that has not been mentioned is the madness caused by working where you live. The hostel can very easily become your prison. I worked at the bar. Sometimes the bar would run until 4 AM, and I would get to sleep at 5-6, sleep until 12-1 (in the hostel dungeon/staff room), have a couple of hours free before I would get the bar prepared at 5. Also be prepared to DESPISE hostel small talk, “So where you from? What city did you just come from? What city next? Oh really, what hostel did you stay at? Oh, wow, me tooo!” Ughhhhhh! Ok, ok, but you meet tons of great people!” - A-Logueaha

The Bad And The Ugly

“If a business is reliant on free labor to remain profitable it is most likely poorly run. Expect semi-organized chaos and an owner who doesn’t really know what they’re doing.” - magictravelblog

“Be prepared to do absolutely anything. And some of it ain’t pretty. You’ll learn more about bodily functions and plumbing than you’ve ever dreamed.” - Kananaskis_Country

“I have worked in a hostel in a more normal, day-to-day context, and it was horrible. You’d think most hostel guests are travelers having a good time, but there’s a lot of quasi-homeless people as well as older adults only booking because of how cheap it is. And they complain about stuff all the time. And then other people end up complaining about them. Depends on the hostel, of course, but having to charge for every little thing is pretty exhausting. Hearing people complain about their roommate smelling bad, snoring, or masturbating is also exhausting.” - iamcode101

“I’ve volunteered in a few hostels in exchange for a bed and it’s not something I’d do again unless I found a chill, small one where I respected management and had an end date pre booked. In my experience, I’ve ended up being overworked, taking on more duties than originally agreed and it’s been hard to recognise/stand up for myself because I live there too and have a close relationship with those in charge so struggle a bit with boundaries. The bed they give you is usually in a dorm too so your whole life is the hostel with no privacy. At one of them I felt bad socialising with the guests because they didn’t give me set hours but would ask me to help out whilst I was having a smoke or drink.” - soph0809

“I’ve walked into rooms that were supposed to be vacant, but contained horny couples instead. Lots of handjobs in common areas (and shower sex). A drunken Irishman once forgot his key and attempted to break-in with a pumice stone. When that (naturally) didn’t work, he used his fist instead. A crazy South African bouncer/cop-wannabe kid liked to sit next to newer guests and display his ostensibly illegal knives; he was eventually removed when he decided to ‘show off’ his pepper spray in a crowded room. I’ve had guests come to our office because there were homeless people sleeping in their beds. I’ve had to unclog vacuums of condoms, and sacks of weed and various dubious power-like substances. Oh, and we once had a hooker staying with us who ‘disappeared’ for about 3-4 days and left all of her shit behind.” - tumbler_fluff

“Don’t watch the movie.” - Steez-n-Treez

For more bad and ugly, this at once amusing and horrifying Reddit post asking staff of hostels all around the world what is the weirdest shit you’ve ever seen happening amongst backpackers is well worth a read. Most stories involve drugs, nudity, piss or Australians.

⭐️Casting Call For Confident And Bubbly UK Based American Teens

UK > Romey Casting is looking for confident, bubbly teenagers for a shoot for a well-known brand. More details below or via Romey Casting.

⭐️Nature Reserves Assistant Officer

UK > Lancashire Wildlife Trust are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled nature reserves assistant officer to support in the management of habitats and visitor infrastructure at Brockholes Nature Reserve.

⭐️Studio Lambert Spark Trainee Programme

UK > Studio Lambert, the award winning production company behind The Traitors, Race Across the World, Squid Game: The Challenge, Gogglebox and The Grand Tour, is looking for a bright, creative and ambitious trainee for its annual SPARK programme. Paid at or above the London Living Wage, the 12 week programme starts in early January 2027.

⭐️Volunteer For The 2027 Sundance Film Festival

USA > Next year, the 2027 Sundance Film Festival will take place in Boulder, Colorado from January 21 to 31. Applications are open to enjoy the experience as a volunteer.

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⭐️Make Money On The Road

WORLDWIDE > From Facebook pages and freelance work to gate guarding and travel nursing, Kristin Hanes has tested and ranked 56 ways to make money while travelling full time.

⭐️Working Holiday Canada Guide

CANADA > A working holiday in Canada is an opportunity to make money while funding your travels around the Great White North, says Sabrina, who delves into International Experience Canada’s working holiday programme.

⭐️The Whole Volunteering Trend In Tamraght, Taghazout And Imsouane

MOROCCO > Salah Bou thinks the whole volunteering trend in Tamraght, Taghazout and Imsouane deserves a serious discussion, so starts one with the thought that real volunteering is valuable, especially in charities, elderly care, social or environmental projects, but doesn’t seem quite so keen when it comes to hostel jobs.

⭐️Black Stunt Performers

UK > Road Casting is urgently looking for black stunt performers aged 18 to 35 for an upcoming commercial. More details below or via Casting Calls UK.

⭐️Scam Avoidance

AUSTRALIA > In the Backpacker Jobs in Australia (private) group, Emma Hedlund has shared some advice on avoiding scammers.

⭐️General Or Skilled Labourer Wanted In Woolloongabba

AUSTRALIA > We did not select this vacancy in Woolloongabba just because we liked the name Woolloongabba.

⭐️Enter The Travel Photographer Of The Year Awards

WORLDWIDE > Travel Photographer of the Year is in their 24th year of celebrating images from around the world and the best in travel photography. Entries for the 2026 competition close on October 12.

⭐️Winter Wonderland Still Yet To Begin Hiring

UK > Winter Wonderland is returning to Hyde Park this year from November 19 to January 3. Unlike this time last year, they haven’t yet announced they are hiring for positions including magical ice kingdom hosts, ice rink assistants and bar staff, but we’d expect them to do so soon.

⭐️Smooze Cruising

UK > The Southampton International Boat Show will be held this year from September 18 to 27. Attendees may be able to have face to face chats with potential future employers such as Sail Ionian, Sailing Holidays or Sunsail.

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⭐️Fall In Love With Dogs And Never Want To Leave: Lead A Dog Rescue Shelter In Thailand

THAILAND > Would you like to volunteer at a Thai dog rescue and stay forever? At the age of 78, it’s time for Verity Cattanach Poole to retire and find a successor to continue the life changing work of Headrock Dogs Rescue. Right by the sea in Bang Saphan, she is looking for a couple or group who truly understand the level of selfless dedication required. If you have a passion for running your own dog rescue but you don’t know where to start, and are dedicated to relieving the suffering of abandoned and abused dogs and puppies, she would like to meet you.

⭐️Late Season Peligoni Club Vacancies

GREECE > There’s still time to join Peligoni Club this summer. Applications are now open for a selection of late season roles, with start dates from mid to late August. They are looking for people to join their front of house, bar and childcare teams.

⭐️Holiday Nanny Wanted In Zermatt

SWITZERLAND > Petit Verber is looking for a team of fun, enthusiastic and passionate nannies to work in Zermatt for the season, with year round employment opportunities available.

⭐️Yoga And Potatoes

GERMANY > Our favourite potato hotel in Germany recently dropped into Volunteer, Work and Travel away Europe to publicise their unpaid internship. Participants will get free hotel accommodation, meals, yoga and weekly German language classes.

⭐️Sunsail Flotilla Host

GREECE > Sunsail recently posted their requirements for a flotilla host to join them in Lefkas. Primary duties will centre around the yachts, the base and ports of call.

⭐️Looking To Spend The 2026/27 Winter In St Anton?

AUSTRIA > Inghams were recently pushing their chalet host positions in St Anton (private group). More information and applications can also be found on their Workaseason recruitment pages.

⭐️Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Programmes

WORLDWIDE > Fulbright’s English Teaching Assistant (ETA) programmes place Fulbrighters in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to the local English teachers. ETAs help teach the English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the US. The age and academic level of the students vary by country, ranging from kindergarten to university level. Eligibility requirements are given here.

⭐️EPIK Spring 2027 Applications Are Open

SOUTH KOREA > Applications to to apply for one year teaching contracts through the English Programme in Korea (EPIK) opened on August 1. With the aim of improving the English language skills of Korean students, the programme is affiliated with the Korean Ministry of Education and is open to nationals of the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, with a BA degree in any subject, and aged under 62.

     | EPIK English Program In Korea |

⭐️Challenging Adventure

UAE > Outdoor adventure company Challenging Adventure hires British qualified instructors. On their jobs page, they have information for level 1 apprentice instructors, and levels 2, 3 and 4 instructors. We’ve seen them advertising in Facebook groups, including ours, recently too.

⭐️World Animal Welfare

WORLDWIDE > World Animal Welfare recently launched. The free platform that connects animal shelters, rescues, and sanctuaries with volunteers around the world currently has 65+ partner shelters in over ten countries, from Costa Rica to Nepal to Greece.

⭐️Sol Sanctuary And Wildlife Rescue Centre

COSTA RICA > It looks rather nice at Playa Grande, in Guanacaste. Nestled in the jungle and steps from the beach, this eco-friendly location provides, for a fee, the opportunity for volunteers to enjoy the beauty of Costa Rica while helping to give back to the nature and the animals of this beautiful country. The profits generated from the retreats are reinvested into their nonprofit organisation, the Wildlife Protection Alliance.

⭐️Volunteer With The Charles Darwin Foundation In The Galápagos Islands

ECUADOR > Every year since 1971, the Charles Darwin Foundation have welcomed and trained volunteers from all over the world who are committed to the conservation of the Galapagos Islands. Applications for their volunteership in natural history collections are open year round.

⭐️Beyond The Rice Paddies

CAMBODIA > In Kep, the Au-Delà Les Rizières centre welcomes volunteers throughout the year to best meet the needs of the children they host every afternoon, offering English and French classes, as well as weekly activities such as sports, arts and crafts. They select volunteers from diverse backgrounds and based on their personal experience for a minimum of two months to ensure educational continuity and minimise disruption for the children.

If you are a professional in finance, communication, healthcare, an artist, a cultural worker, involved in eco responsible projects , or have another skill, they would like to hear from you, too.

⭐️Residential Nature Reserve Volunteer

UK > Want to gain experience at one of the UK’s finest National Nature Reserves? Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is offering a six month placement at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve. They are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic about natural history and are looking to start a career in nature conservation. Onsite self contained accommodation is provided. Applications close August 24.

⭐️Volunteering At Jacj Cuisi Is Back

BOLIVIA > The roadblocks have been cleared, and Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi are once again welcoming volunteers to their Jacj Cuisi wildlife sanctuary in the Bolivian Amazon.

⭐️Can Bolivia’s Historic Big Cat Release Help Change Jaguar Conservation In The Country?

BOLIVIA > Poaching and wildfires have driven the country’s jaguar population to a critical level, and until now even rescued animals faced life in captivity. The Guardian reports on CIWY’s pioneering activities at their Ambue Ari facility.

⭐️Winter Safari In Lapland

FINLAND > Wild Nordicbare is already thinking about constructing a spectacular team for the winter 2026/27 season. They need people for their operations, front desk customer service and winter activity guides for Rovaniemi.

⭐️Pizza In Lapland

FINLAND > Pizzeria Via Tribunali has seasonal jobs for both experienced FOH and pizzaiolos for their three locations in Levi, Ylläs and Rovaniemi. Apply by August 19.

⭐️Alpine Culture

FRANCE > Back in May, we said Alpine Culture recruits passionate, ski driven hospitality professionals for their luxury chalets in Tignes and Val d’Isère. Now here they are placing ads in Ski-Jobs for a chef and host couple, and a culinary innovator, or head chef to you and us.

⭐️Chalet Resort Driver

FRANCE > Jack and Jill Holidays looks for someone aged over 21 for their resort driver roles in Morzine.

⭐️Winter Work Japan

JAPAN > Whether you’re looking for a gap year experience, a career break, or simply an adventure, the Winter Work Japan programme is brought to you by the same people that run the Camp America programme. Combining work, travel, and snow sports in one package, Winter Work Japan will connect you with Japanese employers and resorts to hopefully find your winter placement match. The fee for UK and Irish nationals to get someone else to make all the arrangements, including guidance through the working holiday visa application, is £895.

⭐️Support Still Needed For Caribbean Street Animals

ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES > Mayreau Animal Welfare is still urgently seeking volunteers to help look after their animals on the beautiful Caribbean island of Mayreau. More details below or via Volunteering Opportunities.

⭐️88 Days Eligible Volunteering At An Australian Wildlife Sanctuary

AUSTRALIA > Funny Ana Barros is currently working at Potoroo Palace Native Animal Education Sanctuary in Merimbula, NSW. Dedicated to the protection and education of Australia’s native wildlife, she says (private group) that they are looking for new volunteers. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside many iconic Australian native animals, including koalas, wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs, dingoes, emus, flying foxes, cockatoos, parrots, kookaburras, reptiles, and many more native species.

They welcome volunteers all year round, and applications are always open, with the next available volunteer positions from December onwards. Their programme includes onsite accommodation, full training, volunteer insurance, and support throughout your stay. An AU$350 contribution applies for the first five weeks.

⭐️Hostel Helper/Housekeeper

AUSTRALIA > After 213 nights at Port Macquarie Backpackers, from guest to volunteer, Simon has moved on. This is perhaps why they are looking for a couple of new crew members to join the team to do some general cleaning and housekeeping for around two or three hours a day, six days per week in return for accommodation. They ask for a four week minimum, but if you’re like Simon you won’t want to leave.

⭐️Paid Animal Care Positions

MOROCCO > Beldi Dog Rescue, a dog rescue and shelter in the mountains near Chefchaouen and Akchour, is urgently looking for long term team members to join their shelter as animal caretakers. More details below or via Volunteer, Work and Travel away Europe. (Please note the email given below might be incorrect. We suggest CCing contact@beldidogrescue.com).

⭐️Surf Camp Resident Manager

SPAIN > Surfescape Fuerteventura is looking for an onsite resident manager (private group) to lead daily operations at their flagship property, a boutique hotel with coworking, yoga, and the Secret Garden restaurant.

⭐️Work And Travel in Norway

NORWAY > Moritz Michaelis dropped into our Facebook group to look for people to join a work and travel cultural exchange programme in Ålesund. He says this is not an employment position. Instead, it’s a volunteer exchange where participants contribute to a meaningful renovation and community project in return for accommodation, meals and the chance to experience life in Norway alongside an international team.

⭐️Join A Husky Kennel Team

NORWAY > The opportunity to spend the winter working with 80 huskies is presented by Malangen Resort. Experience with dogs and/or mushing is preferred, but motivated learners are also welcome. They offer hourly pay, plus a performance bonus, staff accommodation, and winter work clothing.

     | Malangen Resort |

⭐️Last Few Positions Available For Outdoor Instructors At The Adventure Centre

UAE > If you’re at home in the outdoors, passionate about working with young people, and motivated to be part of a team making a real impact, the Adventure Centre still has some positions available in the highlands of Dubai.

⭐️Outdoor Learning And Adventure Lead

INDIA > Worldschooling Hub Goa is looking for an energetic, experienced and confident outdoor learning and adventure lead to join their team in South Goa. You will work with children and teenagers aged three to 18, leading outdoor learning, adventure activities and nature based experiences.

⭐️Windsurf Instructor Wanted In Naxos

GREECE > Ride With The Gods is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated windsurf instructor to join their team for September 2026 in beautiful Naxos.

⭐️Rope And Land Department Leader

UAE > Most of Ecoventures' positions are closed, but they are still hiring a ropes and land department leader to manage all aspects of ropes and land, mentor staff and help young people develop skills that last a lifetime. More details below or via Outdoor Education Jobs.

Ecoventure also posted to our own Facebook group recently that they are looking for a department Leader for their Al Mazra’s Camp. The link isn’t working on their own positions vacant page, but more details are given here.

⭐️Camp Leaders

GERMANY > Germans with a native level of English, or native English speakers already living in Germany, will have to wait a little longer until Language Farm updates their application form to join their English language summer camps in 2027. For camp leaders with experience working with kids in English or international camps, interested in working the current, ongoing season until the end of October, and for next season, the time is now.

⭐️Volunteers Are Welcome To Help The Assa Centre in Southern Morocco

MOROCCO > Far from the usual tourist routes, where many families face real economic hardship and young people have fewer educational opportunities, the Centre Michel Vieuchange is looking for volunteers who genuinely want to contribute. You will work alongside local teachers and staff who are already deeply committed to their students.

Depending on your abilities and the centre’s needs, you may assist in classrooms, lead language lessons or conversation activities, or help with other practical responsibilities. Teaching experience is welcome, but not required.

CMV provides simple shared accommodation, two meals per day, and local support. Volunteers should be prepared to share space, participate in daily responsibilities, adapt to rural life, and contribute approximately 18 evening hours each week.

⭐️Academic Tutors Wanted In Ho Chi Minh City

VIETNAM > ITG is currently looking for business, science, maths, French, Spanish and psychology tutors. More details below or via Jobs Abroad Bulletin - Worldwide Travel, Adventure & Backpacker Jobs.

⭐️Help Run A Hostel

SWEDEN > Volunteers are needed to help run a hostel in a forest close to a sea like lake in mid Sweden. Free room and board are offered in exchange for 25 hours of work per week. Pets are welcome, and there is a possibility to run workshops in their yoga hall. They prefer a long time commitment, but they will consider all who are willing to join them for at least a month.

⭐️Volunteers Wanted At A Small Farm In Finland

FINLAND > Helping with newborn lambs, seeing the aurora borealis, and ice swimming in winter are some of the things past volunteers have experienced helping on this small farm in Hartola. You don’t need to be an experienced farmer: what matters most is a positive attitude, willingness to help and being proactive.

⭐️Himalayan Trekking Guides

NEPAL > The Wild Path reports Footprint Adventure needs two female trekking guides to lead unforgettable journeys across the majestic Himalayas. More details below or via Footprint Adventure.

⭐️Amphibian And Reptile Conservation

UK > Also spotted in The Wild Path (issue 53, July 30) are two seasonal winter field officer positions in Surrey. The work involves clearing scrub and trees - so a chainsaw certificate is required - that shelter rare sand lizards, smooth snakes and natterjack toads. Applications close August 10.

⭐️Chalet Jobs With Purple Ski

FRANCE > A reminder that Purple Ski’s jobs page has been updated for 2026/27 recruitment and we’ve seen them advertising on third party websites recently. They are happy to have UK staff working in their chalets in Méribel, Courchevel and Val d’Isère, and help arrange your visa to work in France. Early application is recommended to be able to get these in time.

⭐️Brunch Is Better With Donkeys

AUSTRALIA > An hour from central Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the Bearded Dragon Hotel Tamborine and their miniature donkeys have multiple food and beverage positions available.

⭐️Ski And Snowboard Instructors For The 2026/27 Winter Season

JAPAN > SORA is now recruiting ski and snowboard instructors who hold a valid ski or snowboard instructor certification that qualifies for a Japan work visa application. More details below or via Ski resort jobs.

⭐️Sea Kayak Guide

NORWAY > There’s a short term, last minute late summer job going with Lofoten Arctic Adventures. A minimum of two or three seasons’ experience as a sea kayak guide is needed.

⭐️Lifeguards, Surf And Kayak, And Outdoor Instructors

IRELAND > Achill Surf is looking for lifeguards, surf and kayak, and outdoor instructors for the remainder of the 2026 season until the end of October on Achill Island. Accommodation is included.

⭐️Vrouva Farm Animal Sanctuary

GREECE > Sharing her Greek island home of Aegina, Rowena Harding recently alerted us to Vrouva Farm Animal Sanctuary’s urgent need for volunteers to fill in for some cancellations they had recently. Once this emergency has passed, the safe haven for old, abandoned and abused animals will next have openings for volunteers in January 2027.

     | Vrouva Farm Aegina |

⭐️A Chance To Volunteer Near The Pyramids

EGYPT > Alf Layla Eco Farm & Guesthouse first came to our attention when they announced themselves to a wanted ad. In the Egyptian countryside on the outskirts of Cairo, 13km from the Pyramids, the only other reference to their taking on volunteers is this advert from a few months ago.

⭐️Volunteer Opportunity In Blue Lagoon, Abu Galoum, Sinai

EGYPT > Appearing to be neither a non profit, community based organisation, nor a social impact group serving underprivileged communities as per Volunteer Abroad For Free’s guidelines and likely to be removed, we’ll reproduce Geo Tribe’s text in full and link to their application form:

“We’re looking for passionate volunteers to join us in Blue Lagoon, the heart of Abu Galoum Protectorate. Live in a stunning natural protectorate, surrounded by the Red Sea and desert mountains. Exchange your skills in cooking, maintenance, and general operations for free accommodation and meals. This is more than a trip - it’s a chance to immerse yourself in Bedouin culture, protect its ecosystem, and become part of our tribe.”

⭐️Bird Ringing Camp Volunteer Waiting List

POLAND > Operation Baltic is a world renowned bird research project going on for more than half a century. Already, as we write on the same day this opportunity was posted, all places for volunteers without bird handling experience are already taken, but they are accepting applications for their waiting list and still have spots for candidates with experience with extracting birds from mist nets. Apply by September 7.

⭐️Learn The Bedouin Way

JORDAN > Ming Khor enjoyed her experience helping a Bedouin homesteader with their garden in Wadi Rum. She answered an ad for volunteers on Facebook and spent a month learning the Bedouin way in Wadi Rum, close to Aqaba in southern Jordan, living in a tent for a month to master the secrets of the desert.

You too can experience the Bedouin desert culture by volunteering on projects hosted by or with Bedouin families in Wadi Rum, or in nearby Wadi Musa. On days off, volunteers will be able to enjoy all the activities offered to paying tourists, such as rock climbing, trekking, horse riding, jeep tours and trips to Petra, the famed city of the Nabataeans.

We found the following work exchanges on Workaway needing help over the next few months:

* Experience life in our Bedouin culture in Wadi Rum - See Wadi Rum from the Bedouin’s perspective and not as a tourist. For your host, Zead, life is all about giving the guests in his traditional Bedouin camp the best experience. This includes guiding tours, hiking through the desert and sleeping under the stars. Though experienced in this side of the business, he needs help creating and maintaining an online presence for his business. If you feel fit enough, you can assist with guiding tours too.

* Help care for the animals/with social media and learn about Bedouin way of life in Petra - Bedouin families used to live in caves in and around the historic and stunning Petra site until they were moved by the government into modern housing in a nearby village. Ghassab, who returned home from living in Germany, looks for volunteers to clean, feed, and herd goats in the mountains. There’s a spare room, but if you want to stay in a cave, it is an option sometimes of the year. We featured this Workaway a few years ago in a post about cave houses. Back then, volunteers were taken every day into the mountains by Ghassab’s 85 year old mother. She’s 90 now and still very strong and healthy for her age.

* Join my traditional Bedouin Camp and experience amazing Wadi Rum - Volunteers able to expand this desert camp’s online presence to attract new visitors are most coveted, but professional photographers and volunteers with experience in social media marketing are also desired. Volunteers will receive a warm welcome and a bed in Mohammed’s house when staying in the village, and a private tent when in the desert.

* Help at my beautiful camp and exchange culture in Wadi Rum desert - Workawayers can choose to stay in Ahmad’s family home or at the camp, where a typical night is sitting around the fire, cooking food and drinking cups of sweet Bedouin tea, exchanging stories, ideas and singing, wrapped in blankets. Expect to be visited by desert mice at night and by small birds in the early morning, as they search for breadcrumbs and food.

* Social media gurus welcome to enjoy an authentic Bedouin experience in the Wadi Rum desert - If you’re good with photography, video editing, writing, or social media management, this family owned and operated camp welcomes the support of tech savvy people to improve their website and online presence. Supporting camp activities - assisting with guests, organising small events, or helping with daily camp life - is also an option here.

* Experience life in our Bedouin culture in Wadi Rum - For Cormac, staying with Ziad and his family for three weeks in Wadi Rum was among the most incredible and unique of his dozen or so volunteering experiences over the last couple of years. Most of his time was spent helping around the camp, with the breakfast and dinner service, cleaning the tents, and feeding the sheep and camels. If you have a driving license, you can borrow a car and go around the village or desert by yourself.

⭐️Adventures In Time And Space

SPAIN > Time and Space Equine Education Sanctuary in Southern Spain is looking for practical volunteers to help them prepare for the winter months. More details below or via Volunteer, Work and Travel away Europe.

⭐️Registration Of Interest For JCA’s Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship

UK > JCA Adventure’s ten month outdoor activity instructor apprenticeship starts in January each year, offering the chance to gain experience and industry recognised qualifications while earning the National Apprenticeship Wage. This is a residential position based at Condover Hall in Shropshire, one of their UK children’s activity centres. Registrations of interest for 2027 are now being taken.

⭐️There’s Still Time For Peace Boat

AT SEA > The deadline is coming up to get onto Peace Boat’s 125th voyage departing Japan on December 15. Their GET language school onboard looks for experienced English or Spanish language teachers to join them on their way to Antarctica via the savannah fields of Africa, the rainforests and mountains of South America, and the sparkling seas of the South Pacific. While these are unpaid positions, Peace Boat covers the cost of visas, port fees, room and board. Applications close on August 24.

⭐️Language Inn Osaka Accommodation Work Exchange

JAPAN > Language Inn is a side hustle of the J-Hoppers Osaka Universal hostel. They are hoping to have many foreigners stay with them, offering free accommodation to create an international English language atmosphere in their hostel for Japanese guests. The work exchange is open to those with a working holiday visa, spouse visa, or a student visa, but not on a tourist visa.

⭐️Five Childcare Employers In The Alps This Winter

EUROPE > Ski Famille and Ski Vertigo are good options in particular for skiing childcarers. They welcome British passport holders and still had childcare roles available in the French Alps for winter 26/27 when we last checked in on them just over a week ago.

Powder Byrne’s services to their guests in Austria, Switzerland and Italy include exclusive childcare facilities. Managers, children’s club assistants and crèche assistants are needed to staff these. They always require additional personnel over the winter season’s peak weeks - Christmas/New Year, February half term and Easter.

If you can professionally communicate with parents and suppliers whilst always remaining calm and in control with a reassuring smile, TUI is hiring childcare reps for their Crystal Ski brand. Applicants must hold an EU passport.

Chilly Powder began their recruitment process nice and early for positions including nannies in Morzine-Avoriaz. Just over a week ago, they were advertising for someone with childcare qualifications to be their next childcare manager.

The childcare team at Family Ski consists of qualified early years specialists, activity leaders, and ski school helpers. The bad news is they are already fully recruited for the 26/27 season, but those with the right to work in France can be added to their reserve team.

Neilson would be on this list, but as we wrote in May, they are still taking registrations of interest for the winter. They also state the best pathway to winter currently is through working a Neilson summer season.

Childcare specialists Alpine Resort Nannies, Merinannies, and Jelly and Ice Cream are also obvious good options to ponder.

⭐️Become A Nanny In The Three Valleys

FRANCE > Not all of their team can return next season, as much as they would love them to, so Méribel Nanny Services are recruiting for their last two full time spaces for Winter 2026/27. More details below or via Winter 2026/27 Ski Season Jobs.

⭐️Grape Picking In France

FRANCE > The French vendange is no longer the rite of passage it once was for previous generations of working travellers. Nonetheless, there is still interest in harvesting work in Europe. The changing climate will have its say - and grapes have always followed their own timetable - with harvests starting up to two weeks later or earlier than expected, but the French grape picking harvest typically begins in September, sometimes October, with recruitment kicking in this month.

Jobs will be available, often at short notice, for pickers and porters in the winefields of the ten main growing regions. These are: Alsace, Beaujolais, Bergerac, Bordelais, Bourgogne, Champagne, Chablis, Chotes du Rhone, Languedoc Roussilion and Val Loire. Grape picking starts earliest in southern France. Some areas might be on fire.

French speakers with the right to work in France can make use of job listings on France Travail, a French government agency website. Contact details for half a dozen vineyards are given on Picking Jobs. Volunteering for an experience and camaraderie could be another idea.

Other harvests coming up in France include apples and plums in Brittany and the Dordogne; apricots and peppers in Provence; pears in the Loire and the Rhone valleys and apples in Normandy and Languedoc-Roussillon.

⭐️Assistant Field Station Manager

CAYMAN ISLANDS > If you’re an experienced dive professional with a passion for marine conservation, are organised and eager to work in an adventurous, fast paced environment, CCMI is looking for the next assistant field station manager at Little Cayman Research Centre. Apply by August 8.

⭐️Greek Island Entertainers

GREECE > Palmera Agency needs two all round entertainers to, among other things, manage kids club activities for children aged four to ten. Previous experience in entertainment, sports, fitness, DJing or working with children is an advantage.

⭐️Teaching Jobs In Riyadh

SAUDI ARABIA > Looking for a teaching opportunity in Riyadh? Content creator Muhammad Tahir has shared ten schools where you can send your CV directly.

⭐️Qatar Teaching Opportunities

QATAR > Amethyst Education recruitment agency is recruiting primary and secondary teachers for multiple British International Schools within Qatar to start in August 2026 and January 2027. More details below or via International Schools teaching vacancies.

⭐️The New School Year Begins In September In Poland

POLAND > It’s peak hiring time for English teachers in Poland. Now is the time to get your boots on the ground, either literally or online. Telf.org is the usual suspect to start for tips and leads. Pracuj.pl has plenty of ads posted recently.

⭐️Year Round Horse Care Volunteer Opportunity In Perugia

ITALY > Horse Lagoon Foundation is looking for horse people to join their foundation as volunteers throughout the year. Previous experience with horses is essential.

⭐️Are You A Travelling Artist, Musician, Juggler, Or Street Performer?

NICARAGUA > Last month, we briefly mentioned El Zopilote. They play hosts to volunteers on their Ometepe Island permaculture farm. El Zopilote began in 2002 as a hostel and still is one today. It is willing to exchange accommodation and food with creative souls who bring magic, music, and smiles to their guests. All styles are welcome: music, theatre, circus, dance, DJs, experimental art…

     | El Zopilote, Isla de Ometepe |

⭐️A Lingo Home

VIETNAM > At Lingo Home in Hà Giang Province, local children and young people learn English and share their H’mong culture with people from around the world. Volunteers staying a month are offered accommodation and meals to help them out, although longer stays of two to six months are preferred.

⭐️English Homestay In Hanoi

VIETNAM > Riverside Education Center seeks to attract volunteers to Hanoi via their English Homestay LongBien project. They have a listing on Worldpackers, where more details can be found, but their membership can be bypassed via their own contact information.

⭐️Farmstay Volunteering In Phu Yen

VIETNAM > Đinh Lê Thảo Nguyên recently suggested Đá Dĩa Farmstay in Phu Yen as a destination to someone looking to do a spot of volunteering in Vietnam. She shared this graphic and a link to more details and their application form.

⭐️Volunteer In Hanoi

VIETNAM > The Kidwell Academy is looking for one or more English speaking volunteers to join their home school in Hanoi. More details below or via Volunteer & hospitality exchange, food and accommodation (No fees).

⭐️EVP Elephant Sanctuary Internships

CAMBODIA > Paid coordinator positions for Elephant Valley Project have featured in a couple of our recent JAB Extra issues, but Cambodia’s oldest elephant sanctuary also takes on interns for three months across four intakes per year. Open to both Cambodian citizens and international applicants, these do not come with a salary, but neither is there a programme fee. Food and accommodation may be available depending on the season. Otherwise, interns will have to house themselves nearby for $100 to $150 per month.

⭐️Volunteer At A Rescue Shelter In Coron

PHILIPPINES > A shelter, home to over 100 rescued dogs and cats, needs volunteers to help out (private group) around the place and spend time with their animals. More information can be found on the Coron Animal Savers website or from this (older) post on their Instagram.

⭐️Volunteer With A Dog Sanctuary Near Bucharest Socialise And Love Their Rescues

ROMANIA > 40 dogs call UK registered charity Penny’s Ark Sanctuary home. Volunteers are provided with accommodation to stay and help them with the day to day life running a dog sanctuary in the countryside near the Romanian capital. Ideally, they are looking for medium to longer term volunteers so the dogs can get used to you and not chop and change too much.

⭐️Animal Lovers Needed

AUSTRALIA > Two animal loving superstars are needed by Luckystars to help them with daily animal care and general sanctuary duties in mid August and mid September for at least four weeks. Find them on the mid north coast of NSW between Port Stephens and Taree.

     | Lucky Stars Sanctuary Inc |

⭐️Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists, And Massage Therapists

AUSTRIA > Apply by August 15 to land one of these physiotherapy, sports therapy and massage therapy positions in St Anton am Arlberg, in the Austrian Alps. They might still have a couple of vacant summer positions, too.

⭐️Female Nannies For Winter 2026/27

AUSTRIA > Come and join our team and have the experience of a lifetime and meet people from all over the world, says Googie’s Babysitting Agency. They are looking for babysitters to work with families in Lech, Oberlech, Zurs and Zug in Austria for evenings, days, whole weeks, and sometimes fortnights of work.

⭐️Bro Pair

NEW ZEALAND > Amanda is seeking a bro pair / manny to help with her four boys - three children and a dog - in South Auckland.

⭐️Daytime PR

SPAIN > Sky Bar is looking for confident, friendly and energetic PRs to join their daytime team. More details below or via Tenerife Jobs.

⭐️Year Round Hostel Volunteering Opportunities In Malta

MALTA > Bookarest Hostel Malta is looking for friendly, responsible, and energetic volunteers to work for them throughout the year in exchange for accommodation. It is Denise Greve - rather than the OP, who responds to replies with nothing but “send us a DM” - who reveals the terms are five hours a days, five days a week. She thinks this should be a paid job.

⭐️Coliving Blogger Work Exchange

MEXICO > Hosted stays are available to bloggers between now and October 31 with Amplitude Coliving in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.

⭐️ Aeroplane To Busan

SOUTH KOREA > Via Wildly Successful Travelpreneurs, we discovered the 2026 World Creator Festival in Busan, South Korea. They will cover airfare, accommodation, and travel expenses of selected creators. Apply by August 16.

⭐️Video Content Creator For Exclusive Hotels

EGYPT > Human Eye Digital is currently looking for a video content creator to join them around the end of August/beginning of September for a minimum three month collaboration creating content daily for five hotels along the Red Sea Coast. A financial reward of €300 per month is included in the overall package which also includes accommodations and return flights from Europe.

⭐️A Road Trip Through Cyberpunk Chongqing

CHINA > Travel, automotive, technology, and photography content creators active on major international social platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, are welcome on a nine day immersive trip through the real life cyberpunk city of Chongqing. Accommodation, meals, transport and activities are all covered. Register by August 10. This and 13 other creator opportunities, plus plenty more giveaways, are listed in the latest issue of Destination Influence.

⭐️Tourism Boards That Will Host Creators For Free

WORLDWIDE > Sarah McArthur has also rounded up ten tourism boards actively looking for creators to host on press trips.

⭐️Social Media Manager

NEW ZEALAND > A creative social media manager is wanted to help launch and grow the online presence of Pier Beauty.

⭐️Volunteer At A Queer Led Retreat Centre In Gran Canaria

SPAIN > This opportunity is aimed at adults interested in volunteering in Gran Canaria in a queer led, clothing optional and welcoming environment.

⭐️Korea Theme Park Casting

SOUTH KOREA > Rising Stars Talents is casting for dancers who would like an up to 12 month contract in Korea with flights and accommodation provided. The Switzerland based agency is holding out on providing full details until after registrations are made with with them.

⭐️ESC Volunteering Opportunity In Ankara

TURKIYE > Creative, patient, open minded volunteers who enjoy working with children are invited to take part in long term early childhood education volunteering in Ankara.

⭐️The Magic Down There Is So Strong

MEXICO > At Puerto Bianco, they’re inviting artists, artisans, and creative makers to join them in bringing new life to their beachfront boutique hotel in Acapulco.

⭐️Volunteering In Cusco

PERU > LAFF is a UK registered charity, working with partner organisations in Peru to help disadvantaged children and young people build a better future. Volunteers will be based in Cusco for three months and are expected to cover all their own costs. Volunteers should already speak a good level of Spanish and are expected to take their work as seriously as they would a paid job, working five days a week and requesting any holidays in advance.

⭐️Volunteer For Conservation

NEW ZEALAND > If you’re visiting New Zealand and would like to volunteer, the Department of Conservation, the government agency charged with conserving New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage, welcomes you to get involved.

⭐️What To Know About A Working Holiday In Australia

AUSTRALIA & WORLDWIDE > Neve, who is not a digital nomad; she’s a seasonaire, shares the 13 things she wished everyone knew about a working holiday in Australia.

⭐️Third Year Working Holiday Visa For Australia Guide

AUSTRALIA > Australia Backpackers Guide provide some information on how to stick around for a third year on a Working Holiday Visa.

⭐️Casual Beekeeping Worker Wanted

NEW ZEALAND > Eyers Apiaries is looking for one hardworking backpacker or casual worker to join their family run beekeeping operation during the kiwifruit pollination season. Your main role will be feeding bee hives around the Cambridge and Bay of Plenty areas.

⭐️National Park Lodge Worker Needed

NEW ZEALAND > Pipers Ski Lodge, in the middle of North Island, close to Ruapehu ski field, is in need of a seasonal worker for their busy lodge this winter, for between two and five months.

⭐️Luxury Chalet Stay Help Wanted

NEW ZEALAND > Discovery Lodge is looking for a reliable, outdoors loving couple (or two friends) to enjoy a comfortable private chalet stay in one of New Zealand’s most spectacular locations in return for helping with some light outdoor tasks around the property.

⭐️Outback Dinosaur Adventure

AUSTRALIA > Located in the remote Queensland outback, the Eromanga Natural History Museum, home of Australotitan (”Cooper”), Australia’s largest dinosaur and one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered in the world, is seeking an enthusiastic allrounder and tour guide for a seasonal role from August through October. This position is described as perfect for a backpacker who enjoys meeting people, learning new skills, and isn’t afraid to jump into a variety of tasks.

     | Eromanga Natural History Museum |

⭐️A Life Well Loved

WORLDWIDE > There won’t be any more housesit diaries in Hannah Wilkinson’s newsletter. She’s moving to Scotland, ending her housesitting era after 30 months, five countries, 34 housesits, and 56 pets.

⭐️Inside Thailand’s Animal Rescue Network Saving Strays

THAILAND > Thailand’s urban and rural environments are home to a vast population of stray animals whose safety depends on delicate networks of care. Photographer Jackson Morrow spent three years with the Soi Dog Foundation (who take on volunteers) in Phuket documenting the systems that shape their survival.

⭐️Zombie Dancers Wanted

UK > York Maze is looking for a confident troupe of high energy dancers to bring their immersive flashmob style entertainment to life this Halloween season. Applications close on August 23, or sooner if all spaces are filled.

⭐️Jazz On The Beach

USA > The LA Jazz Festival is assembling an energetic, professional food and beverage team to serve the thousands of guests attending their jazz events.

⭐️Waste Witches Wanted

UK > Volunteer at Medicine Festival from August 12 to 17 as a waste witch. They still have some positions available to make all the rubbish left behind magically disappear. Bin bag chucking and wheelie bin rolling skills are appreciated.

⭐️Magic Elf Roles

UK > LaplandUK is now casting magic elves to help bring Christmas to life this winter at their sites in Manchester and Ascot. For this immersive theatrical production, magic elves escort families through the experience, guide them to Father Christmas’ woodland cabin, take photographs during their visit, and help ensure every guest enjoys a truly magical experience. No previous acting experience is required for this paid nine week seasonal contract starting in October.

⭐️Airport Elves Wanted

UK > Forget about AI. It’s the elves we should worry about taking our jobs. We’ve yet another vacancy for elves in JAB: this one involves creating unforgettable holiday moments at UK airports. More details below or via Live Business.

⭐️How Much Money Tara Made Writing A Guidebook

REMOTE > Tara Wells scored the holy grail for many writers: a publishing contract for her dream book, distributed widely, and well received by readers. Five years later, she tots up her costs and earnings.

⭐️Become A Homestay Teacher

WORLDWIDE > Here’s an idea for travelling teachers who are not currently travelling. If you have a teaching qualification, you could become a homestay teacher. Teachers provide meals and accommodation alongside formal or informal lessons to help students accelerate their language acquisition. Lingoo are looking for English homestay teachers and host tutors in all parts of the UK, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand who can offer a comfortable and hospitable home environment.

⭐️“I Want To Work On Yachts. Where Do I Begin?”

AT SEA > So you want a job in yachting? Here’s where to start, says Erica Lay, superyacht crew agent and author of Superyacht Life: How to Start, Succeed, & Stay Sane.

⭐️Escape Room And Hostel Assistant

NEW ZEALAND > Help out at a backpackers hostel and escape room business in Napier in exchange for free accommodation.

⭐️Campervan Groomer

NEW ZEALAND > Spaceship Rentals want someone with a great attitude who is practical, fun, hard working and prepared to do a range of tasks to help their operational team in Christchurch for three or four months with the possibility to extend.

⭐️Volunteer At LA28

USA > The 2028 Summer Olympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles from July 14 to July 30, 2028. A crew of 60,000 will set the stage and keep it running smoothly across eight key areas: Ceremonies, Communications, Driving, Experience, Medical, Operations, Sport, and Technology. Along with LA, volunteers are needed in seven other cities around the United States: Oklahoma City, New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San José and San Diego.

     | LA28 |

⭐️Nanny Jobs In The UK

UK > One World Nannies, based in London, recruits nannies from Australia and New Zealand via their Facebook page.

⭐️Kitty Match Maker

IRELAND > A kitty match maker is one of the open volunteer roles - best suited to people living locally or able to finance their own stay in Dublin - listed with The Cat and Dog Protection Association of Ireland.

⭐️How Can I Become A Lifeguard?

UK > Find out everything you need to know about how to become a lifeguard; from qualification criteria, health requirements, where to find a course and more via the RNLI website. Open vacancies for both paid and volunteer lifeguard roles are also listed.

⭐️Following A Food Vlogger In Bangkok

THAILAND > Paddy Doyle followed his mate, food vlogger Gary Butler, around Bangkok, asking how he has turned eating Thai food into a living.

⭐️Photographer Seeks Fit, Athletic Males In Melbourne

AUSTRALIA > A photographer is seeking confident, fit/athletic or good looking guys for male model jobs. No experience is required.

⭐️Play Sit Stay

UK > A brand new doggy daycare in the North East of England is looking for volunteers to help with tasks including adventure walks, marketing, customer service and DIY. Homestead accommodation and use of a work van are provided in return.

⭐️Wild Tunes And Shelter Animals

USA > Can a guitar, a flute or a soft voice help animals feel calmer in a shelter? Wild Tunes is trying to answer that question through a simple and unusual form of volunteering: musicians playing live music for shelter animals. The US based nonprofit project connects volunteer musicians with animal shelters: instead of performing for a human audience, volunteers play or sing for animals living in shelters.

⭐️Tips For Getting On With Your Croworkers

WORLDWIDE > For anyone out there that has to work with difficult individuals, here is some advice offered up in the Wildlife Science Career Network by Nicki, who had to put up with a puffin that was just awful with her; Laura, who worked with a bird that was a general dick to all; and Clara, who ultimately became dear friends with a grumpy old crow.

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⭐Expedition Support Crew Wanted – Join A Running Expedition Across Eurasia

CENTRAL ASIA > In May 2026, Ria began running from Vladivostok, Russia, to Cabo da Roca, Portugal, becoming the first woman to run along the ancient Silk Road from coast to coast. Someone available for approximately four to six months beginning in September is needed to support the Central Asia section. The role will include driving a small RV, managing logistics, and helping with border crossings, visas and local administration. All expedition related day to day expenses are covered, along with flights to the agreed start and finish locations.

⭐️Level 3 Childcarers For Winter 2026/27

FRANCE > Ski Famille and Ski Vertigo recently posted on their social media about their need for Level 3 childcarers. Join them for winter 2026/27 to combine your passion for childcare with the excitement of living and working in a beautiful ski resort.

⭐Ice Karting Track Employee Wanted In Lapland

FINLAND > If your heart beats for speed, engines and the spirit of doing things, and you are not afraid of getting your hands dirty, this place is waiting for you. You will join a growing, professional motorsport team doing laps in Lapland. They have an employee apartment for rent. The working language is English. A driver’s license is required.

⭐Join A Nomadic Family In Africa

AFRICA > A French family travelling full time across Africa in an expedition truck with their two young boys is advertising for an open minded woman who would love to experience a different way of life for a few weeks, a few months… or even longer. In exchange for accommodation, food and an unforgettable adventure, they’d appreciate some help with everyday life: They say this is not a full time nanny position, that they are looking for someone who wants to experience slow travel and discover Africa from the inside. Speaking French would be a bonus.

⭐️Mobile Massage, Beauty, And Physio Therapists

FRANCE > This winter, Massage Me will once again be looking for staff to wow customers with their faultless service and awesome skills. They need a team on board who are excited by what they do and want to be part of the challenge.

⭐Far East Snowsports Social Media Manager

JAPAN > The current Far East Snowsports social media manager has created content to entice the next Far East Snowsports social media manager to Niseko.

⭐️Spicy Villa Volunteering In Chiang Mai

THAILAND > In the countryside of Chiang Mai province, there are a number of small Karen tribal villages around Spicy Villa, where the children in these villages are eager to learn English. Spicy Villa helps local schools by looking for volunteer English teachers. Food and accommodation are provided, but there is a small daily fee for transportation costs. Volunteers can also help out in their bungalows and organic farm, something two travellers did some time ago, sharing their experience on their blog, Traveling Adventures of Thunder and Bonsai.

⭐️Primate And Big Cat Rescue

SPAIN > Without the help of over 200 volunteers at AAP’s rescue centre in the south of Spain, near Alicante, AAP would not be able to do its work. Volunteers at AAP work as tour guides, animal caretakers, receptionists or drivers of the animal ambulance. They opened their doors in 2009 and take in chimpanzees, Barbary macaques and other primates, as well as big cats. Volunteers should be self funding.

     | AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection |

⭐Chalet Host Vacancies In Morzine, Les Gets And Méribel

FRANCE > You’ll need to be an all rounder with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and previous experience in a luxury hospitality environment to be the face of The Boutique Chalet Company’s brand. Find other open positions here. We saw them a couple of days ago advertising for a summer chalet host, too.

⭐Work A Season With VIP Ski

FRANCE > The hard work has begun in earnest for VIP Ski’s recruitment team as they sift through the hundreds of CVs received for jobs in one of their 50 properties across Avoriaz, Morzine, Les Gets, Les Arcs and Val d’Isere. Each one will be from someone who can think about nothing but hitting the slopes for that first daffy, handplant, or tip grab.

⭐New Volunteers Wanted For A Guesthouse in Kampot

CAMBODIA > Pat and Brendan have just taken over the running of a small guesthouse in Kampot. Their current volunteers finish on July 8, and they are keen to hear from people who are available after that.

⭐️Dog Loving Volunteers To Help Bansko’s Street Dogs

BULGARIA > Bansko Street Dogs say their dogs are irresistible, and Bansko is a gorgeous town, set amongst the mountains and national parks, with many amazing trails. They have welcomed hundreds of people from around the world onto their Residential Volunteer Programme. They fundraise to cover the costs of your accommodation and utility bills, so you need to be prepared to muck in and be of help here.

⭐Front Of House Staff For A Country Pub In A Wombat Heavy Part Of Victoria

AUSTRALIA > The Daylesford Hotel in Victoria is a community hub for locals and visitors alike. They are looking for front of house team members to be the face of the venue - greeting guests, taking orders, serving food and drinks, and making sure everyone leaves happier than when they arrived. In the surrounding area, according to Google Maps, are Wombat Creek Dam, Wombat Park, Wombat Bushland Reserve, Wombat Hill House, Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, Wombat Flat Mineral Spring, and the Hungry Wombat Cafe.

⭐Live the Windsurf And Wing Foil Lifestyle

GREECE > For the 2026 season, Flisvos Sportclub Naxos is looking for a receptionist to join them from now until October. They say this is more than a reception job - it’s a chance to live and work in an active beach environment, surrounded by the ocean, wind, watersports, and an international community of people who love outdoor life.

⭐Donkey And Mule Care By The Sea

ITALY > Hercules, JAB’s favourite donkey, needs a carer.

⭐Green Dog Jobs At 78 Degrees North

NORWAY > Love dogs, the outdoors, and a bit of adventure? Green Dog Svalbard A/S is hiring guides and Arctic dog handlers to join their team.

⭐️Hetta Huskies May Have Availability For Volunteers In July And August

FINLAND > Hetta Huskies abandoned their volunteering page some time ago and moved most of the options they used to offer to overseas volunteers over to Workaway. So, this is the place to go if you would like to spend some time on their farm base, helping with their dogs, 50km inside the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland.

⭐️Fair Trade, Sustainable Weaving, And Empowering Women

GUATEMALA > Empowering over 150 Maya women artisans through fair trade, sustainable weaving practices, Trama Textiles invites volunteers and interns to join them in Quetzaltenango. A women led cooperative owned 100% by Maya weavers, their volunteer programme is a vital part of their organisation and plays a key role in supporting Indigenous Maya women weavers and preserving ancestral textile traditions.

They primarily welcome women volunteers for between six weeks and three months, but will consider applications from a highly motivated man who strongly aligns with their mission.

All volunteers spend the first week learning how to weave. This gives them the opportunity to understand the weaving process and be better able to assist in the school. They can choose to weave a scarf, placemat, or table runner. The cost of this ranges from US$50 to 100 to cover materials and programme expenses. Trama Textiles provides accommodation to their volunteers for $50 per week and inexpensive street food is widely available locally. International interns stay for four to 12 months, staying in homestay accommodation for $160 per month.

     | Trama Textiles |

⭐The Ronnie Is Hiring For Winter

FRANCE > Meribel’s Le Rond Point, aka The Ronnie is closed for the summer, but they have followed the pattern of previous seasons and popped up a message saying they are recruiting for the winter and asking us to answer five questions to apply for their management, bar staff, wait staff, kitchen staff and head chef positions.

⭐Join The Tibetan Bar In Morzine This Winter

FRANCE > Tony Tibetan is looking for bartenders - barmaids specifically, according to his advert title - to work at the Tibetan Bar in Morzine this winter. Last year, closer to the start of the season, Tony also hired servers and floor staff.

⭐Elephant Valley Project Volunteer And Site Coordinator

CAMBODIA > As EVP’s volunteer and site coordinator, you will be the heart of daily life at the sanctuary. You’ll coordinate volunteers, welcome guests, lead educational elephant experiences, work alongside local staff on practical projects, and help ensure everyone has a safe and memorable stay. Applications are due ASAP. EVP are looking for someone to start mid July to early August. You will receive a local salary of US$500 per month. They need someone who has a big heart, is flexible, loves elephants and wants to make a difference. An initial commitment of 18 months or longer is required for the right person. More information below and from Elephant Valley Project.

⭐️Dahab Cat Care

EGYPT > JAB has spent more time than it wished fending off thieving felines from its dinner in Dahab. Once, we almost rolled around on a cafe floor trying to prevent a cat from clawing away a much longed for brownie from our fork. On another occasion, we had a moggy zipped up in our hoodie, head sticking out under our chin, as the only way we could finish a meal in peace.

Dealing daily with Dahab’s cats is Dahab Cats. Their website seems to have expired, but their socials are up to date, and they still have a volunteer registration form. Last time we mentioned them, we said they look to recruit volunteers, over the age of 21, who have a deep love and some practical experience with cats, to assist them with the operational running of their two sanctuaries. They would be particularly interested in recruiting vets, trainee vets, and veterinary assistants. Accommodation is provided in the cathouse.

⭐️Volunteering With Dogs In Sicily

ITALY > The Ciccio Garibaldi Dog Shelter (Calatafimi, Trapani) is always happy for international volunteers to spend some time at their shelter, caring for about forty wonderful four legged friends, feeding them, cleaning their enclosures, and walking them.

⭐️Elephant Nature Park

THAILAND > Early retired, slow travelling nomads Ashley and Levon share their time volunteering with Elephant Nature Park, a hands off sanctuary near Chiang Mai. ENP is pay to volunteer, but… elephants!

Saengduean “Lek” Chailert, who founded the park in the 1990s, established her ethical credentials from the beginning, but this is not always the case. Rowena Harding recently wrote an ethical guide to seeing elephants in Thailand.

⭐️Protests In Albania Grow Over Jared Kushner Backed Luxury Resort

ALBANIA > Jared Kushner. Ugh. Protests over a proposed luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son in law in a protected coastal area made the news recently. Pushing back hardest is the country’s leading conservation group, the Protection and Preservation of the Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA). They accept volunteer help.

⭐️Volunteer Opportunity In South Germany

GERMANY > A women and non-binary led is bringing back to life an old monastery mill as a hospitality space with a feminine led ethos. You’d be joining at the ground-floor stage - helping shape the place, not just passing through it, on a work trade accommodation and food basis.

⭐️Help Build A Forest Home

ROMANIA > Tudor Tescoveanu gave up life as an architect to build a home in the forest. It looks great. From now until September 15, he is accepting volunteers to help finish the building side of the project or with the garden. Minimum stay is one week, but more is better. Two plant based meals will be provided and, depending on availability, a bed in the house or a tent with an inflatable mattress. Inside and outside baths are available with river water.

⭐Help Out A Boutique Hotel And Hifi Lounge

THAILAND > One or two volunteers are required to come and enjoy tropical island living and help out in a boutique hotel and hifi lounge on Phi Phi Island, Krabi. Volunteers are asked to create events, entertain guests during their stay with jungle treks, boat trips, etc, and arrange some activities at the hotel lounge bar.

⭐Last Minute Dog Volunteer Spot On Koh Chang

THAILAND > Happy Dogs Koh Chang needs two volunteers right away. More details below or via Volunteer South East Asia.

⭐️Travelbound 2026 Maintenance Assistant

FRANCE > Travelbound closed their Chateau Du Molay vacancies in February, but they recently reposted an advert for an EU passport toting maintenance assistant to join them for the 2026 season in Northern France. The closing date this time is July 7.

⭐Wacky Stays & Llama Trekking

NEW ZEALAND > A yurt, train carriage, colonial wagon, tipi, house truck, and a farmer’s cottage, plus llamas, underpin Wacky Stays & Llama Trekking, in Kaikōura, a coastal town on South Island. They’ve a work exchange position involving animal care, housekeeping, DIY projects, and gardening starting about July 10.

⭐Hostel Staff Wanted In Paihia

NEW ZEALAND > Peppertree Lodge is looking for a new person to come and join their housekeeping team in the winterless far north, seconds from the beach in the Bay of Islands. They say: read this carefully before applying.

⭐️Volunteer At Uganda Lodge

UGANDA > Are you free in the coming months to help out with activities - supporting teachers in the classroom, painting, doing art and crafts, games and sports, serving porridge during break time, helping with reading lessons, etc - at Ruhanga Development School? They charge a booking fee of £100 to cover the cost of registration, but otherwise volunteers just pay for their accommodation, with food included, at Uganda Lodge.

     | Jo Talbot & Volunteer at Uganda Lodge in Africa |

⭐️Work For Hunter Chalets In Morzine And Les Gets

FRANCE > Hunter Chalets & Apartments is active in Morzine and Les Gets. They are outlining their 2026/27 need for chefs, chalet staff and drivers, complete with big ups from those who have done these roles before on their jobs page.

⭐F&P Is On The Hunt For Their Winter 26/27 Dream Team In Méribel

FRANCE > F&P Travel has now updated its seasonal jobs page to reflect the vacancies they were recently listing on third party websites. They welcome applications from both UK and EU passport holders, but Brits should apply as quickly as possible to have a chance of securing a work permit.

⭐Winter Season Jobs At Ski Magic

FRANCE > Many of Ski Magic’s team return from whatever it is they do once the snow melts to work another season with them in the Three Valleys. But there are always some that get waylaid in between winter seasons, so they are currently looking for more reliable, sporty people to prepare meals, clean the toilets, do the shopping, and chat with their guests.

⭐Chalet Host In Les Gets

FRANCE > As a small company, you may be involved in lots of different aspects of the business while working for Mountain & Tradition. You don’t need huge experience, but you do need to be enthusiastic to learn and willing to get stuck into all areas. Based in Les Gets, a family friendly French village a few minutes from the livelier Morzine, they will guide Brits and other non EU nationals through the process of applying for a work visa.

⭐Workation With A View

AUSTRIA > Landhotel Sepp Bauer in Göriach is hiring. More details below or via Winter 2026/27 Ski Season Jobs.

⭐Skibound Resort Rep/Tech

FRANCE > Described as perfect for a couple or two close friends, due to accommodation, Skibound has taken to Season Workers to round up two resort rep/techs for Les Deux Alpes. Applicants with EU documentation are preferred, but UK passport holders will also be considered and will be required to go through an application process for a French work permit and visa. Must be 21 or over.

⭐️Join Consensio In Val d’Isère, Méribel And Courchevel

FRANCE > Consensio entice many of their staff back to their ski chalets in Val d’Isère, Méribel and Courchevel year after year, but applications are currently open to welcome some new faces.

⭐The Mountains Are Calling You

FRANCE > A week or so ago, Alpoholics began advertising for chefs and hosts for their chalets in La Plagne.

⭐️Collaborate With A Unique Hotel, Restaurant And Spa In Northern Sweden

SWEDEN > An oasis of wellness and design, floating in the heart of Swedish Lapland, Arctic Bath is a tribute to this region of Sweden’s timber heritage. Floating during summer, frozen into the ice in winter, the structure is shaped by the elements and home to a hotel, spa and restaurant. They invite collaborations, welcoming film making creators who go the extra mile and think outside the box.

     | Arctic Bath Sweden |

⭐Partial Or Full Season Jobs In The Alps

FRANCE > We frequently spot Buildmyskitrip.com recruiting chalet hosts for both the full season and for shorter periods. Last week, they mixed things up and advertised for chefs.

⭐Chalet Host And Helper/Driver Positions In The French Alps

FRANCE > Reach4TheAlps, active in Morzine and Les Gets, has moved its winter vacancies to the fore. They are looking to fill chalet host and helper/driver positions with couples and singles.

⭐Apply For A Kaluma Winter Season Job

AUSTRIA & FRANCE > Kaluma is hiring chefs, chalet hosts, a kitchen assistant, drivers and a resort manager for their ski chalet operations in St Anton am Arlberg and Courchevel 1850.

⭐Go Alpes

FRANCE > Once the summer season ends, Go Alpes will start interviewing candidates for the housekeeper, rep and driver roles they are currently advertising here.

⭐Resort Assistants

FRANCE > Consensio Chalets is pleased with itself to offer resort assistant positions across its three resorts: Val d’Isère, Méribel and Courchevel.

⭐Seasonal Cleaning Staff Wanted This Winter

FRANCE > Love the mountains? Looking for a seasonal job that leaves you plenty of time to ski or snowboard? Go Massif Property Management is looking for reliable, hardworking people to join them for the winter season to clean and maintain holiday rental properties in Samoëns, Morillon, and the surrounding area.

⭐Year Round Chalet Couple Wanted In Samoëns

FRANCE > If you love the outdoors, enjoy meeting people, take pride in your work and dream of living in the mountains, Denee Bristow would love to hear from you. Her family run chalet business in the French Alps is looking for an enthusiastic couple to join them year round.

⭐️Tips For Landing Your Dream Ski Season Job: It’s Easier Than You Think

EUROPE > Rebecca Taylor did her first ski season aged 26 working as a chalet manager in Méribel. A few years later, in between working on a yacht and visiting her sister who runs a cafe in Lombok, she did another ski season in her thirties in Morzine as a chalet host for a fourteen person chalet. She shares some practical tips and insights to help us land our dream ski season job.

⭐️GET More Volunteer Teachers On Peace Boat

AT SEA > Peace Boat’s 125th voyage is departing Japan on December 15. The GET language school onboard looks for experienced English or Spanish volunteer language teachers to join them on their around the world cruises. They are accepting applications until August 24. More details below or via Jobs Abroad Bulletin - Worldwide Travel, Adventure & Backpacker Jobs.

⭐Winter Seasonal Workers Wanted In Niseko

JAPAN > Peak Niseko Car Rentals is inviting CV/resumes to join their team for the 2026/27 winter season. Applicants eligible for a Japanese Working Holiday Visa will find themselves doing airport and local pick ups and drop offs, vehicle cleaning and preparation, and general fleet support in one of Japan’s most famous ski destinations.

⭐️Niseko Working Holiday Guide

JAPAN > Good news for job hunters: Niseko’s café, hotel and bar scene is booming, and loads of local businesses are hiring for the season right now, says Niseko Hub, who have put together a seven part Complete Niseko Working Holiday Guide.

⭐Alpine Child Care

FRANCE > The Wallaces, the Marshalls, the Rykkjes, Oldlands, and Threadgolds are all heading off on a ski holiday this year and next. Each family has entrusted Alpine Child Care with finding nannies for their junior members.

⭐Childcare Host

EUROPE > TUI’s childcare host position is open to EU nationals available to start within the next few weeks. A recognised childcare qualification/education is mandatory.

⭐️Join The Unbeetable Experience For The 2026 Beet Harvest In Eastern North Dakota & Western Minnesota

USA > Why does JAB still get so excited when we see an ad for The Unbeetable Experience? We’re not American, don't have a work visa, and don't own an RV. We probably won’t like whatever it is that needs to be done with/to/for beets either when it comes down to it. Nevertheless, depending on the weather - and before we remembered about the American/work visa/RV stuff - it happened again when we saw we could earn up to US$4,400 per person in just ten to 15 working days this October.

     | The Unbeetable Experience |

⭐Summer Job On The Croatian Coast

CROATIA > A low paying summer job for two months in July and August selling boat tickets is offered on the beautiful coast of Istria in Medulin. They offer accommodation, a monthly base salary of €600 - 800, plus commission for each boat ticket sold.

⭐Seaside House Project

JAPAN > Peter Joseph Boyle has plans to bring to life a property he recently bought in Japan. Used as a Ryokan (western style hotel) for many years, it’s 400ft from a sandy beach and tucked in beside a national forest. It has a café/bar area, about 19 guest rooms and a grand hall. He’ll be wanting volunteers to lend a hand for a good few years.

⭐️How To And How Not To Pitch

REMOTE > Sidetracked Magazine editor, Alex Roddie is in the mood for japes. He shares the quietly profound tapestry of red flags encountered in his submissions inbox. Daniella Schoeman shows us how to pitch.

⭐️Hot Tub Content Exchange

UK > Daniella Schoeman reports that Grange Farm Park offers hot tub stays, stylish cottages, glamping pods, and luxury lodges on the Lincolnshire coast - and they’re currently looking to host travel and lifestyle creators with a complimentary stay in exchange for high quality content. She says that they are far more interested in creativity, storytelling, and genuine engagement than follower numbers. Whether your focus is travel, lifestyle, family, or dog friendly content, they welcome creative freedom and content they can proudly reshare across their socials. If interested, send your portfolio and media kit to mia@grangefarmpark.co.uk.

More opportunities for writers and creatives like this can be found in Wildly Successful Travelpreneurs. Daniella always says to please do *not* mention her as the person who referred you in your applications and pitch emails, and we’ll double down on this now that we’ve reread the title we’ve given this post.

⭐Digital Communications Officer (Videographer)

UK > Do you love filming and creating videos? British Trust for Ornithology’s digital communications officer role in Thetford could be for you. They are looking for someone with proven experience in the production and editing of video content and a passion for nature conservation. Find out more and apply by July 5.

⭐Oh, Oobee Doo. I Wanna Create Content Like You

UK & REMOTE > We spotted this communications internship in The Wild Path. Supporting and promoting the work of The Mammal Society via a variety of online channels, the part time eight month internship provides experience in science communication and campaigning. Apply by July 5.

⭐From Waste To Community Space: An Upcycling Project In Togo

TOGO > We don’t know much about this project other than what it says in their Instagram post, but they must want international volunteers because they posted the same information to Volunteer Abroad For Free. Together with local schools, children collected plastic bottles from the streets. In return, the schools received support with learning materials and things they needed for education. With volunteers and local hands, these bottles became building material. Step by step, bottle by bottle, earth and plastic turned into walls. What was once thrown away became part of a shared space.

     | Stefan Kegel |

⭐️Teach Children And Feed Giraffes

KENYA > Have you been thinking of travelling with a purpose or looking for a real life empowering volunteer programme where you feel you serve where your help is needed the most without insane fees involved? Harry Charles Polycap, who posted this request for volunteers for Madaras School, says helping out two non profit schools located on the shores of Lake Victoria incurs zero fees if you can cook your own food (US$10-12 per day with meals provided).

No fee volunteering is unusual in African countries, and being quite suspicious and thinking this looks a little too good to be true, we spent a good hour (not helped by their website being down) trying to ascertain if this is genuine without finding otherwise. Harry got back to our enquiry to tell us that there isn’t a charge for accommodation and sent over an information pack that covers details ranging from child welfare and T & Cs to the school providing inexpensive trips to nearby places of interest.

⭐️Space For Farmlife Lovers

KENYA > Back in January, Nickma Farm were admiring their mangoes, and a month or so ago they replied to someone looking for volunteer work without having to pay thousands of pounds for the opportunity saying: “We offer free accommodation and meals.” Their social media says they provide space for farm life lovers interested in agriculture and nature.

⭐️Help Children Gain Access To Opportunities By Developing Essential Skills

HONDURAS > ChangeStream Media, who create digital media to promote education, improve health, and advance social justice worldwide, partnered with Honduras Child Alliance to show what it’s like to be a volunteer in the Caribbean seaside community of El Porvenir. HCA coordinates community based programmes to support educational enrichment and healthy living.

There is a small daily fee to be paid towards accommodation here, plus a one off US$190 contribution toward materials, supplies, and administration of the volunteer programme, including helping to pay a local maintenance person and housekeeper. If it’s available and you can stay a year, their volunteer and outreach manager position offers free housing and a weekly food stipend. Intermediate Spanish is recommended.

⭐Work Exchange Programme In Chiang Mai

THAILAND > Ban Bon Doi Homestay needs friendly volunteers to help Thai students practice English online. More details below or here.

⭐️Volunteer Opportunity In Korea

SOUTH KOREA > Klein Geluk Korea is a small non profit supporting returning adoptees, single mothers, refugees, and vulnerable community members through housing, food-sharing, and community projects. They are looking for enthusiastic volunteers from Southeast Asia and around the world to join their team in Yangpyeong and Gwangju (Gyeonggi-do). There is also the chance to make tacos with their social impact restaurant partner.

⭐Active Couple Wanted

AUSTRALIA > A family run cattle station is looking for an active couple with their own caravan to help them out for a few months. Ideally, they are looking for people who have a general understanding of rural life and animals.

⭐️Drop Inn To Siem Reap

CAMBODIA > The Drop-Inn Hostel’s mission is to give back to the people of Cambodia by supporting free education for underprivileged children through a partnership with the New Dream Cambodian Children Organization, where there is the option to volunteer to teach English, help with games, or support school activities.

⭐Live, Eat, And Work At A Plant Nursery

SWEDEN > Oskar Widmark has taken over a nursery in southern Sweden and has opened applications on their new website for volunteers. For now, it’s only EU applicants.

⭐️Take The First Step Into A Conservation Career

SOUTH AFRICA > There aren’t any programme fees when volunteering with Alldays Wildlife and Communities Research Centre (AWCRC), which focuses its research on human-wildlife interactions and conflict, but volunteers and students are responsible for their own costs, including accommodation. Their short term programme is aimed at anyone with an enthusiasm for nature, and their longer term option is typically for university students and graduates looking for work experience.

     | Alldays Wildlife and Communities Research Centre |

⭐️Use Laulima Travels To Find Hostels In Latin America For Volunteering

LATIN AMERICA > In our April issue, focused on free or cheap volunteering in Latin America, we had intended to do a round up of hostels in the region that are open to work exchanges. That issue got quite big enough, thank you, but below are some of the hostels in South and Central America that accept volunteers that can be found through the free to use Laulima Travels website.

Mexico

* Metro Hostal Boutique (Mexico City) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/metro-hostal-boutique

* Ten To Ten Hostel (Puerto Vallarta) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/ten-to-ten-hostel

Bolivia

* Wild Rover Hostels (La Paz) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/wild-rover-hostels

Brazil

* Quintal Hostel (São Paulo) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/quintal-hostel

* Books Hostel (Rio de Janeiro) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/books-hostel

* Mambembe Hostel (Rio de Janeiro) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/mambembe-hostel

Colombia

* Spotty Hostel (Bogotá) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/spotty-hostel

* Cranky Croc Hostel (Bogotá) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/cranky-croc-hostel

* Hostel La Antigua Cápula (Cartagena) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/hostel-la-antigua-capsula

* La Casa De Adry (Cali) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/la-casa-de-adry

* Cacao Hostel (Santa Marta) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/cacao-hostel

Peru

* Kokopelli Hostel (Lima) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/kokopelli-hostel

* Waikiki Hostel (Lima) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/waikiki-hostel

* Rainbow Hostel (Lima) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/rainbow-hostel

* Alpes Lima Kennedy Park Hostel - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/alpes-lima-kennedy-park-hostel

* Wild Rover Hostels (Mancora, Cusco & Huacachina) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/wild-rover-hostels

Ecuador

* Mama Tungu Hostel (Baños) - https://laulimatravels.com/hostels/mama-tungu-hostel

⭐Native Ecosystem Field Technician

USA > Join the Kauaʻi Native Ecosystems Protection & Management (NEPM) Programme and help protect some of Hawaiʻi’s rarest native forests and species. International applicants are accepted, but are warned to be aware that housing and cost of living are high in Hawaii. More details below or via Wildlife Science Career Network.

⭐️Glocal Roots

GREECE > Glocal Roots has internship positions in Athens and Kos, helping with their efforts supporting refugees.

⭐️Animal Sanctuary Volunteering Near Athens

GREECE > In a debate in the Volunteering Abroad For Free Facebook group about the definition of volunteering, Habitat Sanctuary outlined what they provided to their volunteers: their own room and bathroom, use of the volunteer/staff kitchen, towels, linen, all household items, groceries, and fresh eggs. This is provided in exchange for four hours of work a day for the animal sanctuary at the foot of a mountain, 49 km north east of Athens. There is a volunteer application form on their website.

⭐Reliable And Caring Volunteers Needed For Dog Shelter In Rural Romania

ROMANIA > Due to some recent cancellations, Monica’s Private Shelter in the Carpathian Mountains currently have availability in July and August, as well as throughout autumn and winter. A private room in their volunteer house, but no food is provided in return.

⭐️Off-Grid Living in Andalusia

SPAIN > Hilde, Alain and Matthew’s home is essentially an earthship in the ground, which means they have everything needed for comfortable, self sufficient living. They live off-grid in a mountain cave home in southern Spain, welcoming people who feel called to simplicity, creativity, and meaningful living. No prior experience is needed - everything is shared and taught with care, patience, and enthusiasm. While we’ve seen them giving detailed replies to job wanted ads more recently, this post on their own social media is more linkable.

⭐️Al Quinta Forest Garden

FRANCE > Al Quinta Forest Garden is located in the South of France. It’s a small, organic vegan permaculture community and animal sanctuary that in return for helping out for five hours a day, five days a week, offers volunteers a bed either in a shared room in the house or a small casot, along with three organic meals a day, with wine served with the evening meal. Working in the forest garden, gardening, feeding and tending to the animals, cleaning after meals, preparing meals from time to time and cleaning communal space are what needs doing.

⭐️Looking For A Meaningful Travel Experience In Cambodia?

CAMBODIA > AHHA Education is currently seeking international volunteers and interns to join its educational and community development projects. Ema René, who posted the ad, says there isn’t a fee to volunteer. More details below or via Volunteer Abroad For Free.

⭐️Explore The North Volunteers

SWEDEN > We mentioned Explore the North in a recent JAB Extra issue. That was about their paid vacancy, but here they are again, this time having popped in to the Volunteer, Work and Travel Away Europe Facebook group to enquire after volunteers for their Aurora Mountain Lodge located in Lannavaara, directly in the heart of Swedish Lapland and just north of the Arctic Circle.

⭐Work In Arctic Finland For Daavi Arctic

FINLAND > Despite initial appearances, Daavi Arctic is still in business, and they have a recruitment page. We are never sure if it is up to date or left over from 2023. As we did last year, and the year before, and possibly the year before that, we checked their social media for clues to life, noted the five posts since the turn of 2021, sighed, and considered bumping them until 2027. But wait. Here they are: demonstrating a pulse via ads in Ski-Jobs this very day (at the time of writing) for a hotel assistant. Scroll down to find more positions. They don’t have many Glassdoor reviews, but it might be an idea to check them too.

⭐️Join The Largest Ocean Clean Up In History

WORLDWIDE > 90% of all pollution in the ocean comes from rivers. The Ocean Cleanup deploy river based Interceptor solutions, including this contraption, to stop plastic before it reaches the ocean. If you want to get involved, they are building a database of volunteers who want to help with their mission on the ground and support the efforts of their local partners.

⭐️Tips For Landing A Job In Antarctica

ANTARCTICA > It took Matty Jordan three years of trying before landing his first Antarctic job. Now, after 500 days on the ice, he is willing to share what he’d do differently if starting from scratch in his free guide on how to get a job in Antarctica.

And, on the Atlas & Boots travel blog, Peter Watson reflects on working as a wildlife monitor in Antarctica with UKAHT: a joyful season of simple routines, close encounters and life on a tiny island.

⭐️Appeals With Reels

FRANCE > Simeon has been volunteering for Refugee Community Kitchen in Calais for two and a half months. Working as a chef in Scotland, he came to Calais as he was mortified about the situation for displaced people in northern France. If you want to do like Simeon, RCK is always looking for short and long term volunteers.

⭐Jump! Still Needs Instructors

HUNGARY > Jump! is still looking for two or three outdoor instructors to run programmes from September 7 to 17 in Hungary.

⭐Dive Centre Manager

INDONESIA > Emperor Divers is hiring a Dive Centre Manager for our operation on Nusa Lembongan, one of Indonesia’s most iconic dive destinations. Apply by July 10. More details below or via Emperor Divers.

⭐PADI Divemaster Or Instructor

GREECE > Paros Elite Dive Center is looking for someone comfortable working on boats and able to assist the captain with docking, mooring, handling lines, anchoring, and general deck operations. Priority will be given to candidates already based in Greece and available to start immediately, all the more so if they already have Greek tax and social security numbers.

⭐️Volunteer At An Outdoor Activity Centre In Wales

UK > ARC Adventures was founded in 2017 as an independent provider of activity and residential camps, with the mission of building a community of individuals who push boundaries, strive for the impossible, and learn to appreciate what each person has to offer to themselves and the world. Outdoor activities here include rock climbing, canoeing, stand up paddleboarding, gorge walking, laser tag, circus skills, caving, and target sports. They have big brother/big sister style roles, offering guidance, positive role modelling, and pastoral support for children and teenagers. Accommodation and three meals a day are provided, and apprenticeships may be available.

⭐️Hospitality Team Member Wanted At YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe

UK > Our first choice for a hospitality team member role with the Youth Hostel Association was this one at YHA Boggle Hole, because Boggle Hole, but that one doesn’t come with accommodation and, due to the location and limited public transport, candidates will need access to their own transport. If that’s not a problem, apply by July 7. At YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe in Cumbria, staff accommodation is available at a rate of £74.62 per week, from an hourly wage of £12.71. Apply by July 13.

⭐️Fake Lawyers, Scientists, Chefs And Punters: Meet The ‘White Monkeys’ Paid To Make Chinese Businesses Look Global

CHINA > Foreigners in China are used to help Chinese businesses appear more desirable, the foreigner association conveying prestige and a sense that the product is universally regarded, reports Elaine Chong. White monkey positions are advertised on job boards and can fall into different categories, from acting and modelling for Chinese films and products to pretending to be the foreign CEO of a Chinese company to lend it credibility. They might be seat warmers or go-go dancers in Chinese nightclubs to draw in customers, or English teachers in language centres to make Chinese parents feel their children are being taught by legitimate native English speakers.

⭐️Help Czechs With English

CZECH REPUBLIC > Prague Volunteers will hold their next programme linking English speakers and learners in August at Pension Selsky Dvur, in Novy Drahov near the German border. Ask, and you may be able to join them there for free.

⭐English / IPC Teacher (Grades 1–12) Wanted In Ulaanbaatar

MONGOLIA > King’s Kids Secondary School is seeking a passionate and dedicated native English speaking teacher to join their international team for the 2026/27 academic year.

⭐Looking For An Internship Opportunity?

SPAIN > Meet & Eat Barcelona is currently looking for interns in marketing, event management, business management, programming, and web development. More details below or via Jobs Abroad Bulletin - Worldwide Travel, Adventure & Backpacker Jobs.

⭐Daytime PR Wanted

SPAIN > Mustang Sally’s may still need someone to stand outside their restaurant in Tenerife to persuade people to come inside their restaurant in Tenerife.

⭐Booze Cruise

SPAIN > Yacht Fun is looking for a server to cruise between ports on Mallorca, offering jugs of Sangria and Aperol spritz to boats at anchor. Must have STCW.

⭐️RV Hook Ups With Animals

USA > Volunteer Sam dressing Twix in a cap and tie pretty quickly confirmed information we had from a couple of years ago that New Mexico’s Desert Haven Animal Rescue still accepts volunteers. Stizz, for example, joined their team as a work camper a while back and shares her experience volunteering for a free RV site (and cuddles) on her YouTube channel.

⭐️Experienced Horse People Wanted

AUSTRALIA > Elite Equine Group is a family business based in Brisbane serving clients nationwide. Part of their remit is supplying equestrian professionals, including on 88 day contracts. Here’s an application form to get on with.

⭐️Adventure In The Amazon

SURINAME > There is a fee (about €375 per week, cheaper for longer stays) to volunteer with Suriname Wildlife Sanctuary, but volunteering options in Suriname are rare, so into JAB it goes. They say the work - caring for rescued wildlife, maintaining natural enclosures, supporting their food forest, assisting with construction projects - is suitable for veterinary students, interns, digital nomads, nature lovers, gap year travellers and long stay visitors. They offer accommodation and meals, and free time to explore the rainforest, read, relax or work remotely.

⭐️Tools For Solidarity

UK > Belfast based Tools for Solidarity cannot imagine its existence without international volunteers, and throughout the years has hosted many volunteers from around the world. The main focus of this not for profit organisation is to support artisans in the poorest parts of the world, mostly in Africa.

     | Tools For Solidarity |

⭐Horse Yard Assistants Required

UK > Although the start date was in June, these two live in positions near Nairn in the Scottish Highlands offered by a rescue charity still seem to be available.

⭐️Get Paid To Scare Next Halloween

UK > Pun loving Farmer Tom and the York Maze team employ over 150 scare actors and performers every night over Hallowscream. No acting or scare experience is required, as full training on jumping out and shouting boo will be given to the right candidates. They use Scream Park Entertainments for their recruitment, which also rounds up scare actors for other events around the country.

⭐️Kingdom Of The Elves

UK > Wannabe elves have until the end of the month to apply to Bluestone Resorts, proudly rated Wales’ top holiday destination by Which? On the hospitality side of things, greeting elves are responsible for guest interactions, managing arrivals, providing transportation to Santa’s Lodge via buggy, and ensuring guests feel fully immersed in the festive atmosphere. The Kingdom/resort also needs actors and performers to act in a variety of elf roles. Entertainers are also hired.

⭐️Bachelor’s In The USA Scholarship

USA > Educations.com is offering a scholarship of up to $5,000 to international students who will be studying a bachelor’s degree abroad at a college or university in the USA. Apply by July 9.

⭐️“I’ve Found A Way To Get Free Ferries To France – And I Can’t Believe My Luck”

AT SEA > On the ferry to Dunkirk, Guardian writer Zoe Williams stumbles upon a remarkable deal and has barely been on dry land since.

⭐Volunteers Wanted For Reggae Geel 2026

BELGIUM > If you’re travelling through Europe this summer or looking for a unique volunteering experience, a few international volunteers are wanted to join the team at Reggae Geel 2026, the oldest reggae festival in Europe and one of Belgium’s most unique festivals.

⭐North London Ravers - Where You At?

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⭐️Smart Adventure Camps Is Looking For International Volunteers For Summer

ROMANIA > Spend six days in Transylvania (private group) helping children practise English through games, debates, workshops and outdoor activities, while being part of a small international team. Open to enthusiastic 18 to 27-year-olds who enjoy working with children and speak English confidently, Smart Adventure Camp is an English summer camp for children taking place in Poiana Marului, Brasov, near the Piatra Craiului mountains, in June and July.

⭐️Beat The Odds To Land A Winter Job With YSE

FRANCE > People apply to work in Val d’Isère with YSE because they want to ski almost every day for five months on some of the best slopes in the world. Competition for jobs is fierce. YSE receive over 700 applications every year for the 42 positions available, although this is better odds than four or five years ago when 1,250 applications chased just 35 to 40 jobs. They will help successful applicants from New Zealand and Australia obtain a French young traveller working holiday visa, and will help Brits with their French work visa applications.

⭐️Couples Wanted For The 2026/27 Ski Season

FRANCE > Ski Blanc recently opened recruitment for their 2026/27 winter season in Meribel, adding quotation marks to the couples they will need to staff their chalets there: one experienced in the kitchen and able to cook confidently to a high standard, the other experienced in front of house and housekeeping. They are a member of SbiT, an association that advises British workers on the work permit process, and will consider Australians, Kiwis and Canadians, too.

⭐️Inghams Lapland Elf

FINLAND > As always, when confronted with a choice of vacancies to highlight, JAB plumps for elf. Inghams Lapland are looking for fun, energetic, and guest focused individuals to entertain children and host lively Christmas parties. If you love performing, working with people, and spreading joy, this is your chance to be part of something truly special this winter.

⭐️Tour Leaders And Ski Instructors

EUROPE > Snowtraxx International is a ski tour operator specialising in packages for UK and International schools and colleges. They are looking for experienced tour leaders and qualified ski instructors to join them across their ski resorts in Austria, Italy, and Switzerland this coming season. If you are an experienced rep or a qualified ski instructor, email your CV to info@snowtraxx.co.uk. Visit their website for more information (from last year).

⭐️EcoAlgarve

PORTUGAL > Although their website says they are scaling down their volunteer/helper programme, we recently saw Simon Philips, who runs EcoAlgarve’s CdC project, actively looking for volunteers, and their website says they would still be interested in talking to people who have a few months to spare assisting with tasks in two areas: building / landscape / mechanical and marketing / management / business development.

With bases in both the UK and Portugal, the non profit was created to provide a centre for information about products and services in the Algarve region that are considered to be working towards a sustainable future. The last information we had from them said volunteers received accommodation and a reasonable living wage.

⭐️Every Person Who Joins Alikats Is A Host In The Broadest Sense

FRANCE > If you’re thinking about heading to the Alps next season for some cheap skiing, a bit of pocket money, and a story to tell at parties, don’t bother getting in touch with AliKats. They are looking to fill their chalets with people who come alive in a full room, who find energy in a busy chalet rather than despite it, and who still care in week twelve as much as week one. They might still have some summer roles, too.

     | AliKats Mountain Holidays Morzine |

⭐️Live By The Sea And Create A Mermaid World

GREECE > Ever wanted to disappear by the sea and build a world from your imagination? You can be part of this project, creating large scale immersive art in Kiato. This is described as not a typical volunteering experience. It’s a hands on creative space where ideas turn into physical art.

They are currently building an underwater world with giant relief sculptures of mermaids, octopuses, and sea creatures. You’ll work directly in the process: shaping structures with foam, applying plaster, adding textures, and painting the final world.

Looking for creative, open minded people staying at least one month, no experience is needed here; just curiosity and a willingness to create with your hands. The flow is flexible, with around 25 hours per week, in return for free accommodation provided in a shared artistic house just steps from the sea, with your own space in shared rooms, plus free pick up from Kiato train station. They also need a resident artist and content creator.

⭐️Volunteers Needed In June For A Fairytale Birthday Party

NORWAY > A homeschool family living in the fjords of western Norway, who have been hosting volunteers for eight years, is offering food and accommodation to volunteers. Help can be with making firewood, gardening, around the house, maybe some cooking or playing with the kids, and perhaps with sewing and fixing fairytale style clothes, or building a treehouse for the kids. Check out their Instagram - it’s amazing. They may also need volunteers in autumn, or sometimes in winter.

⭐️Childcare Roles With Family Ski

FRANCE > Recruitment has opened at Family Ski for those who want to work hard, ski hard and have fun this winter. Their childcare team consists of qualified early years specialists, activity leaders, and ski school helpers. They also hire chalet staff and resort support staff. For the past few seasons, they have employed around 50 Brits.

⭐️Youth Adventure Trust Volunteers

UK > Thinking of those who like helping young people canoe, bike, and dangle off trees, we received a postcard from Rowena Harding suggesting volunteering with Youth Adventure Trust.

Their challenge volunteers have the opportunity to visit some of the UK’s most picturesque areas - from the Lake District to Snowdonia, the Peak District to the South Downs - helping to make sure YAT’s fundraising challenge events run smoothly, and participants feel supported and have a great experience. Events range from team hiking to multi activity challenges, including canoeing, mountain biking and climbing mountains.

They also need programme volunteers to work with young people on camps or activity days, supporting them to get the most out of the experience, and mentoring volunteers.

⭐️Ski Miquel Is Now Hiring

EUROPE > Ski Miquel began posting their 26/27 winter season requirements on the internet recently, but a perfectly good overall of all their positions - which include bar & ski hosts, chalet hosts, and housekeepers - can be found on their website. Most positions require EU passports or the right to work already in place, but some, notably a British chef and resort reps in Baqueira, a resort in the Pyrenees mountains of Catalonia, are only open to UK passport holders.

⭐️Join Elvira’s Garden Community Centre

GRENADA > Looking for a meaningful experience abroad? Elvira’s Garden Community Centre says to join them in Grenada. They are a small grassroots community centre supporting children aged three to 15. They are looking for caring, enthusiastic volunteers who want to make a real difference in many ways, including teaching and homework support, with arts, crafts, music and drama, sports, dance, swimming, gardening, helping with children’s programmes and camps. A four week stay here is most common, with accommodation and meals provided.

⭐️Become A Sea Turtle Guardian In Cilento

ITALY > A minimum one month commitment is required to join Oceanus NGO in the Cilento National Park and help them protect the endangered Caretta caretta sea turtles. As a core member of their conservation team, you will patrol Mediterranean beaches for nesting activity, monitor and protect nests, and engage with the local community and tourists through environmental awareness events. €80 weekly is required towards food and shared accommodation.

⭐️Tour Operators And Chalet Companies That Take UK Passports

EUROPE > In helping out two UK passport holders looking for ski season jobs for 2026/27, Roscoe Montgomery helped all UK passport holders looking for ski season jobs when he posted this list to the Winter 2026/27 Ski Season Jobs group.

⭐️Help Restore A Caribbean Island Eco Hostel

VENEZUELA > Positive, open minded people, willing to learn, share, and exchange knowledge, are welcome to stay a minimum of two weeks (one month preferred), helping restore Hostal Nathalie in the Venezuelan Caribbean. Painting - walls or murals - maintenance and building work, gardening and general tasks all need doing here. A shared volunteer room bed and breakfast are provided in return.

⭐️Chalet Host Les Gets

FRANCE > Having been born and raised in Les Gets, a family friendly French village a few minutes from the livelier Morzine, Raphael travelled Europe as a noted chef before returning to his home in 2008 to found Mountain and Tradition with his wife, Jana. No experience is necessary to work for them as a chalet host, but some customer facing experience is an advantage. They’re open to employing UK citizens, outlining the steps needed to do so.

⭐️Interski’s Aosta Valley Vacancies

ITALY > Interski, who operate in the Aosta Valley, Italy, is looking for staff (including the heroically named rescue coordinator) to join their resort team for the upcoming winter season.

⭐️Nannies Wanted In The French Alps Next Winter

FRANCE > In one of our recent Extra issues for our paid subscribers, we said we hadn’t yet seen Jelly and Ice Cream recruiting nannies for work in the French Alps next winter season. Things have since moved on, and now we have.

⭐️Val Thorens Bar Street Jobs

FRANCE > The 60+ roles available in The Saloon Group’s venues - Saloon Bar, Downunder, Favela, Klub Summit, and The Frog - in Val Thorens will have opened by now. They are hiring across all levels of experience, whether it’s your first season or your fifth, and don’t seem overly concerned about passports.

⭐️The Black Sheep Pub Is Hiring

AUSTRIA > The Black Sheep Pub in Orbendorf has new positions available from July 20. More details below or via Winter 2026/27 Ski Season Jobs.

⭐️Work A Winter Season In The French Alps With Alpoholics

FRANCE > Alpoholics is hiring for roles including chalet hosts, cook/hosts and resort management in La Plagne for the 2026/27 winter season.

⭐️Work And Play On The Beach And Boats In Greece This Summer Season

GREECE > Dan is back, splashing about in the water after completing his first of four seasons with Kos Watersports, one of the largest watersports companies in Greece, operating eight centres around Kardamena and Kefalos. They are trying to tempt some new Dans over to the Greek Islands to work as either a watersports administrator or a stewardess. A ferry ride away, on Naxos, Plaka Watersports is hiring windsurfing instructors.

⭐️Volunteer Opportunity In Lombok

INDONESIA > Ayo Explore Indonesia is opening up opportunities for international volunteers who are eager to make a difference in a small rural community. This is their first time welcoming volunteers, who will teach basic English to local children, support activities at their community reading house, and help raise awareness about environmental care, especially waste management. Free simple village accommodation, meals and a motorbike to explore nearby destinations are offered in return.

⭐️Sunsail’s 2027 Flotilla Vacancies

GREECE > Whether you’re an experienced flotilla skipper, technician, or cruising instructor, or a first time sailor working on a qualification, by about this time of year Sunsail starts thinking about the next year. Their speculative application form is open to people interested in working summer 2027, with the potential for short notice vacancies in the 2026 season.

     | Sunsail Overseas Jobs |

⭐️Sustainable Living In The Andean Mountains

COLOMBIA > Celestial Seed Sanctuary can be found on several work exchange platforms. On Workaway, they describe themselves as a small, land based project located in the Andean mountains of Colombia, about two hours south of Bogotá, in a temperate cloud forest and protected forest reserve, surrounded by rivers, native forest, and open land.

They say their project is in its early stages and focuses on land stewardship, regenerative living, and the gradual development of a permaculture inspired ecoproject. Day-to-day life is simple and hands on, with an emphasis on respect for nature, shared responsibility, and conscious living. At the moment, the project is cared for by a small team of two people, along with some chickens, fish, and a cat.

Last month, they took to social media to announce they are opening a few focused roles: one suited to writers, photographers, videographers, or content creators, another for someone organised, reliable, and grounded, and a third suitable to a natural builder of bamboo, cob, and wood.

⭐️Teach For A Year In China

CHINA > Application for the 26/27 Ambassador Year in China programme is currently open. The cultural exchange for university graduates to spend a year teaching at placement schools across China as an assistant English language teacher is open until June 30, but earlier applications increase the chance to accommodate your location/grade preference. To secure a Chinese work permit and participate in AYC, all participants must be native English speakers with a passport from the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.

⭐️Volunteers Wanted For Butterfly Valley Glamping

TURKIYE > Looking for an unforgettable summer by the sea? Butterfly Valley Glamping is looking for volunteers. More details below or via Volunteer, Work and Travel Away Europe.

⭐️Sea Turtle Conservation Project Coordinator

MALAYSIA > Bubbles Turtle Conservation is looking for a passionate and motivated project coordinator to join their turtle conservation team on Perhentian Besar Island, starting now until October. In return for a monthly allowance, food and accommodation, you’ll lead nightly beach patrols, manage hatchery operations, coordinate their intern team, run turtle talks for guests, and help with data and grant reporting.

⭐️Volunteer At An Observatory In Corsica

FRANCE > Discover Corsica differently: join an astronomy project, live in nature, and share moments with fellow sky enthusiasts. That’s the pitch on the HelpStay platform from Stephane, Observatory Manager at Stelle Nostre, a cultural project and observatory located in the mountain village of Erbajolo. Tasks here include supporting daily life at the site, such as preparing to welcome astronomy facilitators and visitors, and helping maintain guest rooms and communal areas.

⭐️Beach Resort Volunteering

ALBANIA > Stone Beach Residence is inviting passionate, open minded volunteers (private group) to Qeparo, Albania. There, they can explore a variety of roles depending on their interests and skills, including leading or supporting wellness sessions, outdoor adventures, and group activities. Working as a bar assistant is another option. Accommodation is provided, along with daily meals.

⭐️Travel Back In Time To Sundkøbing

DENMARK > Middelaldercentret - in English, The Medieval Centre - opened its doors for another year last month, welcoming a new batch of volunteers to live in the houses in the medieval town and communicate with their guests. We wondered if this is just for Danish speaking volunteers, but they have volunteers from all over Europe (and beyond). Many return year after year to the recreated town from 15th century Denmark.

     | Middelaldercentret Nykøbing Falster |

⭐️Medieval Week

SWEDEN > Medeltidsveckan is a historic festival in Visby on the island of Gotland. The organisers are looking for volunteers who’ll help make the festival happen. Volunteers can work setting everything up before the festival, during the festival to keep it running and/or afterwards to tear it all down. Entrance, ferry rides, sing songs, a camping ground spot, and the loan of medieval clothes are among the perks.

⭐️VIP Ski Opens Recruitment For Winter 26/27

FRANCE > A day after their managers ended their very busy winter 25/26 season with a pizza party, VIP Chalets opened recruitment for the next winter and began their hunt for another 170 or so chefs, nannies, chalet hosts, kitchen porters, drivers, maintenance, concierge staff, and more for their 50 properties across Avoriaz, Les Arcs, La Plagne and Val d’Isère.

⭐️Chalet Host And Driver And Maintenance Vacancies In Meribel

FRANCE > Although their seasonal jobs page hasn’t been updated since last year, F&P Travel has in the past few weeks posted chalet host and driver and maintenance vacancies to Season Workers. They also hire chefs and welcome applications from both UK and EU passport holders.

⭐️Work In Morzine-Avoriaz

FRANCE > Chilly Powder say they begin their recruitment process nice and early for their winter season in Morzine-Avoriaz, and, true to their word, here they are advertising for ski school & chalet assistants, and for a maintenance person. They also hire chalet hosts, chefs, room assistants, massage therapists, and nannies. British passport holders will need to be prepared to go through the process of obtaining a French work visa.

⭐️Doron Pub And Bar Cuba Are Hiring

FRANCE & AUSTRIA > The Doron Pub, a lively venue in Meribel centre, and Bar Cuba in St Anton are hiring bar staff, doormen and a staff chef for next winter. More details below or via Winter 2026/27 Ski Season Jobs.

⭐️Animation Staff And Activities Manager

FRANCE > Animation staff for September until the end of the year are on Manor Adventure’s shopping list. They may still want an activities manager to start ASAP, too.

⭐️Who Leads The Leaders?

UAE > In addition to group leaders, Ecoventure is also looking for experienced outdoor educators looking to take the next step as department leaders. Program leaders to lead their Adventurous Journey expeditions are needed, too.

⭐️Skatepark Obstacle Building And Community Gardening Volunteering Combo

PORTUGAL > Boa Sombra Skate Park is a non profit community indoor and outdoor skate park in Peniche. They would welcome volunteers to help out in their community garden and, ideally, you would also be quite handy for building skatepark obstacles. Unlimited access to the skatepark is a given.

     | Boa Sombra Sk8 |

⭐️Stalk Tourism Board Websites Properly

REMOTE > A lot of creators think tourism boards handpick influencers from Instagram like some kind of travel creator Hunger Games, writes Daniella Schoeman in the latest issue of her Wildly Successful Travelpreneurs newsletter. She presents her top three ways to stop waiting to be “discovered” and start finding actual opportunities.

⭐️A Taste Of Lapland

FINLAND > One such opportunity that, erm, ‘fell’ into this issue of JAB is offered by Visit Finland. They are inviting eight participants to an all expenses paid four day stay in Rovaniemi. Complete their social media video challenge on Instagram or TikTok by June 9 to apply.

⭐️Nordic Dreams

FINLAND > Yoann Simon Chopard is looking for a hand with 50 polar dogs near Rovaniemi. Volunteers must be able to speak French and commit to at least a month.

⭐️Nichbisi Earth Building Project

GEORGIA > If you want to learn natural building and get some hands on experience, check out the comprehensive info pack for this project in Georgia. They are looking for like-minded people to help them build their house, share healthy meals, live together as a community and spend some quality time together.

⭐️Alien Poster: Resurrection

USA > It’s alien themed poster invasion time again. Every year, Poster Invasion sends its two person touring teams to 45+ states on a mission to bring students an authentic form of self expression through the medium of posters. Paying a base compensation plus commission, they supply a vehicle, housing and travel related expenses to their hustlers, who should be aged 21+ and available for seven weeks.

⭐️Social Media And Content Creation For Mama’s Motorbike Family

VIETNAM > Amber is volunteering at Mama’s Homestay in Hà Giang, where they run motorbike tours around the beautiful Hà Giang Loop. They are currently looking for friendly, social volunteers to join their team.

     | Mama’s Homestay |

⭐️Volunteer On A Permaculture Farm

COSTA RICA > Finca Las Hormigas bills itself is a centre for experimentation and education in regenerative living. They’re in Puerto Limón on the Caribbean coast and have a volunteer programme designed for travellers, adventurers, and nature lovers, aged 20 to 50, who want to give back through meaningful work, live close to nature and discover the wonders of community life. The cost is US$100 per week for accommodation and three meals a day.

⭐️Volunteers In The Amazon Rainforest

ECUADOR > Galo Gref has taken to social media to announce a search for volunteers to stay in the Amazon rainforest for a minimum of 15 days. He says here the jungle embraces you, the wind purifies every breath, the birds mark the rhythm of your awakening, and we like to think the sun comes up tremendous.

⭐️Volunteer Hostel Helpers

MEXICO > Join the Maui Hostel team in Playa del Carmen and Tulum. They are once again offering accommodation and breakfast to helpers who share their energy with travellers from all over the world.

⭐️Join The Foundation Phase Of An Agro-Ecological And Artistic Place In Lesvos

GREECE > Painting, horses, upcycling and community life are the main threads of this newly formed social cooperative on the island of Lesvos. They need volunteers for a minimum of two weeks during set dates from now until mid December.

⭐️Koycegiz Dogs

TURKIYE > At the end of February, Amy Howells packed two suitcases and came over to Southwest Turkey to help the 450 to 500 shelter dogs at Sarah’s Private Sanctuary. Last year, she shared some details of the dog cuddling and poop scooping that await volunteers there. Volunteer accommodation may be available for £50 per week.

⭐️Jai Dog Ho

THAILAND > Join Jai Dog Rescue as a volunteer and help make a real difference for street dogs in Thailand. More details below or via Volunteer South East Asia. Happy Dogs Koh Chang is also advertising for dog loving volunteers.

⭐️Volunteers Needed For Conny’s Dog Rescue

SRI LANKA > Conny’s Dog Rescue needs volunteers to help out at their small shelter in Balapitiya, in the southwest of the country. Volunteers get their own room here.

⭐️Reliable Volunteer Help Needed

GREECE > Habitat Sanctuary in rural Greece is searching for reliable, grounded and animal loving people who understand that caring for animals is not a hobby, but a daily responsibility. Letting ducks and geese out in the morning and feeding two sheep is part of the job description here. A week later, the OP posted a grumpier request to the same group, saying she didn’t want tourists, drifters, or people looking for a picturesque backdrop for social media photos.

⭐️Volunteer English Teachers Needed

HONDURAS > Are you looking for a meaningful international experience where you can make a real difference? JazAn English Academy in Cofradía, Cortés, is looking for passionate volunteers to join their teaching programme. Anyone 18+ and willing to commit approximately five months to the programme can apply. Food and accommodation are provided.

⭐️Become An English Mentor

NEPAL > Fluent English speakers able to commit a minimum of two to four weeks helping to create a natural English speaking environment are welcome to help students build real life English skills through conversation, not classrooms.

⭐️English Speaking Volunteers Wanted In Tuy Hoa

VIETNAM > Bee Bee is looking for English speaking volunteers (private group) to join a small educational project in the peaceful coastal city of Tuy Hoa. Your role will be to support English classes or teaching for local students. More information can also be had via their Worldpackers page.

⭐️Discovering Pueblo Inglés And Teaching The Teachers

SPAIN > What happens at Pueblo Inglés stays at Pueblo Inglés, writes Adam Barratt immediately before sharing his thoughts and insights on Pueblo Inglés. A day later, he follows up with a post about how his time teaching and learning English with the 36 or so individuals on his programme led to several more stints as a volunteer and joining the company as a volunteer coordinator.

⭐️Animal Care In Rural Andalucía

SPAIN > Sarja Microsanctuary is currently looking for a few dedicated volunteers to join them near Cómpeta. More details below or via Volunteer Haven Europe.

⭐️ESL Teachers Wanted for School Just Outside Hanoi

VIETNAM > Maya School Hanoi is hiring full time ESL teachers for secondary and high school, focused on student centered, holistic education.

⭐️Volunteer Opportunity In Rural Vietnam

VIETNAM > A small English centre in a peaceful rural area near Buon Ma Thuot City is looking for friendly English speaking volunteers to spend time with local students. Accommodation is available at a homestay or guesthouse, and meals are provided.

⭐️English Language Arts Educator

NEPAL > The Peace Corps has a high need for an English language arts educator. Apply by June 15.

⭐️Three Month Camp Housekeeper / Host Opportunity

AUSTRALIA > Cobourg Coastal Camp is looking for a motivated, adventurous and hardworking person (or couple) to start a three month wilderness experience on June 10. This is a hands on housekeeping and guest hosting role in one of Australia’s most remote and beautiful coastal locations. Accommodation, meals and full training are all provided.

Please note we spotted this opportunity not long before sending this issue of JAB, and while we are fairly confident the OP, Hugh Gange, is linked to Cobourg Coastal Camp, we recommend readers keep their travel heads on and be aware of any red flags on applying to these positions.

⭐️Floating Flat Share

AT SEA > Turks & Caicos to Dominican Republic to Curaçao to Bonaire to Aruba to Colombia to San Blas to Colón to Bocas del Toro to the Panama Canal to Las Perlas, and on to French Polynesia is Ella and Felix’s intended route. They swapped Oslo and Berlin consulting desks for the helm of a catamaran that moves about as fast as a toddler on a bike, living full time on the water and sailing around the world in stages. They describe it as more like a floating shared flat - a bit hostel, a bit road trip, and a lot of adventure - and welcome people onboard to share costs. More than 60 people from all around the world have taken them up on their offer so far.

     | Felix Hackenberg |

⭐️A Bit Of Helpful Advice For Anyone Applying For Hospitality Jobs For The Winter 2026/27 Ski Season

WORLDWIDE > A clear hospitality focused CV can make a big difference to recruiters and managers going through a huge number of applications, including yours, says Andre Russell, admin of the Winter 2026/27 Ski Season Jobs Facebook group.

⭐️French Speaking Kitesurf Instructor

BRAZIL > A French speaking kitesurf instructor will enjoy endless sunshine, warm waters, and over 20 knots of steady wind when welcoming kite students from all over the world come November 1 in Ilha do Guajiru.

⭐️VDWS Certified Kitesurfing And/Or Foil Instructors

MAURITIUS > KiteGlobing is looking for motivated and qualified VDWS certified kitesurfing and/or foil instructors to join their water sports team for the upcoming season in Mauritius. Their centre on the southwest coast of Mauritius offers good wind conditions, a lagoon setting, and an international clientele. This position is described as suitable for instructors who enjoy teaching and working in a relaxed and professional environment.

⭐️Tour Guides Wanted For Rovaniemi, Levi, Tromsø And Kiruna

FINLAND NORWAY & SWEDEN > The Wildcard of the Week in issue 42 of The Wild Path was Arctic GM’s search for tour guides. The Lapland based tour operator offers small group and private experiences in Rovaniemi, Levi, Tromsø and Kiruna. One of their owners represents the 20th generation of their family in Lapland, with roots dating back to the 1600s.

     | Arctic GM |

⭐️Santa’s Lapland Ranger With British Sign Language

FINLAND > British Sign Language Level 3 as a minimum, experience working with large groups of children/families, and the ability to maintain high energy in low temperatures are the prerequisites for this Santa’s Lapland Arctic Circle position. Other positions in Saariselka - drivers, admin, rangers and reps - in what is described as a cold, lively, fast paced environment can be found here.

⭐️Calling All Watersports Instructors

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS > BVI Efoil is looking to hire watersports instructors for the new season from October 26 until August 27.

⭐️Independent Organic Winery Life In Umbria

ITALY > We had a post from Iacopo Paolucci scheduled in one of our recent extra issues, thinking his offer to host international travellers and remote workers (EU only) at his small independent organic winery near the medieval town of Todi sounded great. We removed it when we saw how many people agreed with us, and the position must surely have been filled. However, in a new post, it seems the offer is open ended. No specific experience is required, but interest in wine, good energy and an easygoing attitude are important.

⭐️More Than Just Stroking Cats All Day

GREECE > Gasah (Greek and Swiss Animal Help) shares a reel of what often looks like “nothing but stroking cats all day” but is actually the tight schedule of their hardworking volunteers. They are looking for more volunteer help in Kos.

⭐️Glocal Roots Is Searching For Volunteers To Join Their Project In Kos

GREECE > Elsewhere on Kos, The Hub supports refugees in their first steps in Greece. A facility of a Swiss NGO called Glocal Roots, it provides a safe space with a chillout area, workshops, and childcare. Volunteers should be self funding.

⭐️Snow Sport Enthusiasts At Hoys

AUSTRALIA > There are still a few positions available for snow sport enthusiasts at Hoys Skis mountain rental stores at Mount Hotham, Dinner Plain and Omeo in the Victorian Alps.

⭐️Client Coordinator

AUSTRALIA > The Land’s Edge Foundation is hiring a client coordinator to join their outdoor education team in Sydney Harbour.

⭐️Watersport Assistant

CYPRUS > KapparisWaterfun is hiring friendly, outgoing English speakers with a boat license to operate and maintain jet skis and boats, assist customers and ensure their safety.

⭐️Windsurfing Instructors Needed

GREECE > Beach Burger Bar & Watersports on Naxos needs someone with an EU passport and a windsurfing instructor license or good ability to windsurf and teach beginners.

⭐️Sea Kayak Guides Wanted In Arakoa

NEW ZEALAND > Start dates are September, October or December for what are described as dream positions for three experienced lead sea kayak guides.

⭐️Team Leaders And Entertainment Managers Wanted

SPAIN > Pamera Agency is hiring. More details below or via Seasonal Jobs.

⭐️The WRAGs Bursary

UK > Applications for a grant from The Merlin Trust for a WRAGs (Work and Retrain as a Gardener scheme) bursary will have opened on June 1. This bursary is open to existing WRAGs trainees to support them during their placement by covering travel costs, additional placements, or developing their training. Grants of up to £500 are available.

⭐️Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant

UK > New Arc Wildlife Rescue is looking for a wildlife rehabilitation assistant to join their dedicated team in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Please note you must have the right to live and work in the UK. National minimum wage. For a full job description and person specification, email: jobs@newarcwildliferescue.org.

⭐️ESC Funded Volunteering With Boodaville Finca

SPAIN > Two volunteers, both residents of the EU outside of Spain and under 30 years old, are wanted by Boodaville for a European Solidarity Corps funded six month long gig.

⭐️Yacht Job Scams: How To Spot Them And Protect Yourself

AT SEA > Facebook groups, Instagram DMs, WhatsApp chats - anywhere crew gather online, fraudsters follow. They pose as agencies, captains, and yacht managers. Some want your money. Others want your documents. A few want something far more troubling, says Glenn Ward.

⭐️Volunteer Work Red Flags

WORLDWIDE > Stefania, who has moderated several Facebook groups in the past and knows how difficult it can be for admins to keep a group useful, safe and fair at the same time, shares some tips on recognising online stranger danger, even when they present themselves as hosts offering amazing opportunities.

⭐️Join The English Project Fatora On Nias Island

INDONESIA > Help local children learn English through fun, creative lessons. More details below or via Volunteer South East Asia.

⭐️Kudos To Mr And Mrs Builder

FRANCE > Cycling up mountains, skiing down them, the reality of Teak Builder’s Facebook profile entirely meets our expectations. Teak is looking for a couple to work from mid July to the end of August in the Aravis region of the northern French Alps in breakfast serving and room cleaning type roles. You must hold an EU passport or otherwise be legally allowed to work in France. Accommodation is included.

⭐️Portugal Spent Millions Attracting Remote Workers. Then Forgot To Keep Them

REMOTE > Tulsa invested $15,000 per person and got $622 million back. Europe still doesn’t get it, writes Gonçalo Hall.

⭐️Freelance Metadata / Documentation Specialist

REMOTE > Help us preserve a unique place, says The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. They are seeking a freelance metadata / documentation specialist to prepare and enhance metadata for a portion of their rich Antarctic digital data. JAB doesn’t know what any of this means, but applications are accepted until June 15 from those who do.

⭐️Awakeland Work Exchange In The Algarve

PORTUGAL > Awakeland is growing, and is looking for people who want to grow with it via volunteer residency spots on a reforestation project and retreat centre in the foothills of the Monchique mountains. In return, you’ll have a place to sleep, food on the table, access to yoga and meditation classes, and 20+ hectares of nature as your daily reality.

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⭐️Paddle Board Yoga Instructors

UK > While they wouldn’t be a headliner, Paddle Board Yoga Instructors would feature in JAB’s fantasy festival line up. Spotted in The Wild Path, the job here will be to deliver SUP yoga sessions at Hilsea Lido in Portsmouth.

⭐️Minority Mammals

UK > Another issue of The Wild Path dropped before we went to press. There, we found a nine month training & events internship for young people from minority ethnic backgrounds offered by The Mammal Society. Apply by June 7.

⭐️Festival Glamping Jobs

UK > Team leaders are needed to lead crews building and furnishing luxury bell tent villages.

⭐️London Cruise Job Fair

UK > The largest recruitment event for the cruise sector is back in London on June 4. Cruise Job Fair’s research shows that attending a cruise job fair is ten times more effective than applying for jobs online.

⭐️Travel Brand Content Shoot

CYPRUS > British Indian and South Asian families in particular are encouraged to apply for a casting call for a family of four plus their grandparents to take part in an exciting travel brand shoot in Cyprus. More details below or via Film & TV Casting Calls UK.

⭐️Travel Writing Advice From A Commissioning Editor

REMOTE > We mentioned Jessica Holmes and her housesitting newsletter only recently, and here she is again, this time wearing her magazine editor’s hat. Jessica provides advice on what actually makes a travel story worth reading and commissioning.

⭐️How Small Writers Are Quietly Making $2K–$10K/Month In 2026

REMOTE > You can be a brilliant writer and make $0. Forever. Ghostwriting, niche newsletters, conversion copy, and digital products are what’s actually working right now and where beginners should start, says The Human Project. Bah! Too late, says JAB.

⭐️Isles of Scilly National Landscape Officer

UK > The Isles of Scilly National Landscape is recruiting until June 10 for a passionate and highly motivated individual to work full time in Scilly. How the candidate would be able to live in Scilly to undertake this job is posed as an application form question rather than provided as an answer.

⭐️Volunteer Opportunity With Umodzi Empowerment Organization

MALAWAI > Umodzi Empowerment Organization is seeking dedicated volunteers to support its water station project in Kasungu, Malawi. More details below or via Volunteer Abroad For Free.

⭐️Experienced Chefs Wanted

AUSTRALIA > The Watervale Hotel, located in the Clare Valley wine region of South Australia, has short and long term roles available at sous chef level, particularly in the grill section, and will also be looking for wait staff and bar staff, as well as horticultural / farm workers. They can also assist chefs on a Student Visa to achieve their skills assessment on a pathway to permanent residency, given the volume and variety of stations in the kitchen.

⭐️Multiple Roles For Bubbly Hospitality Workers

AUSTRALIA > Accommodation is available to a couple who love connecting with guests in nature and being outdoors. The roles in New South Wales with Reflections Holiday Parks, on Lake Keepit, are for a guest host and an all rounder.

⭐️Farmstay Assistant And Property Caretaker

AUSTRALIA > If you love animals, enjoy being outdoors, and want to help shape a growing business, Hope Farmstay in Mundoolun, Queensland, is looking for reliable, hands on, live-in farm assistants and property caretakers.

⭐️Beehive Frame Cleaners

NEW ZEALAND > Reliable casual staff are needed in Hastings to assist with beehive frame cleaning and beeswax scraping.

⭐️Become A Hostel Volunteer In Stockholm

SWEDEN > Nomad Gardet Hostel is currently welcoming motivated and friendly volunteers to be part of their hostel team. More details below or via Volunteer & hospitality exchange, food and accommodation (private group).

⭐️Saariselkä Ski And Sport Resort May Have Summer Vacancies

FINLAND > Fanni Katajamaa, who is affiliated with Saariselkä Ski and Sport Resort, recently answered a job wanted enquiry to say that they have a variety of positions opening during the summer. The northernmost ski resort in Europe doesn’t appear to have a jobs page, but on their Instagram they state they are returning to work at 9am on June 1.

⭐️Where $1,000, $2,500, Or $4,000 A Month Actually Gets You

WORLDWIDE > Nine cities. Three budget tiers. Real numbers from people who actually live there. Let’s get into it, says Nomad Playbook.

⭐️Summer Or Longer In The Highlands

UK > Be part of one of the largest private conservation efforts in Scottish history. Roles are available across all facets of hospitality, located in some of Scotland’s most unspoiled locations.

⭐️Volunteers Needed In Rural West Bogor

INDONESIA > IDE AKSI is looking for international and local volunteers to join their small community programmes in rural West Bogor. More details below or via Volunteer South East Asia.

⭐️Underwater Weeding

USA > Gary Franco is still looking for a couple of certified divers at Green Pond, in Northern NJ.

⭐️Professional Vocalists Wanted

FRANCE > Disneyland Paris is currently accepting online submissions for upcoming auditions for The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands. Apply by June 14.

⭐️Hel’s Jobs

UK > Tell Hel’s why you’d be great, and you could join the London team at a high profile tech conference in June. Roles include: wayfinding, registration, cloakroom, directional, and general assistance.

⭐️LadBible Is Casting For Football Fans

UK > Ladbible is searching for the UK’s biggest football fan and someone - who could well be the same person - based in Liverpool, London, Manchester or Birmingham, who missed the birth of their own child because they were watching football.

⭐️Counting Bald People

UK > Witness a sea of bald caps in Hyde Park and, once the counting is complete, stay and enjoy Pitbull’s headline show is the pitch to volunteers helping this world record attempt.

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⭐️Changeover Assistants For Summer 2026

FRANCE > Pure Morzine’s change over assistants help prepare their weekly rental properties for newly arriving guests. Just as they did last year, they need people with an EU passport or a French residence permit.

⭐️Volunteer Teachers Needed In Northern Thailand

THAILAND > KMI Foundation Thailand is looking for volunteer teachers to support its free after school classes project for local and disadvantaged children near the Myanmar border. No formal teaching experience is required.

⭐️Horse Volunteering In Tenerife

SPAIN > Do you have basic horse experience and want to be part of something meaningful? Tenerife Animal Sanctuary has a work experience programme. You’ll live on-site in their rustic sanctuary community for a minimum of three months, contributing around 25 hours per week in exchange for food and accommodation.

⭐️AK47s And Beer

LATVIA > Get paid to run parties and lead tours for Naughty Squirrel. Aside from getting paid and the private room, you will also get free drinks, free laundry, discounts on many things and a fully equipped kitchen. In a now removed post (DM their Instagram instead to apply), volunteers were said to need to be between 18 and 30 years old, highly extroverted, able to handle your liquor and an AK47, and “know how to take care of drunk people.” They were also recently looking for housekeeping volunteers.

⭐️Can You Do It On A Rainy Night For Stoke?

GERMANY > Here’s a form to convince Stoke Travel to let you on their sick crew for Oktoberfest in Munich.

⭐️Work Where Others Party

GERMANY > The Blackwater Irish Pub Winterberg is looking for staff - service, bar staff and a cook - asap from May until September.

⭐️Tourist Entertainers Wanted In Ibiza

SPAIN > Who doesn’t dream of living in Ibiza? At Acttiv, they want to incorporate animators full of good vibes into their teams at the Invisa Hotels chain. These positions come with cheap accommodation.

⭐️Expedition Trip Leader

USA & CANADA > Camp Thunderbird for Girls is now hiring for a highly coveted expedition trip leader position that they recently reopened. You’ll lead multi week expedition programmes for campers aged 14 to 16 across the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Western US, or Canada.

⭐️Volunteer English Language Teachers Wanted For A Monastic College In The Himalayas

INDIA > Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute (DKCLI) is seeking volunteer English language teachers to join their monastic college in Chauntra, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, in Himachal Pradesh. This is described as a rare opportunity to contribute meaningfully to monastic education while living in a beautiful and contemplative environment.

Teachers support Buddhist monks who are studying classical Buddhist philosophy in Tibetan. Candidates should be native English speakers (or those with native-speaker competence) with ELT experience and relevant qualifications, able to commit to three months, with the possibility to extend. Volunteers receive a monthly stipend of INR 15,000 (approximately US$165) to help cover personal expenses, along with meals and accommodation at a nearby homestay.

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⭐️Marine Conservation Project In Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara

INDONESIA > Taman Daun, a small community based marine conservation project in Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara, is looking for volunteers to help with coral reef restoration, teaching and inspiring coastal kids, releasing baby turtles, and supporting community and daily activities. Whale and marine mammal watching, climbing volcanoes, diving and snorkelling in untouched waters, and exploring places most travellers will never see are promised on days off. There is a US$8 daily contribution expected for food and accommodation.

⭐️Hostel Helpers Wanted In Luang Prabang

LAOS > Lisa and Nico have taken over the management of La Casa Nostra, an authentic Laotian house with private rooms and a dormitory in Luang Prabang. They are looking for someone who can help them with daily housekeeping. Bonus points are awarded for artistic skills to help them decorate the house. They offer accommodation, breakfast and three dinners a week together with all guests.

⭐️Residency Opportunity

LAOS > La Folie Lodge, a small boutique resort on Don Daeng Island in the Mekong, is opening a short term residency during their low season. This first time initiative during their slower months will suit a yoga or wellness professional, a digital nomad or independent worker with outreach/marketing experience, or someone simply comfortable connecting with people and taking initiative.

⭐️Ski And Summer Camp Jobs In Georgia

GEORGIA > If you’re passionate about skiing, hiking, camping, and working with people - and want to spend an unforgettable season in a beautiful, active environment - this could be for you, says Shota Natadze, who posted this ad for PolSport in the private Ski/Summer Industry Jobs group.

⭐️Entertainers, Hotel Staff, And Lifeguards

GREECE & SPAIN > Anywork Anywhere is currently hosting three ads from Good Time Entertainment. One for sunny holiday destination entertainers, another for hotel staff, and one for lifeguards. EU passports are needed for these, but this one for entertainers/ animators posted by Med Ents Animation will accept UK applicants too.

⭐️Volunteer with Dogs In Sicily

ITALY > Volunteers for May are still needed at the Ciccio Garibaldi Dog Shelter. They offer Sunday lunch and very basic accommodation to international volunteers staying a minimum of ten days.

⭐️Help Teacher Simon

MYANMAR > Simon Luttrell, aka Teacher Simon, is up to something that could be interesting. His one man band educational charity has helped more than 3,000 young students in orphanages since 2012, but he feels that he could do with some help. It’s not for the faint hearted, and seems still to be in the planning stages, but depending on the response to his post in the Volunteer South East Asia group, he might organise something for short term volunteer teaching on a 28 day tourist visa, including trips around Inle Lake and the local area.

⭐️Volunteer At Sziget Festival

HUNGARY > The Festival Volunteer Center has been organising volunteer programmes for Hungary’s biggest festivals and concerts for over 13 years, and, as usual, they will be looking to fill plenty of volunteer shaped holes at Sziget Festival in August.

⭐️Help Create An Immersive English Language Environment In Uzbekistan

UZBEKISTAN > Kokand Leader School is inviting young international volunteers from around the world to join their one month Level Up Summer Camp, speak English and help create an immersive environment.

⭐️Help A Community Based Organisation

KENYA > Winnie Ogola runs a community based organisation in Kisumu providing shelter for the elderly, keeping girls in school by providing sanitary pads, donating clothes to vulnerable individuals, and empowering youth with practical skills such as hairdressing, beauty, mechanics, and plumbing. She has welcomed 29 international volunteers from different countries so far, and would like some more. There is a small fee payable towards meals and accommodation, coming in at under GBP£10 per day.

⭐️Lead Middle And High School Students

COSTA RICA & THE BAHAMAS > Broadreach has popped back into our Facebook group, this time narrowing down their search for international programme instructors to lead adventure based programmes for middle and high school students in Costa Rica and The Bahamas.

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⭐️Entertainment Hosts

AT SEA > If you love engaging with people, have great microphone skills, and enjoy making every guest feel welcome, P&O would love to hear from you. They are looking for warm, confident and enthusiastic entertainment hosts to shape the fun from morning till night in the form of quizzes, karaoke, live music, deck parties and more. They will be hosting a cast day on board Aurora in Southampton on May 13. Apply by today (May 1).

⭐️A Shot At A Job In Athens

GREECE > Eternal Promotions is currently recruiting shot sales staff to work this summer in some of Athens’ best venues, upselling shots (Jägerbombs, tequila, etc) to tourists and partygoers.

⭐️Help For Refugees In Samos

GREECE > Samos Volunteers is looking for team players who are also able to work independently to make their services helping refugees arriving in Greece as fair and smooth running as possible.

Alongside general volunteering, they are also currently looking for volunteers for several more specific roles, including teachers, logistics volunteers, women’s space facilitators, kids sessions facilitators, and LGBTQI+ sessions facilitators. If one of these sounds like a good fit for you, you can find more information and apply on their website.

⭐️Work For Americans In Germany

GERMANY > An option for Americans wanting to work in Germany is Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. Their guests are exclusively US service members and their families stationed worldwide.

They hire throughout the year based on their needs, with the busiest seasons in winter (typically starting in November) and summer (typically starting in June). Jobs here are entry level positions for up to 15 months in their housekeeping, custodial, food and beverage, guest services and recreation departments. They offer transportation from the USA to Germany, and free dorm style accommodation for the employment period.

AutomaticMonkeyHat, probably not their real name, had a friend working there a few years ago. In a Reddit comment, they shared their friend’s insight that most positions will be minimum wage, and they pay in US dollars, leaving little room for saving in a German resort town. She also mentioned a rough work schedule with little room for flexibility. But the surrounding area is beautiful, and the ability to travel pretty much made up for the downsides. Other opinions, good, bad and horrific, are given here and here.

⭐️Kindergarten Teacher Needed At The American School In Sunny Chiapas

MEXICO > The American School Foundation of Chiapas (ASFC) is seeking an experienced international kindergarten teacher to join their multicultural learning community.

⭐️Sunseed Desert Technology Coordinating Positions

SPAIN > Situated in an off grid ecovillage, SDT’s lively international community made up of staff and volunteers work and learn together to develop, demonstrate, research and communicate alternative low tech methods of living sustainably in a semi arid environment. Volunteers are encouraged to be ambitious, innovative, and experimental. Pushing self projects forward is one of Sunseed’s main objectives.

We are surprised this is the first time Sunseed has appeared in rebooted JAB. They have been doing their thing near Almeria, in the Southeast of Spain, since 1986, and have advertised their coordinator and assistant positions with us numerous times down the years.

A long term, minimum one year, commitment is asked from coordinators, who are compensated with vegetarian food, accommodation and a monthly allowance. A smaller allowance is paid to assistants. General and research internships are also possible for a fee, with ESC funding perhaps available.

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⭐️Speak In Italy

ITALY > We haven’t heard much from Speak for a while, but they still organise English language immersion camps in Italy for which they require Anglos, especially ones who are studying or have experience in mechatronics, engineering, electronics, design or related fields, to chat away in English in return for a free hotel stay.

⭐️Amplifying The Voice For Climate Action

BOLIVIA & GUATEMALA > Application deadlines are approaching for EU nationals and from some EU adjacent countries (nope, not the UK) to get on board two ESC funded projects under the Amplifying The Voice For Climate Action banner. This one is in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the other is in Totonicapán, Guatemala.

⭐️Guardians Of Democracy

AUSTRIA > Forward4Future is looking for participants aged 18 to 30 for an Erasmus+ youth exchange in the Austrian Alps, hosted in a beautiful medieval castle in Neumarkt. Apply by May 5.

⭐️Island Watersports Manager

TANZANIA > JD Specized Recruitment has taken to ChickenLoop to recruit on behalf of an intimate and exclusive five star island lodge off the coast of Tanzania for an experienced island activities manager. The successful candidate will be the face of adventure on the island and responsible for managing and guiding a variety of land and marine based guest activities, including diving, snorkelling, dolphin excursions, sandbank picnics, and fishing trips.

⭐️Off Grid Farm Help

PORTUGAL > Gali WildBody is offering a tiny private house to a responsible person or a couple with a gardening background for help with her off grid farm in Central Portugal. Tasks here are things like gardening, watering trees with buckets, and some simple farm chores. Max four hours a day, six days a week.

⭐️Volunteer With Livingstone Rhinos Rugby Club

ZAMBIA > Lovemore Maphose sent us more details of the Livingstone Rhinos Rugby Club’s international volunteer programme, saying that at the moment, they do not charge a participation fee to join in. Their main goal is to make the experience accessible while creating real impact in the community.

Volunteers can help with coaching or assisting in rugby sessions, and supporting youth development programmes and local schools. Volunteers are typically responsible for their own travel and personal expenses, but assistance with local arrangements is available to ensure a smooth and meaningful experience.

⭐️Volunteering, Meditation, And Nature In The Heart Of Alentejo

PORTUGAL > Gephel Ling Buddhist Retreat Center was recently looking for volunteers to lend a brush this June to help paint the main house and keep their retreat centre beautiful.

⭐️Treasure Island Hong Kong Is Hiring Outdoor Instructors For Autumn

HONG KONG CHINA > Are you passionate about the outdoors? Do you want to live and work next to the beach on Lantau Island, Hong Kong? Treasure Island is looking for candidates with outdoor education experience, strong communication skills, and fluent in English. Asia Pacific Adventure is also in the market for outdoor facilitators and programme coordinators.

⭐️ESC Funded Volunteering In Kaunas

LITHUANIA > AC Patria Savanorių Centras has not one, but three ESC funded community driven volunteering options on the go at the moment, open to young people from mostly EU countries.

⭐️Yacht Getaways Host Opportunities

GREECE & CROATIA > Bespoke sailing holiday specialists Yacht Getaways are recruiting professional hosts to join their teams in Greece and Croatia. If you have a flair for hospitality, a love for the ocean and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, they’d love to hear from you.

⭐️Boat Booker

CROATIA > A long standing family business specialising in boat excursions in Medulin is looking for new team members for the 2026 season. Both paid positions and internships are available. EU applicants only.

⭐️Cruising Instructors

CROATIA > If you’ve got the qualifications and the right attitude, Sunsail would like to hear from cruising instructors.

⭐️Shore Excursion Staff

AT SEA > Leave the office behind, seek adventure, run away to sea and utilise your passion for travel, exploration, and customer satisfaction as you curate and support onshore activities in the world’s most stunning destinations.

⭐️Desktop Publisher

AT SEA > Leave the office behind, seek adventure, run away to sea and, erm, be responsible for all printed matter onboard, for collecting information about the various departments’ activities, menus and publishing all the printed material to be distributed onboard for both guests and crew.

⭐️Join Team Ice Hotel For A Warm Welcome And Chilly Reception

SWEDEN > 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, a number of vacancies are open until May 7 to work at a hotel and art exhibition made entirely of ice and snow. These are for chefs, serving breakfast and lunch, and wait staff. Trying out exciting activities, such as a snowmobile safari under the northern lights, are among the perks here.

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⭐️Work In The Beauty Of Alaska’s Rainforest For The Summer

USA > Kawanti Adventures brings the beauty and excitement of Alaska to visitors from around the world. You can work on a zipline course, take people black bear viewing, lead off-road vehicle trips, take photos, work in the retail shop, or coordinate their excursions while working on the dock.

⭐️The Race Begins For Winter Season Jobs In Europe

EUROPE > The past ski season ended not long ago, but after a bit of a break, maybe somewhere warm, the usual winter employers will begin the cycle once again of getting new staff in place for the following year. So, who is, who will be soon, and who will eventually start hiring for the 2026/27 winter and ski seasons in the Alps and other mountainous parts of the continent?

We will add details of who is hiring to upcoming issues of JAB as they go live. But, for the moment, we’ve gone through our list of ski season employers that have featured in JAB down the years, checked which ones have been naughty or nice, made sure they are still in business, added a few more, and put them all in one place below for you to wade through and get a head start in the race for a job next winter:

* AliKats Mountain Holidays, a family run independent luxury chalet company based in Morzine, will soon begin their recruitment of chalet staff, housekeepers, chefs and drivers.

* A family run luxury holiday company, Simply Morzine recruits chefs, hosts, reps, drivers and maintenance staff with the promise you will be treated as an individual, not a number.

* While The Boutique Chalet Company say they are always on the lookout for great chalet hosts, housekeepers, managers and chefs, as well as support staff for their French office in Morzine, they have already been advertising their winter 26/27 vacancies on their website for a good month. UK nationals are accepted for their more experienced roles.

* The recruitment doors will open on May 11 to usher in new hopefuls for roles in Ski Famille and Ski Vertigo’s 26/27 winter season. They are a good option in particular for skiing childcarers, and they welcome British Passport holders.

* The application forms to apply to Ski Basics as a chalet host, driver/host, chalet cook, or chalet manager have been available since last month. They offer both catered and self catered options catering to a range of budgets in Meribel. UK applications are considered.

* Applications for working a winter with Inghams opened last year in mid May. They will have a variety of winter jobs covering hospitality, catering, reps and management in France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Andorra. Part of the same group are Ingham’s Lapland and Santa’s Lapland in Finland.

* People apply to work in Val d’Isère with YSE because they want to ski almost every day for five months on some of the best slopes in the world. They’ll be opening recruitment shortly, and welcome applications from those holding the following passports: UK, EU, Australia and New Zealand.

* Skibound are still taking registrations of interest for jobs in their three lively club hotels in Alpe d’Huez, Les Menuires, and Serre Chevalier. They’ll be holding webinars in May, where you can learn more about each role (and UK passport holders can gain useful information about the visa process), opening applications in mid June, and running online recruitment days throughout July, August, and September.

* Massage Me’s mobile home massage and wellbeing service across the French Alps will soon need new massage practitioners to come from all over Europe and beyond to spoil their customers. They usually start hiring after the end of April.

* Ski Beat made it into our last issue, such has been their quick start to thinking about next season, and we wouldn’t want them to feel left out of this roundup. As always, we said nice things about their employment website, considering it a reflection of their came-out-to-do-a-season-and-never-went-back origins.

* All of Alpinium’s teams in France share a common enthusiasm for excellent hospitality, guest service, tasty wholesome food and winter sports. The minimum requirements are for all host candidates to have attended a chalet cookery school. Experience in driving for at least three years is essential for drivers.

* Information for their chalet and logistics positions in Morzine next winter has already been on Skiology’s website since the beginning of April. Specify why you want to work for them out of all the tour operators for a guaranteed response.

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* Though this may change by the time this issue is live, Purple Ski’s jobs page has yet to be updated for 2026/27 recruitment. But they already have held recruitment sessions at the end of last season in the resorts in which they have chalets - Méribel, Corchevel and Val d’Isère - with EU and non EU applicants made welcome.

* European Pubs, owners and operators of five venues in the French Alps, hire bartenders, servers, chefs, hotel assistants and anyone with a passion for hospitality. They’ve already held a recruitment afternoon at Jacks Méribel.

* Potential chalet couples and maintenance people/drivers for Alpine 365 in 26/27 are encouraged to read on.

* Alpoholics operate several chalets in La Plagne, for which we have already seen them advertising this year for a resort manager. Other vacancies they may need to fill will be listed here.

* Ski Blanc will open recruitment from May 2026, when they will want couples - one in the kitchen, the other for front of house and housekeeping - to join them in Meribel. Under certain circumstances, they will consider Brits, Australians, Kiwis and Canadians.

* If they haven’t already, roles will open soon for a position in one of The Alpine Generation’s catered ski chalets in various resorts across the French Alps, including Morzine, La Tania, Le Praz and La Plagne. Interviews will follow in June. Previous career breakers themselves, they are always interested to hear from couples and individuals who are looking to do the same.

* If you want to work hard, ski hard and have fun this winter, Family Ski will begin recruiting by next month, if not sooner, for jobs in two resorts in France. They will make the effort for British applicants, employing around 50 each year.

* We frequently spot Buildmyskitrip.com recruiting chalet hosts for both the full season and for shorter periods. We would expect activity from them for next season around the end of May.

* Ski Magic will keep your CV on file if you send it in before they officially start recruiting. Their chalets are in Courchevel Le Praz, La Tania and Meribel.

* Mountain & Tradition guide Brits and other non EU nationals through the process of applying for a visa to work in France. By the middle of May last year, they had listed their staff requirements for winter in Les Gets, a family friendly French village a few minutes from the livelier Morzine.

* Powder Byrne’s services to their guests in Austria, Switzerland and Italy include private airport transfers, exclusive childcare facilities, ski guiding, and mountain hosting. These need to be staffed accordingly, and they always require additional personnel over the winter season’s peak weeks - Christmas/New Year, February half term and Easter.

* Short break ski holiday specialists SkiWeekends judge each candidate for their chalet roles in some of the biggest ski areas in the French Alps on their experience, confidence and friendliness. They started recruiting early last year, by mid April.

* Ski Miquel began their recruitment by the middle of this month last year, but were still posting adverts for some positions at the end of the year. They will want chefs, bar & ski hosts, and chalet hosts with EU passports or the right to work already in place.

* Recruitment usually begins in earnest in June, but VIP Ski’s recruitment team returns to the UK a month earlier to start sifting through the hundreds of CVs received for jobs in one of their 40 properties across Avoriaz, Morzine, Les Gets, Les Arcs and Val d’Isere.

* At Canterbury Travel, they call their reps Arctic Stars, and husky mushing, reindeer rides, and tobogganing are part of the job spec for their rangers in Finland. They hire general assistants to serve meals, and have character roles - including Speedy Sam, Noisy Nod, Tricky Dicky, Snowy Bowy and Wendy Wood - where you will be expected to speak in an authentic elf accent and be responsible for intertwining games, songs and dances into magical tours. Other responsibilities include collecting, organising and distributing presents, mini snowmobile supervision and tobogganing.

* Hunter Chalets & Apartments is active in Morzine and Les Gets. Their ski season positions usually go live in May.

* Le Ski should have a number of different job titles to hand out to successful applicants heading to their chalets in Val d’Isere, Courchevel 1650 and La Tania. They say that they accept applications from British passport holders and will help you get the visa you require. Their recruitment officially opened last year in June.

* Applicants aged under 22 are unlikely to have sufficient experience to join the Snow Retreat team in La Tania.

* Hip Hideouts is a small owner run luxury ski chalet company located exclusively in Val d’Isère. They say they have one of the most highly qualified teams in the Alps. They are a member of SBiT, whose members are seasonal outbound travel businesses that employ UK citizens to work in Europe for winter or summer seasons.

* Skiworld’s ski season jobs are in snow sure resorts, and they will want teams in Alpe d’Huez, Courchevel, La Plagne, Les Arcs, Les Deux Alpes, Meribel, Meribel Mottaret, St Anton, Tignes, Val d’Isere and Val Thorens. At the time of writing, they were taking registrations of interest for when ski season recruitment opens in spring. We gave them our email address and were spammed with unwanted holiday offers. Applications are now open.

* TG Ski’s teams for their chalets in Morzine and Meribel are made up of hosts, drivers, chefs and managers.

* Snowbizz is a family ski holiday specialist. They will be hiring junior kids reps and ski nannies in Puy St Vincent, France.

* The long established family run Snowcoach operates the Hotel l’Aigle in Valmeinier in the French Alps. They are already listing their winter 2026/27 requirements.

     | Niehku Mountain Villa | YSE Ski Chalet Holidays | Ski Magic | Purple Ski |

* Select School Travel will look for enthusiastic, resourceful and professional peak season reps who will be focused on ensuring that their school groups will experience the best ski holiday ever, both on and off the slopes. In Europe, their school trips venture to France, Austria, Italy, Andorra and Norway.

* Sooner or later, Interski, which delivers school ski trips and snowsports holidays in Italy’s Aosta Valley, will be looking for instructors and staff to join their resort team for the upcoming winter season. A few roles may be open for UK passport holders.

* Total Chalets will have a small number of vacancies for couples or pairs of friends to join their chalet team in Bansko, Bulgaria. Cooking is an important part of the role, but it is not essential to be a professional chef to work here.

* Alpine Resort Nannies were already going again by this time last year, looking for warm and friendly professional nannies. Cheery dispositions, eagerness for creating and planning exciting activities, flexibility around the family’s needs and overall energy to enjoy an unforgettable winter ski season are a must have here. As are a minimum of two years’ consolidated experience in a professional childcare capacity within the past five years and the right to work in France.

* The last ski resort in the French and Austrian Alps where Merinannies are based will soon close for this season, but it won’t be long until they start hiring nannies for the next.

* Chilly Powder say they begin their recruitment process nice and early for chalet hosts, chefs, room assistants and nannies hoping to work in Morzine-Avoriaz. British passport holders will need to be prepared to go through the process of obtaining a French working visa.

* Alpine Culture recruit passionate, ski driven hospitality professionals for their luxury chalets in Tignes and Val d’Isère.

* If you have snow running through your veins, are flexible, love being part of a high performing team, have previous hospitality experience, are over 21, and hold a UK or EU passport, Ski Verbier Exclusive would love to talk with you when applications open in May.

* Reach4TheAlps is active in Morzine and Les Gets. When we last looked, they still had their summer vacancies listed, but in past winter seasons they’ve filled chalet host, driver and resort crew positions with couples and singles.

* Another Morzine option is Elevation Alps. Most of their guests speak English, but they also have French, Dutch and German speaking guests too. They say to their prospective employees you will find a welcoming and understanding environment if English is not your first language, but you want to improve.

* Northstar Chalets looks for couples or friends to run their catered chalets in Morzine. They may help UK applicants with visa applications.

* In previous seasons, we’ve seen Ski Weekender advertising their ski jobs in April. They offer fully catered short break ski holidays in the resorts of Le Grand Bornand/ La Clusaz in the Aravis and other resorts in the Northern French Alps.

* Kaluma, an owner managed, ski chalet operator working in St Anton am Arlberg and Courchevel 1850, hires chefs, chalet hosts, a kitchen assistant, drivers and a resort manager. They seem to start hiring a little later than other employers, around June or July.

Four staff work in each of Altitude Luxe’s chalets in Courchevel and Méribel.

* In one of our recent Extra issues for our paid subscribers, we said we hadn’t yet seen Jelly and Ice Cream recruiting nannies for work in the French Alps next winter season. When we still accepted job advertisements, rather than grubbing around for them in the snow as we are now, they usually advertised around this time of year.

* Alpine Child Care act as an introductory agent connecting self employed nannies with families looking for child care for their ski holidays. Nannies receive 24 Euros per hour for the jobs they are chosen for.

* Life in the mountains in winter is an unforgettable experience that will shape your career, whether you aspire to continue in hospitality or become a city banker, says Alpine Elements.

* Hotel Christiania, in Les Gets, is continually on the search for enthusiastic, hard working and flexible staff for their winter season. If you have some hospitality experience, whether in the kitchen, front of house or in housekeeping, then they would love to hear from you. British applicants passing their Zoom interview will be assisted with getting a French work visa, provided they cover the cost of the process.

* Cold Fusion Chalets can be found in several resorts in France, where they encourage their staff to take the time with their guests, sharing stories and experiences with them over a glass of wine or on a chairlift.

* Housekeepers, reps and drivers are the main roles with Go Montgenevre, based near the Italian border. They will respond to applicants to offer interviews after the summer season ends.

* Skiidy Gonzales has already put up information for drivers wanting to experience driving in snowy and icy conditions up and down mountain roads to and from Geneva airport.

* Spoken French is desirable, and excellent customer service skills are essential when driving for Mountain Drop-offs. They provide an airport and in-valley transfer service in Chamonix and the surrounding areas.

* Getaway Vans will have winter driving and admin positions. Drivers should be over 25 years of age and have at least two years of professional driving experience.

Driving for Ben’s Bus in the French Alps will suit people with work visas and accommodation already in place who are looking for a part time or weekend job for a bit of extra cash.

* Alpybus drivers serve resorts in the French Alps and across the Swiss border. Don’t bother trying to apply through their recruitment page. The links and other aspects of it are quite out of date, but other contact details are given on their website.

* It was only a month ago that Treeline Chalets were recruiting for their summer team in Morzine, and we would not expect them to have any information for winter quite yet. Try here again in June or July.

* Jack and Jill Holidays look for mature candidates with a bit of life experience for chalet host and transfer driver roles in Morzine.

* Recruitment for F&P Travel’s winter season opened by June last year. They will look for talented chefs, chalet hosts, drivers, and managers to join them in Meribel. They welcome applications from both UK and EU passport holders.

* More Mountain will need staff to fill positions for chalet host couples, apartment assistants, and resort team supervisors in Morzine.

* Sooner or later, Atlas Ski Co will pop online and remove “All 2025/25 positions filled” from their chalet host and chef job descriptions.

* Delicious Mountain is now recruiting for 2026/27, already listing their chalet job vacancies in Meribel.

* For some odd reason, Neilson’s winter vacancies in the mountains of France, Italy, and Andorra have never appeared in JAB. Three years ago, in May, we saidthey were readying their website and taking registrations of interest in anticipation that their vacancies in management, hospitality, kitchen, guiding and childcare positions would go live. Perhaps they did, and they will do so again this year.

* Scott Dunn is another business whose winter vacancies have never featured in JAB. Scott and JAB seem to have drifted apart since we used to walk past their office in a terraced house at the end of our street in Tooting Bec, London, when JAB was young and still had dreams. They say their main recruitment period for winter positions is from May until November.

* A large amount of their staff return year after year, says owner run Consensio Chalets. Their properties in Val d’Isère, Méribel and Courchevel need chalet hosts and managers, chefs, chauffeurs, housekeepers and resort assistants.

* Bramble Ski operates catered and self catered luxury chalets in Switzerland, Austria and France.

     | Alpoholics Chalets | Rond Point Meribel | Ski Blanc |

* Meribel’s Le Rond Point, aka The Ronnie, should be closed for the summer by the time we send out this issue. If they follow the pattern of previous seasons, they will put up a pop up message saying they are recruiting for the winter and ask us to answer five questions to apply for their manager level, front of house, floor staff, chef, kitchen porter, housekeeping and night porter roles. In the same resort, and part of the same group, are La Taverne, The Brewer’s Den, and Sullys.

* One of the better reviews of the Doron Pub, a lively venue in Meribel centre, says the place smells like sick. They are part of the Mountain Trading Company, a selection of bars across France and Austria, including Scotts, in the same resort, Moris Pub, in Val d’Isere, not one, but two Scottys, in La Plagne and St. Anton, and La Terrasse, in Chamonix.

* La Folie Douce is one of Europe’s most famous après-ski bars in Europe. Represented in resorts including Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, Meribel, St Gervais-Megeve and Alpe d’Huez, they take on numerous staff including cashiers, kitchen assistants, admin staff, security, writers, dancers and DJs. Select a destination, then scroll to ‘Useful Tips’ near the bottom, and some of these pages will have links to employment information. Val d’Isere’s is very stylish.

* On the website of Verbier’s Pub Mont Fort, scroll down to find a link to download an employment application form. Questions to be answered include your favourite pizza and funeral song choice. The form is in English, and among the latest (mostly decent) reviews is a complaint that none of the staff speaks French.

* There isn’t an employment page on the website of Chalet Etoile, a historic restaurant in Cervinia, Italy, but they do sometimes use their social media to search for staff. The most recent one we found dates to July last year, looking for wait and service staff.

* Alpine Escape’s chalets are found in the Courchevel resorts of the Three Valleys. They hire chefs, hosts and drivers.

* White Horizon is an option for chalet couples looking to work in Tignes.

* Alp Leisure’s chalets in Courchevel and Meribel need motivated, exceptional people to join their seasonal team to provide excellent levels of service for their guests. Their seasonal roles are for chalet managers, hosts, chefs, chauffeurs and a maintenance team.

* Tignes is where Mark Warner receives their winter holidaymakers and staff. They employ both EU and UK staff across hospitality, kitchen roles and childcare.

* Retail staff, admin, and boot fitters are some of the roles to be had with Tignes Spirit, a snowboard and ski equipment delivery business with fingers in other pies.

* Present in 16 resorts in the Alps, Oxygene hires qualified ski instructors and will support partly qualified ski instructors to the end of their ski instructor qualification by offering a free instructor uniform and lift pass, an attractive rate of pay, a guarantee of 300 hours of teaching and fair distribution of lessons.

* New Generation is an international ski and snowboard school that operates in France, Switzerland, and Austria. They have a careers page for ski instructors, and also offer work and train scholarships.

* We semi loathe the sprawling TUI careers website, but jobs for ski reps, childcare and in admin with their Crystal Ski brand will appear there sooner or later.

* Greycoat Lumleys has a Ski and Yacht department, usually making their placements to private chalets.

* Silver Swan Recruitment sources domestic staff for private chalets.

* Don’t be flippant when considering working a winter, says Mountain Rooms and Chalets. They specialise in Val d’Isere only.

* Emma Tyndall, the owner of Simmering Shots, hires shot girls in the winter for Val Thorens and Chamonix. Come on, Ian - we’ve talked about this.

* Stanford Skiing should have a few vacancies coming up in their chalets in Megeve.

* Flexiski’s European destinations are Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Norway, but it is in France where they say they offer a whole host of roles across their chalets each winter. Seeing as they say to check back in May 2025, we’ll have to take their word for it.

* When we looked, Sugarella Cooks & Staff Agency had filled all of the small number of vacancies listed on their jobs page, but they do sometimes place staff in homes in the Alps.

* Premier Neige is still referencing the 2024/5 winter season on its jobs page. When we looked in on them in April, aka their distant future, the Sainte Foy ski holiday specialist was taking bookings for next season when we’d expect them to need skilled maintenance personnel, housekeepers, drivers, chalet hosts and a concierge person.

* Spend the winter in the Austrian Alps tutoring Britain’s budding skiing professionals. Ambition Racing’s teacher position plays a vital role within the ski team. Athletes as young as eight years old join the academy for various weeks throughout the autumn and winter, studying each afternoon after a morning’s skiing coaching. They also accept applications from a variety of other professionals in other areas: coaching, pastoral, physiotherapy and media.

* Evolution 2 guarantees their instructors at least 400 hours in mid-altitude resorts, and up to 600 hours in high altitude locations.

* Chalet Chardons will consider applicants up to two years in advance for their winter skiing and snowboarding jobs in Tignes, sifting through hundreds of applications each year to fill 35 to 40 jobs for their perfect team.

* Do you find it hard to walk past a crooked picture without straightening it? If the answer is yes, Chalet La Fenice say you should talk to them about vacancies in their historic, reconstructed building below the Matterhorn and overlooking the Italian ski resort of Cervinia.

* Every year, Kate and Graeme look for a couple, one a trained chef, to join their Sempre Ski team running their chalet in Bardonecchia.

* If you have snow running through your veins, are flexible, love being part of a high performing team, have previous hospitality experience, are over 21, and hold a UK or EU passport, Ski Verbier Exclusive would love to talk with you about working in the mountains from December until April. You do not need to speak French, but they say it always helps around the resort.

* Along with their usual language camp offerings, Les Elfes International run school ski trips and ski and snowboard winter camps in the Swiss mountains. Multi lingual ski instructors with previous experience working with children in skiing or other fields are hired, as are snowboard instructors. Camps will also have the usual complement of camp counsellors, kitchen staff, nurses, night guards, cleaning staff, etc.

* Ski/snowboard counsellor positions will be available with Viamonde for their winter outdoor education programmes in Switzerland, aimed at students from international schools. Additionally, they want healthcare counsellors and support staff. Flags are used to show which nationalities they can accept. Along with the usual suspects, the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand are represented for programme but not support positions.

* Lovell Camps is an international sports and education Camp in Gstaad, founded in 1973 for boys and girls of all nationalities. They began their winter camp in 2012 and hire English speaking counsellors and ski and snowboard instructors.

* Zermatt Ski Chalets will be hiring chalet hosts, chefs and managers for the coming winter season. It’s EU passports only here.

* Snow loving wait staff, chefs, receptionists, breakfast hosts and bar tenders can each find a place in Switzerland’s Ski Lodge Engelberg. Most positions require German and English.

* Ski Armadillo is an independent company doing business in Meribel and Verbier. Chalet host and chalet chef are the roles usually offered here.

* On their jobs page, Simply Val d’Isere - a specialist travel and accommodation agent - simply says they have no vacancies this winter, but we realised things are not that simple, as their social media is quite helpful. There, they recently shared a notice that Progression Ski & Snowboard School is hiring instructors for the 26/27 season, and Snowberry is hiring for their bootfitting and ski repair shop.

* Recent chalet hosts and chefs working for Elysian Collection in Zermatt came from South Africa, Portugal, Ireland and Australia.

* Fill out their form if you are interested in joining Massage 1936’s team of professional massage therapists in Verbier.

* As we write, Explore the North’s work with us page is in full no vacancies at the moment mode, but when this changes details will be provided for landing one of the 160 seasonal jobs and 55 permanent ones across their eight lodges across Swedish Lapland. These include husky handling and guiding dog sledding tours.

* If you would love to work in a stylish hotel made of logs that floats during summer, freezes into the ice in winter, this place in the middle of northern Sweden is made for you.

* They undertake all kinds of cleaning, snow shovelling and lawn mowing at BäSTäd AB. Around this time last year, they posted this ad to their social media for English speaking EU nationals to work as cleaners in Sälen ski resort in Sweden.

* Niehku Mountain Villa in Riksgränsen, Swedish Lapland, hires waiters, chefs, and housekeeping. Their winter season began in January this year. Their wine cellar began life as a railway greasing pit on the iron ore route between Kiruna and Narvik.

* Last year, Luleå Travel strengthen their team from November to April with nature Guides to take care of the international tourists visiting Swedish Lapland, the Northern parts of Norway and Finland. If there are no vacancies listed on their work with us page, you can always send in a spontaneous job application.

* Santa Claus Holiday Village in Rovaniemi specialises in spreading the magic of Christmas every day of the year. On their careers website, they say that they constantly look for enthusiastic and skilled tourism and customer service specialists, especially for the winter season.

* Multiple seasonal positions are available for the winter season with Kaamos Lodge in Aavasaksa, Finland.

* Located in Swedish Lapland, Långforsen is a small scale nature resort. In winter, they hire culinary talent, wait staff and a winter season guide.

* Situated outside Luleå by the coast of Arctic Sweden, The Brändön Lodge’s jobs page is a couple of seasons out of date, but more recently we have seen them looking for outdoor guides, restaurant and cleaning staff. They also hire chefs.

Denmark’s largest ski travel agency, Nortlander hires destination guides and hotel staff. They are present in many resorts across France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.

* We’ve seen Skischule Salober-Schröcken hiring before in October and the end of March. Ski and snowboard instructors and childcarers are the roles here. Their job page is in English, but they do ask for a good knowledge of German too.

* Motivated, German speaking and enthusiastic ski instructors are hired in Austria, in Alberschwende and in Schwarzenberg, by Skischule Schwarzenberg.

* German speakers can apply to work as ski and snowboard instructors with Ski School Brunner in Lachtal, Austria. We have also seen them hiring (in English) in the past via third party websites for bar staff.

* Instructors and childcare staff are hired at Tuxertal Ski School in Hintertux, Austria. Applications must be made in German.

* Skischule Warth hires ski instructors, snowboard instructors, and childcare workers.

     | Hotel Christiania | Skiidy Gonzales Airport Transfers | Jack & Jill Holidays | The Alpine Generation |

The following do not have employment pages, but we have seen them recruiting in the past for winter staff:

* Alptitude Chalets sometimes advertises positions in Morzine related Facebook groups and websites.

* Changeover staff, maintenance folk and drivers in Morzine are among the staff we’ve seen Snow and Trek advertising for.

* Host Savoie removed the join us page from their website some time ago, but they still look for staff. This ad, posted last year, will give an insight into their needs.

* Ski Hame operate catered chalets in Meribel and La Tania. They also have a transfer business. They do not have an employment page, but membership of SbiT indicates a willingness to employ Brits. They sometimes hire through the Jobs in the 3 Valleys Facebook group.

* The lively sports bar with gastropub food, Le Local Morzine is usually spotted recruiting chefs, wait staff and kitchen assistants for the summer, but we have seen them hiring for the winter too. They say that for the right people, they can handle work visas and permits for UK passport holders.

* Pub Le Ski Lodge and La Taiga, both in La Tania, have a connection, presumably the same owners. We certainly see them using the same email - takemeontim@gmail.com - when advertising front of house or kitchen positions in Facebook groups.

* On their home page, The Ski Company is pondering things to consider for winter 2027. Their jobs page simply said coming soon when we looked. It said the same in 2023.

* Saloon Group operate several venues across the bar street in Val Thorens. They don’t have an employment page, but email addresses and links to their social media, where vacancies are sometimes posted, can be found here. In previous years, they’ve held interviews in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal and Ireland.

* We have only seen this hotel and bar in the French Pyrenees hiring French speaking staff for the summer, but it’s in the mountains, they describe themselves as close to two ski resorts, and they offer ski packages, so we’d expect them to need people for the winter.

* Aside from offering their child care services to holidaying parents in Meribel and Courchevel, Meribel Nanny Services makes no mention of employing nannies on their website. Where we have seen them advertising for ski resort nannies, they’ve said they expect applicants to have two or three years of experience in a childcare setting or private home, plus an EU passport.

* Not all of the Méribel & Courchevel Nanny Services team can return for the next season, so they are recruiting some new faces for winter 2026/27.

* Alpine Fleet hires resort dispatchers to be based around the French Alps. We would assume they take on drivers, too.

* Mountain Express says an unusually large number of their drivers return each winter, which is perhaps why they don’t have any information for potential new drivers on their website. They also say new drivers joining them are carefully selected for their friendly, courteous and professional approach, and, as part of their selection process, they must pass a driving assessment carried out by a military trained diplomatic chauffeur and driving instructor, and they are all trained in advanced Alpine Driving techniques. More is revealed in this advert, which they placed a month or so ago.

* When Snowbound Transfers need new drivers, they put a call out in the Jobs in the 3 Valleys Facebook group. Here’s one from last year.

* While they don’t have a jobs page, chalet jobs in Morzine, Les Gets, and Portes du Soleil may be found with Rush Adventures.

* Ski Cuisine, a small independent in Meribel, has abandoned its employment and opportunities page, but we did see them trying to hire a chef midway through last season.

* Supreme Ski School offer a wide range of ski lessons in some of the most popular ski resorts in France and Switzerland. They are already hiring ski instructors.

* Enthusiastic ski instructors can join Swedish Ski School in Sierra Nevada, Spain. A high level of English and an EU passport or work permit are required. Knowledge of Swedish would be a plus. There isn’t employment information on their website, but some info and an email address can be gleaned from this post from last September on their Instagram.

* Hucksters Ski Holidays removed their job vacancies page sometime in 2023, but it never said much more than recruitment for the next season will start in April. Drop by after April, and it would still say the same. In theory, they need chalet hosts, maintenance/drivers and chalet cooks to service their holidays in three resorts in Italy and France.

* If you are hardworking, conscientious, with an eye for detail and hold the right to work in France, they might have you at Soap Box, a laundry in Meribel.

* We mentioned Simmering Shots in JAB recently. They provide bars and nightclubs with shot sellers. Right now, these will be heading to Ibiza, but come winter, they work in the French Alps.

* Alpine Shine’s website isn’t a great deal of help to mountain job seekers, so scroll down a little on their Facebook profile to find ads from last year looking for cleaning assistants to join them in Méribel.

⭐️Petting Zoo Tour Guide

NEW ZEALAND > Go Tekapo is looking for an animal loving person to join their winter team and run guided tours through their farmyard petting zoo. You’ll be responsible for the care of all the animals and managing guest interactions with them. They also want a stargazing tour guide.

⭐️Teach On The Silk Road

TAJIKISTAN > Our first ever vacancy in Tajikistan is for preschool teachers to join a growing early years team in Khujand * consults Wikipedia *, the second largest city of Tajikistan and the capital of its northernmost Sughd province, and one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, dating back about 2,500 years to the Persian Empire.

⭐️Educators Wanted For A Holistic, Community Based Space For Worldschooling Families

SRI LANKA > Elements is not a school, and these are not conventional teaching roles.

⭐️Windsurfing/Wingfoiling Job In Kos

GREECE > Big Blue Surf Center is looking to expand its team for the 2026 summer season and is in need of windsurfers/wingfoilers. Free accommodation is available.

⭐️Surf Instructors

SPAIN > Blue Surf Camp is looking for qualified and experienced surf instructors to join them in Fuerteventura.

⭐️Led By Water Donkeys

CROATIA > Water Donkey, a watersports school in Viganj on the Pelješac Peninsula, one of the windiest and most iconic spots on the Adriatic, is calling out for a motivated, easy going wingfoil instructor to join their international team for summer 2026. German is a big advantage here.

⭐️Windsurf And Catamaran Instructor Wanted In Southern Spain

SPAIN > Windsurf La Herradura is looking for passionate and motivated watersports instructors to join their team in southern Spain.

⭐️Daily Care At A Bird Rescue Sanctuary In Prachuap Khirikhan

THAILAND > A small bird rescue sanctuary in Thailand, caring for around 50 rescued birds, including parrots, doves and mynas, looks for reliable, responsible people who understand commitment. Workaway members can contact them via the platform, but they also have a Facebook page.

     | Aviary in Prachuap Khirikhan |

⭐️All Rounder Round Up

AUSTRALIA > 156km east of Perth, a tourist and local hot spot, the Cunderdin Pub is looking for a bubbly all rounder. Just up the road/900km north of Perth, the Carnarvon Hotel needs someone both able to cope with a lot on their plate, and carry three of them at a time. And, in a busy roadhouse/motel on the Nullarbor, someone new will soon be making coffees, serving customers fuel and food, and cleaning and stocking the store.

⭐️Couple Needed For Outback Store

AUSTRALIA > 268 km northeast of Alice Springs, the vital hub for nearby communities that is the store in Red Gum is ideally seeking a couple with a 4WD, some practical DIY skills, and the resilience to enjoy life in a remote setting. Your remuneration package includes groceries and accommodation.

⭐️Park Maintenance Worker Needed

AUSTRALIA > Looking to tick off your 88 days while experiencing the real Australian outback? Coolgardie Caravan Park is hiring a reliable and hardworking maintenance worker (private group). Accommodation is provided.

⭐️Summer In The Mountains Of Norway

NORWAY > Volunteers are wanted to join a non profit family hostel near Pulpit Rock from June to August. EU nationals only.

⭐️Hostel Volunteering In Sofia

BULGARIA > Volunteers have for many years been a fixture at Hostel N1 in Sofia.·They are looking for more to exchange five hours per day, five days a week for a bed in a dedicated staff room and groceries provided for meals. Other perks include joining guest trips and tours across Bulgaria for free, and a structured hospitality training programme.

⭐️Awesome English Teacher Wanted In Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA > A minimum of three years of experience teaching English as a second language will open the Awesome Academy doors to a native speaking English teacher.

⭐️NES Conversation Teachers Wanted For Kids In Korat

THAILAND > AnnyTalk Kids, described as Nakhon Ratchasima’s most respected English conversation school for young learners, offers full time teaching opportunities for fun, professional teachers who enjoy working with children.

⭐️Dancers, Singers, And Entertainers Wanted

SPAIN, GREECE & CYPRUS > If you love being on stage, working with international guests, and living by the sea under the Mediterranean sun - this is your chance. Palmera Entertainment is recruiting talented performers for the 2026 summer season in resorts across the Greek Islands, Cyprus and Spain.

⭐️Poo Picking With A View

ROMANIA > Monica’s Private Shelter had several cancellations last month - some of them very last minute - and could do with more volunteers for May, June and July at their dog shelter in the middle of the Carpathian mountains. They emphasise that this is not a holiday. Think less “spa retreat” and more “poo picking with a view.”

     | Monica’s Private Shelter |

⭐️Jesus Loves Festivals

UK > Jesus might not want you for a sunbeam, but he may well be happy to have you as a festival angel. Festival Angels are volunteer teams who work at several music festivals across the UK over the summer months. They work in areas such as prayer cafes, detached teams, safe place hubs and lost property. Festival Angels is a Christian organisation that believes that Jesus Loves Festivals!

⭐️Summer Camps In Warsaw

POLAND > We couldn’t find any jobs pages amongst the summer camps coming up this year that are listed on Kids in the City, most with websites, phone numbers and email addresses given, but many do seem to promise parents a stock of native English speakers available to their sprogs. A well timed CV might open up some opportunities for working in Poland.

⭐️Unseen Tours Of London

UK > We liked this share of a note by Jennie Blythe, who shadowed five tour guides on their routes around London. Unseen Tours trains people with experience of homelessness and is always looking for new tour guides who would be interested in creating new walking tours in London. Those of us lucky enough not to have experienced homelessness can be useful in three volunteer roles: with tour guiding training and advice, with social media, and as a photographer/videographer volunteer.

⭐️TEEP 2026 International Internship

TAIWAN > The Department of Veterinary Medicine at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (Taiwan) is welcoming applications from students around the world for the TEEP 2026 Internship Programme (private group). Providing hands on experience in wildlife research and laboratory work, the programme is open to senior undergraduate or graduate students with a background in biology, veterinary medicine, engineering, AI, or related fields. NTD 15,000 (approx £350) per month living expenses, plus accommodation and research costs are covered.

⭐️Proactive Nanny Wanted For Four Month Travel Contract

USA & EUROPE > A travel loving family is seeking a warm, collaborative, and emotionally intelligent nanny to support their children throughout a four month US based stay filled with international travel. Applicants must be legally able to work in the USA.

⭐️Kakī Recovery Seasonal Field Ranger

NEW ZEALAND > Join the kakī recovery team in a hands on, full time seasonal ranger role based in Twizel. From late July to mid December 2026, the successful applicant will work directly towards kakī conservation, assisting in several aspects of wild kakī management, including supporting the annual kakī releases, locating wild pairs and nests, collecting eggs for captive incubation, and contributing to the recovery of one of New Zealand’s most endangered birds. A valid work visa that covers the whole period of employment is required. Apply by May 5.

⭐️Go To Some Of The UK’s Best Festivals For Free, Without Missing Any Of The Festival

UK > Jolly Green Sherpas is a festival luggage service for campers when they arrive. For volunteers, this means most of the work for their ticket is out of the way before the festival gets going. Around 16 to 20 hours of volunteering earns a full weekend festival pass with camping. This year, they’ll be at Download, Boardmasters, Creamfields and other festivals around the UK.

     | Jolly Green Sherpas |

⭐️Someone Who Knows Their Way Around Photoshop And Lightroom

SPAIN > EyeStunning do this. They want this. They are in Tenerife.

⭐️Marquee Installation Help

NEW ZEALAND > Six very strong people who can lift 25kg on their own are needed for installing a marquee on May 14 and 15, and dismantling it on May 18 and 19 at Addington Raceway in Christchurch.

⭐️Make The Potato Grade

NEW ZEALAND > Potato graders are needed in Methven. No previous experience is required. Start ASAP. Applicants must not be allergic to dust.

⭐️Application Deadline Approaches For Race Across The World

WORLDWIDE > The application deadline for the BBC’s Race Across The World has been extended until May 8. Teams of two, both legally resident in the UK, can apply to take part, with filming currently anticipated to be from September to December 2026.

⭐️Applications For Big Brother 2026 Are Open

UK > Big Brother want to hear from the UK’s most interesting, funny and stand out characters from all walks of life.

⭐️A Better King In The North

CANADA > Via Nomadico, we read that millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship, and many are applying ‘just in case’.

⭐️Triathlon Supporting Artists Needed In Tenby

UK > Super fit individuals - especially those who run marathons, or compete in triathlons - are needed to run onto the sea in south Wales. Open water swimming experience and owning your own wetsuit are huge bonuses.

⭐️£10,000 Worth Of Paid Shadowing On A BBC Comedy Production

UK > The BBC Comedy Collective is a supercharged bursary scheme supporting ten emerging writers, producers, directors and editors from across the UK who want to build a career in scripted comedy. Anyone 18 or over and based in the UK or the Republic of Ireland can apply until May 6.

⭐️Drunks Wanted

UK & USA > Passers by, mourners, asylum seekers, and drunks are among the calls for supporting artists on the Alessi Hartigan Casting job board.

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