JAB / 134 / December 2024: Woop Woop, Yurts, And Honey
Vacancies, Leads, Links, Inspiration & Ideas For Working Abroad, Volunteering & Taking A Gap Year
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⭐️Peligoni Club Jobs Are Now Open
GREECE > Applications for Peligoni Club’s summer season 2025 jobs in Zakynthos have now opened. Head to www.jobsatpeligoni.com for info on positions, life in Greece, and how to apply. UK passport holders will be accepted for some roles. They also provide links to information for young Australians and Canadians to apply under Greece’s Youth Mobility Scheme.
⭐️Adventurers, Powder Hounds And Powder Pups
FRANCE > Activity Leaders provide fun, safe and secure winter themed activities for the children on a Family Ski Company holiday. Each resort has its own crèche and activity leaders are expected to bring their mountain and winter inspired ideas along, including snowman making, hot chocolate trips, nature walks and igloo building.
⭐️Activities Assistant And Other Active Holiday Jobs
CROATIA, GREECE & ITALY > Neilson has been active recently posting adverts for their active holiday jobs. Activities assistant is one position they need to fill. A Neilson activities assistant must be a multi talented, multi qualified jack of all trades prepared to dive in and help across their different overseas departments, including bikes, tennis, beach, fitness, and kids club etc.
Spa and massage therapists, beach supervisors and managers, bike mechanics, resort hosts and watersport instructors are just some of the other roles currently being proffered.
⭐️Minorca Sailing Is Recruiting For Next Season
SPAIN > Applicants must be eligible to work in the EU to qualify for Minorca Sailing’s summer 2025 vacancies. Most positions are for watersports instructors but they also need people to maintain their equipment, client reps and beach assistants.
⭐️Summer Freelance Photographer Opportunity
GREECE > Are you a passionate photographer who thrives in the great outdoors? PROtography says don’t miss out on this incredible three month opportunity to work as a freelance photographer next summer in a breathtaking bay of Greece, capturing the thrill of sailing. Travel, training and accommodation are covered, and you’ll have the chance to grow your portfolio with stunning watersports shots.
⭐️Campsite Courier Jobs Including For Mature Couples
FRANCE & SPAIN > KelAir Campotel is an Irish family run tour operator specialising in campsite holidays. They have begun their annual search for people with great customer service skills and attention to detail to ensure their clients have an unforgettable holiday. Positions available are for campsite couriers, team leaders, kids couriers and mature couples.
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⭐️More Campsite Courier Jobs
ITALY > For the 2025 season, Gustocamp is also looking for enthusiastic couples and single campsite couriers who love camping life and want to stay abroad from April to October. Check them out if you are independent and not afraid to roll up your sleeves, speak at least Dutch, English and preferably also German. They too are keen to attract the over 50s.
⭐️Kids Activity Coordinator
GREECE > SunSail is in the middle of its recruitment season. Recently, they were using their socials to highlight their kids activity coordinator position. They are looking for someone to join their flotilla team in Lefkas, leading fun, sailing related activities for children aged five to 17, ensuring their safety, enjoyment, and engagement during their family vacation. If you have experience working with kids, a passion for sailing, and a fun, responsible attitude, they want to hear from you. An RYA Day Skipper or Competent Crew qualification and First Aid certificate are desirable.
⭐️Join The Camp Suisse Team In Summer 2025
SWITZERLAND > Camp Suisse is searching for ambitious, highly motivated individuals to join them as activity leaders, language teachers and pastoral care leaders, and in support roles such as catering and administration. Camp Suisse staff come from a diverse range of countries and backgrounds; however, they all share a strong common interest in helping the development of young people, a love of the outdoors, and an EU or EFTA passport.
⭐️Summer Camp Vacancies In Italy And Austria
ITALY > Native English speakers from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand will have better luck with The English Camp Company. They are rounding up volunteers to be one of their next batch of counsellors teaching English to children in a fun and interactive summer camp environment in Italy and Austria. All meals, accommodation and transport between the camps are provided. Those over 20 and with strong leadership and organisational skills can apply as a camp director. Bell Beyond and You Can Camp are two similar possibilities in Italy.
⭐️Ski Miquel Is Already Looking Ahead To 2025/26
EUROPE > Ski Miquel chooses large resorts with wide, open pistes and efficient lift systems. In them, they place around five or six members of staff to make up their overseas team and already they are thinking about who will be their managers, chefs, bar staff, hosts and housekeepers for the next but one ski season.
Ski Miquel is also advertising on several websites for sociable, experienced resort representatives to join them this season in Baqueira, Spain. Applicants should be very experienced skiers with a valid UK passport or already have the right to work in the UK.
⭐️Go BeyondBeach For Watersports, Yachts And Resort Jobs
GREECE > Fancy securing your dream summer job before the year ends? That’s what BeyondBeach is aiming to do. They are on the hunt for fitness instructors, bike guides, watersports instructors, beach club managers, flotilla engineers, beach club hosts, watersports supervisors, yacht trainers, and more. They welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and nationalities, no matter what passport you hold, but holders of EU passports are particularly encouraged to apply.
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⭐️Alaskan Yurt Accommodation Exchange
USA > Want an Alaskan adventure? A bustling yurt village and hostel is looking for month long volunteers for their May to September 2025 season. In exchange for up to four hours of work per day, you will receive three meals, lodging and various excursions like kayaking, glacier and whale cruise, fishing, ziplining and more. Duties include basic flipping of rooms and preparing the business for the arrival of guests.
⭐️Last Minute Space For A Volunteer Who Likes To Cook
SPAIN > Tenerife Horse Rescue is looking for someone to join (or even lead if it's the right person) their dynamic kitchen team to help cook a buffet style breakfast at 11am and lunch at 2.30pm for their volunteers. There is no need to be an expert but you must love cooking in a fast paced and unusual kitchen, full of animals, passion and chaos! Minimum stay is two months. Must be eligible to stay in Spain. They also need an assistant manager for everything.
⭐️Surf Camp Team Members
PORTUGAL > Da Silva Surfcamp is looking for motivated and flexible team members for the 2025 season from March to October who are passionate about creating unforgettable stays for their guests. Another surfing related option in Portugal, this one for volunteers, is offered by Atlantic Coast Campers.
⭐️Barging Into A River Job Next Year
FRANCE & UK > According to TheTravel, a luxury barge cruise may be the best way to see the French countryside, going on to say several companies operate barge fleets in Europe and they recruit top notch chefs and other staff to provide an ultra luxury experience for their guests. Of these, European Waterways have officially begun recruiting their 2025 crews. JAB readers will be most interested in their tour guide, host and chef positions. They also cruise the lochs in Scotland.
⭐️Caravan Park Caretaker Couple
AUSTRALIA > The 221 strong populace of Dingo, Queensland, will expand by two for six months when the new caretaker couple rock up to take charge of the small, easy to run, 18 powered site caravan park there. Free rent and a small wage are offered.
⭐️Dream Job Alert
SWEDEN > TravelPirates has listed an opportunity to take care of 40 huskies in Lapland, attracting thousands of comments, likes and shares on social media.
⭐️Village Camps In Switzerland, Austria, Portugal And France
EUROPE > As they’ve done for over five decades, Village Camps will be running American style summer camps in Europe for children and young adults aged seven to 18 for a month or two beginning in June. They will be needing TEFL teachers, activity counsellors and support staff. It’s applications from EU nationals, Norweigians and Swiss only in Portugal and Austria, but Brits, Americans, Canadians, Aussies and Kiwis can muscle into some of the vacancies in Switzerland. American Village Camps in France has also opened recruitment for 2025.
⭐️Island Jobs With Live In Accommodation
UK > An enthusiastic management and chef duo to run a cool, independent cafe on Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of Northumberland; and general assistants at Port Nan Gael Inn on the Isle of Mull are among the vacancies currently listed in the private Jobs with Live-In Accommodation UK Facebook group.
⭐️Naturism Jobs In Crete
GREECE > We expect Vritomartis, a naturist resort on the island of Crete, to be recruiting around about now for the 2025 summer season. Check out the careers section on their website for details of potential vacancies including chefs, kitchen assistants, housekeeping and reception. Full board and accommodation are included here.
⭐️Work In One Of Africa’s Most Breathtaking Landscapes
NAMIBIA > If you’re looking for an unforgettable volunteer and travel experience that combines adventure, community, and the chance to work in one of Africa’s most breathtaking landscapes, Donkerhuk West Farm offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in farm life on the edge of the Namib Desert. Located along a scenic coastal road between Swakopmund and Windhoek, Donkerhuk West is open to exchanging food and accommodation for help on the farm and in their guest business.
⭐️Help With Humanitarian Efforts Across Europe
EUROPE > Indigo Volunteers support grassroots organisations that provide essential services to refugees in Europe. They recently listed a need for camp leaders for a minimum of one week at residential activity camps for young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, and for a project coordinator with a focus on fundraising in Katsikas, Greece. This role is perfect for those with skills in humanitarian work, project management, or fundraising. Accommodation and a €400 monthly stipend are provided. EU citizenship and a driving license are essential.
⭐️Applications To Be A British Council English Language Assistant In 2025-26 Are Now Open
WORLDWIDE > The British Council will be sending around 1,800 English language assistants from the UK on a six month or one year placement to support the teaching of English in ten destinations around the world: Argentina, Colombia, Quebec, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Apply by January 30. Third Culture Nellie has put together this guide to working abroad as an English language assistant (though some details have changed since publication).
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⭐️US Teaching Assistants In Austria
AUSTRIA > Are you looking for an exciting opportunity that allows you to explore a new culture while simultaneously gaining valuable first hand classroom experience? For decades, Fulbright Austria has worked with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research (BMBWF) to bring qualified, motivated university graduates from the United States to teach English in Austria in secondary schools all across the country. As a teaching assistant, you help Austrian students develop the linguistic skills that will help them succeed as they grow up. You also serve as an informal cultural ambassador and promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States of America and the Republic of Austria. Applications are open until January 15.
⭐️Jobs In London, At Top Beach And Ski Resorts In France, In Majorca And Soon, Ibiza
EUROPE > Riviera is a London based hospitality group that owns restaurants in London and manages high end ski chalets and villas in France and Spain. Most of their jobs are for those looking to make a career with them, but some are for students on a gap year, or people in town for a short period. Though things are trickier for UK passport holders since Brexit, they can obtain working visas for people to work in France for set periods.
⭐️Nanny Vacancies In Morzine
FRANCE > Merinannies is currently looking for English and French speaking nannies for Morzine. At least three years experience in childcare is required, along with genuine enthusiasm, and being reliable and flexible. Email info@merinannies.com if interested.
⭐️Ride The Waves As A Kitesurf Instructor In Vietnam
VIETNAM > Mui Ne Kitesurf School is looking for passionate instructors to join their team for the upcoming kitesurfing season. You'll be teaching in French, English, Spanish, or German with the latest gear from Airush and Lacuna kites. Though bring your own equipment, as they don’t provide gear for personal use. Take your partner too: couples are preferred here.
⭐️Sea Kayak Guide Positions Available In Santorini
GREECE > Santorini Sea Kayak is excited to welcome skilled sea kayak guides, SUP instructors, and outdoor enthusiasts for an unforgettable summer in the Greek islands.
⭐️Multi Lingual Ski Instructors
GERMANY & SWITZERLAND > Skischool Poppenberg in Winterberg is looking for certified ski instructors to teach ski techniques and safety rules to all age groups. Instructors should have good English. German or Dutch is a plus. Russian, French, Italian, or Chinese speakers can join the EcoSkiSchool team in Switzerland.
⭐️Volunteering As An English teacher In El Salvador
EL SALVADOR > A politically orientated language school in San Salvador, CIS teaches Spanish to tourists and offers inexpensive English classes to local activists. They were recently looking for English teachers to commit to ten weeks. Volunteers must pay their personal expenses, plus a one off $100 fee to CIS to cover their orientation costs. Room and board with a local family are $90 per week.
⭐️Med Sailing
CROATIA & GREECE > Yacht jobs may be found with MedSailors, who say they are currently recruiting their summer seasonal teams to provide sailing holidays for 20 to 35 year olds in Croatia and Greece. Job descriptions for skippers, crew and guest experience leaders can be found on their website along with an application form.
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⭐️BUNAC Reorganises
WORLDWIDE > BUNAC has gone back to being a summer camp USA only provider, shifting all their supported working holiday and internship programmes to their JENZA brand.
⭐️International Applicants Welcome At Mountain Camp
USA > Do you have a passion for making a difference in kids' lives, building inclusive communities, and creating unforgettable memories? Yes? Mountain Camp is looking for you then. Their counsellors are assigned to a cabin group, but also lead activities during the day, spending about half the day with their cabin and half the day teaching activities. Skills such as speed boat driving, guitar, ropes course, mountain biking, gymnastics, video production, arts and crafts, fishing, sailing, windsurfing, fencing, self defense, photography, yoga, dance, survival skills, parkour, and lifeguarding are particularly desirable.
⭐️Summer Camps In Indiana And Illinois
USA > Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana is hiring summer camp staff at Camp Butternut Springs and Camp Juniper Knoll. Interested candidates from the United States can apply using the link on their website. They work with IENA, CCUSA, and CIEE to hire international staff members.
⭐️559 Summer Camps In America
USA > Want more summer camps in America? The people behind the non profit Camp Augusta have put together a guide for those contemplating dedicating a summer to working at a camp. As well as information for international applicants, there’s a list of over 500 camps shared here.
⭐️Relaxed Beach Side Main Street And Pub Culture With A Sprinkle Of Irish Pub Charm
AUSTRALIA > The Bay Hotel is a place to discover the untold stories of Mornington’s rich heritage, relaxed beachside main street and pub culture with a sprinkle of Irish pub charm. They are seeking an experienced, motivated and talented casual chef looking for a new challenge in their hospitality career.
⭐️Volunteer Energy Exchange For Meals And Accommodation
AUSTRALIA > An invitation has been issued to the lovely Byron backpacker community to help Xavier with a little family venture 50 minutes west of Byron Bay, surrounded by hundreds of acres of protected wildlife sanctuary. They take on new volunteers every two months.
⭐️Honey Extraction
NEW ZEALAND > A beekeeping operation in North Canterbury is looking for someone to join their honey extraction team starting December 16 until mid March. Basic accommodation is available on site Monday to Friday.
⭐️Join Carnival Cruise Line’s Entertainment Team
AT SEA > Miami based Carnival Cruise Line is hiring new entertainment teams for their 27 ships operating three to 16 day voyages to the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, the Panama Canal, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Auditions in Las Vegas are coming up on December 11 and 12 for activity hosts, sports staff and youth staff but there is plenty of information on their opportunities on their website.
⭐️Watersports Instructors Wanted In Dorset
UK > Jurassic Watersports is looking for both a full time outdoor activity instructor and a level 3 apprentice outdoor instructor.
⭐️Get Paid While You Train On The Outdoor Instructor Development Scheme
UK > There is a week left to get paid while you train by landing a place on the new Outward Bound Instructor Development Scheme. This scheme is designed for motivated individuals who are eager to fast track their professional development and gain hands on experience with Outward Bound, learning directly in the field.
⭐️Children's Activity Centre Retail Assistants
UK > JCA is looking for two retail assistants to join their team for 2025 at Condover Hall, on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.
⭐️Country Tavern Allrounder Positions Available Soon
AUSTRALIA > A couple of positions combining housekeeping and bartending are available soon at Lake King Tavern in southern Western Australia. Send your CV to lakekingtavern@gmail.com. Counts as regional. Good banter is an advantage!
Elsewhere in Western Australia, the Wyalkatchem Hotel is also looking for allrounders and a cook (private group). Jess Hassell worked here back in 2018/19 and says she had such a great experience in the awesome little country town where the locals are so friendly.
⭐️Buddy Teacher For Winter Camp In Hoi An
VIETNAM > Next Education is running a three week long winter camp in Hoi An in January. Get in touch with the camp director to earn a stipend of $100 per week plus accommodation and meals.
⭐️Help Girls From Remote Communities Go To School
MOROCCO > We held back last year from featuring Education For All to give them time to recover after the devastating earthquake that adversely affected the lives of thousands of people in the Al Haouz region of Morocco. Then, their chief executive, Sonia Omar, said they will have to rebuild nearly all the boarding houses that help girls from the region’s most remote communities go to school. A year on, much progress appears to have been made. Their boarding houses are once again filled with bright, ambtious girls eager to learn and grow.
Education For All aims to have a volunteer present at each of their five houses throughout the school year to assist the girls in improving their language skills and gaining a broader perspective of the world. Volunteers should be female (male applicants are welcome to email them on how they can assist in Morocco). At a minimum, a basic working knowledge of French, some experience working with young people or those learning English as a foreign language, and the ability to use basic computer programmes are required.
⭐️Say Yes To Fest West
BELGIUM > Join Fest West as a volunteer, stay in a cosy tent, enjoy bonfires, after work parties, and learn about Belgian culture. The local non profit music festival based in Oosterzele is looking for international volunteers to help them build an unforgettable festival from August 3 to 17.
⭐️Bestival Volunteering
UK > Held from July 31 to August 3 at Lulworth Castle, volunteers will be working across Camp Bestival Dorset helping festivalgoers with directions, questions, parking and security. Head over to Hotbox Events for more information. There are some paid roles here too.
⭐️International Entertainment Teams
GREECE > A French speaking kids entertainer and a German speaking all round entertainer are two positions currently listed on Palmera Entertainment’s job page.
⭐️International Internship Opportunities
WORLDWIDE > IAESTE, the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, offers career focused professional opportunities around the world to gain experience and increase young people's chances for employment. Application dates for a couple of dozen of their paid internships are coming up in December and January.
⭐️Support Children From Underprivileged Backgrounds
CAMBODIA > I See I Do is a charity organisation in Takeo Province that provides free education to over 300 students from underprivileged backgrounds. Volunteers can make a real difference in children's lives by helping to teach English, Chinese, or computer skills, support their library, and engage in community outreach. They support their volunteers with family home stay accommodation and two meals a day in return.
⭐️Head Waiter Wanted For An Exclusive 4 Star Ski Hotel in Bavaria
GERMANY > One of Germany's most renowned ski hotels is looking for a professional, stress resistant head waiter with at least two years of experience.
⭐️Woop Woop There It Is
AUSTRALIA > Down in Victoria, people with various skills including painting, gardening, carpentry, social media and marketing are welcome to work in return for accommodation and food at Woop Woop Sculpture Garden.
⭐️A Forrest Job
AUSTRALIA > Forrest Brewing Company seeks experienced chefs or cooks for their busy restaurant in the tiny village of Forrest, half an hour from the Great Ocean Road and two hours from Melbourne. Visa extension signoff is available.
⭐️A Bollocks Job?
AUSTRALIA > Fun, energetic and diligent people are sought to join the family run Mayfair Ridge Tavern team in Emerald, Queensland. We suggest caution for this advert we spotted on Backpacker Job Board. They are using a hotmail account and the link to their social media account is a dud. Everything written there may well be fine and legitimate but, just in case, we suggest ignoring the request on the advert to not contact the venue directly and instead check out the jobs page on their website where they don’t seem to mind giving out their email address and do list (different) open roles anyway.
⭐️Emergency Bar Man
FRANCE > Someone may have stepped in already, but the Cavern Bar, a live venue in Morzine, has been let down ten days before the start of the season and urgently needs a bar man.
⭐️Kittiwake Warden
UK > Providing East Lothian Council they get their funding confirmed, the new holder of this 12 month post will be responsible for monitoring, reporting on, and implementing measures to improve the chances of the kittiwakes who breed at Dunbar Castle.
⭐️Graphic Designer
SPAIN > Based in Alicante, this seaonal graphic designer position offers a unique opportunity to shape The Ocean Race's global brand identity for upcoming events by creating motion graphic assets, enhancing design elements, and driving creative innovation to strengthen their visual storytelling.
⭐️Sea Trust Work Placement
UK > Sea Trust Wales is a marine conservation charity based in Pembrokeshire that works all year round monitoring marine life around the coast and in the Irish Sea. They have a place available for a work placement/internship from March 2025 to July 2025 suitable for university students taking a year in industry. Graduates are also welcome to apply, although the placement is unpaid.
⭐️Paws For Compassion
VIETNAM > We couldn’t find the volunteer page on the website of Paws for Compassion, an animal rescue in Da Nang, but Milly Cherie recently shared that she volunteered there for seven months in the cat house and loved it. There's a dog house too if you prefer them.
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