JAB / 144 / October 2025: Volleyball Loving Shamans And Welly Wanging
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⭐️Neilson Is Accepting Applications For Summer 2026
CROATIA, GREECE & ITALY > Neilson Active Holidays has got ahead of itself, posting their vacancies for next summer earlier than usual. They have active roles, resort roles and yacht roles for their beach clubs in the Mediterranean.
⭐️Spend Next Summer In Italy
ITALY & AUSTRIA > The English Camp Company have made an early move in their attempts to entice a new batch of native and bilingual English speakers to Italy and Austria next summer. There and then, they will work as volunteer camp counsellors, teaching English to children in a fun and interactive summer camp environment. All meals, accommodation and transportation between camps are provided. Those over 20 and with strong leadership and organisational skills can apply as a camp director. Some knowledge of Italian or German is beneficial for this role.
⭐️Theatre In Education
ITALY > Do you love theatre and working with children? Would you like to be part of a company that provides interactive, fun and educational shows and theatrical workshops to thousands of Italian students? Would you like to travel across the beautiful breathtaking taking and culture rich regions of Italy?
Bell Theatre in Education is looking for fun, vibrant and enthusiastic native English speaking actors for their 2025/26 tours. Actors tour Italian schools and perform interactive English language shows supported by workshops. This opportunity to act, teach, and travel across Italy comes with all travel expenses covered, as well as accommodation during the rehearsal period and on tour. Try Educo too. They do something similar. Applications to them are open until October 31.
⭐️Just Speak 2026 Programme Dates
POLAND > Regular readers of JAB will know Just Speak provides English language immersion programmes in Poland, where Polish participants spend a few days conversing with native English speakers in a hotel near Poznań. In return, English speaking volunteers are fed and stay in the hotel for free. Go here for more details and their dates for 2026.
⭐️Trek Travel Guide
WORLDWIDE > Trek Travel is already looking forward to the 2026 season, and they’d be thrilled to review your application to be a cycling tour guide. Their selection process is fully virtual, but their training event will be a combination of virtual learning and a week of in-person training in Madison, Wisconsin or Girona, Spain, depending on the applicant’s continent of residence.
⭐️Wilderness Adventures Begins Hiring Trip Leaders For Summer 2026
WORLDWIDE > Wilderness Adventures has begun its recruitment of enthusiastic trip leaders to be a positive influence on the student groups in their care. Applicants should have a Wilderness First Responder certificate, be 21 by the beginning of the trip in June, and possess a clean US driver’s license.
⭐️President Cheese Is Hiring A Chief Feta Officer
WORLDWIDE > Application is open until October 21 to land the role of chief feta officer - a foodie who will explore the globe in search of the next big feta creation. The role is open to US citizens, 18 or older, and comes with US$20,000 for the project plus $10,000 for travel.
⭐️Head Of Yes
WORLDWIDE > Virgin is looking for a Head of Yes to say yes to adventure, opportunity and unforgettable moments. They’re looking for someone who creates standout content, embraces new experiences and inspires others to do the same. Apply with a TikTok vid by November 10 for a shot at £50k and six months of Virgin experiences. UK residents only.
⭐️Sunsail’s 2026 Roles Are Now Live
GREECE & CROATIA > Ready to work where the sun shines and the sea sparkles? Multiple roles for summer 2026 are now available with Sunsail. These include flotilla host and flotilla kids activity coordinator.
⭐️Reputation Management
COSTA RICA > A new reputation management assistant will soon fire up the brand listening software and begin engaging with Sunsail and The Moorings customers on platforms like TripAdvisor, Instagram, and Reddit. Applications close October 11.
⭐️Tumbleweeding In December And Beyond
FRANCE > Paris bookshop Shakespeare And Company restarted its Tumbleweed programme last year after a pause for building works. The opportunity to stay in a bookshop in the heart of Paris is a popular one, all the more so now Tumbleweeds are housed in a studio room with a private bathroom. Currently, they are accepting applications for residency periods in December 2025 and beyond.
⭐️EuroResorts Holidays Campsite Representative 2026
SPAIN > EuroResorts Holidays is looking for proactive, enthusiastic and friendly people to join their team as campsite representatives. Work will include the cleaning and preparation of mobile homes, welcoming customers and liaising with them during their holidays. There will be general maintenance work and unforeseen issues to be resolved from time to time too. You must either hold an EU Passport, be a resident of an EU country or have a Spanish working visa. Spanish language skills are handy too.
⭐️Housesitters Need A Housesitter
CANADA > Back in the day, housesitting was a big part of Dalene and Pete Heck’s travel blog, but it has been a while since they themselves took on a housesit. Now, the script has flipped: they need housesitters. Housesitters who will give their cat, Rafa, the outrageous amounts of love that he’s accustomed to getting, and to understand his particular moods, including that you cannot move his favourite grey blanket from this spot, or you’ll get his “I’m not mad, but I’m very disappointed” look.
⭐️Chalet Supervisor
FRANCE > If you’ve got team management experience, thrive in a dynamic environment, and love the mountains, Inghams would love to hear from you. They are looking for an experienced chalet supervisor to train, support, and guide a team of four throughout the season at Chalet Corniche in Tignes.
⭐️Ski Resort Managers
FRANCE & AUSTRIA > It looks as though Skiworld may still have some last minute vacancies for resort managers to take charge in Les Arcs, Meribel-Mottaret, Val d’Isere and St Anton.
⭐️Chalet Chef Wanted In Meribel
FRANCE > TG Ski chalets is currently recruiting for a passionate and talented chef to join them in one of their luxury Meribel chalets this coming winter. They can help with visas and work permits if you don’t hold an EU passport.
⭐️A Chef Who Enjoys Baking And Cooking In Equal Measure
FRANCE > Morzine’s Satellite Coffee is looking for a fun and friendly full time chef who has a passion for creating delicious, healthy food. They also want baristas.
⭐️Final Chef Position
FRANCE > The Boutique Chalet Company is looking to fill the last chef position on their Meribel team for this winter.
⭐️Chef de Cuisine
SWITZERLAND > In Verbier, Les Elfes International’s kitchen team caters daily for 100 to 150 children and staff, providing balanced, international menus adapted to a wide range of dietary needs. An experienced, French speaking chef is needed to join that team.
⭐️Viamonde Is Currently Recruiting For Their Winter 2025-26 Ski & Snowboard Camps
SWITZERLAND > Support positions are available with Viamonde for those with a desire to work in the hotel and catering industry who enjoy skiing, snowboarding or just the mountain environment. They also need ski and snowboard counsellors to support and care for the students and children sent their way by international schools and families.
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⭐️It’s Time For TUI Registrations Of Interest
EUROPE > TUI usually have holiday destination vacancies up for the next year by November. Currently, they are taking registrations of interest to work as one of their hotel or service reps in summer 2026. This opportunity is open to EU passport holders or individuals with the right to live and work in Europe, who speak English plus one of the following languages: Danish, Dutch, Dutch and French, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Polish or Swedish.
⭐️Universal Orlando Resort Summer Program 2026
USA > Applications are open for the Universal Orlando Resort Summer 2026 Program. Food and beverage attendants and park services attendants are the roles Yummy Jobs is offering next summer to students from the UK, Mexico and Canada.
⭐️Teaching English In Spain Placements
SPAIN > RVF International cooperates with public schools all across Spain that are looking for native English speakers from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to teach English as language assistant teachers. Applications for the 2026/2027 programme are currently open. No prior teaching experience is required, but a hefty US$1,889 programme support fee needs to be paid before successful applicants can begin earning a monthly stipend between €700 to €1000, depending on where placed.
⭐️Americans And Canadians Can Soon Apply For The Teaching Assistant Program In France
FRANCE > The chance to work seven months teaching English in schools in France, including in overseas departments such as French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion, over the 2026-2027 academic year opens on October 15. Canadians will be able to apply here.
⭐️English Teaching Assistants
SPAIN > Erasmus In School is a private agency and should not be identified with the Erasmus programme of the European Commission. We spotted this advert for English teaching assistants to teach in a school in Barcelona in the Erasmus+ Projects Facebook group, a group we would identify with the Erasmus programme of the European Commission.
⭐️A Year In The High Tatras Mountains
SLOVAKIA > Join the team at the youth centres Face Club and Pôjd in Spišská Belá for a year in Slovakia. Open to residents of EU countries aged up to 30, you will support cultural activities and events, create programs for children and young people and help with design and social media. Pocket money, travel costs, food, and accommodation are fully covered through the European Solidarity Corps programme.
⭐️Get Involved With Monkeys
SOUTH AFRICA > The Vervet Monkey Foundation is looking for a volunteer coordinator able to commit to 18 months. Meals and accommodation are provided.
⭐️Be A Cheeky Monkey
FRANCE > Cheeky Monkeys is looking for nannies to come and join them in Morzine from December to April for some skiing or snowboarding and childcare duties.
⭐️Camp Counsellor Positions At Camp Cody
USA > Camp Cody, in New Hampshire, welcomes people from all over the world to be part of their team of camp counsellors and support staff.
⭐️The Pacific Northwest Is Calling
USA > Camp Parsons, a Scouting America resident camp on the Olympic Peninsula and the shores of the Puget Sound, is recruiting talent for its 108th summer.
⭐️The ARK Rescue Volunteer Project
NAMIBIA > Join The ARK Rescue and Rehabilitation Project and become part of a small, hands on animal welfare team in the heart of Namibia. Caring for 100+ dogs and cats, many rescued from abuse, severe injury, or disease, they recently launched their international volunteer programme, welcoming animal lovers from around the world. From hands on care and rehabilitation to supporting lifesaving treatments and community outreach, there are many ways to get involved here.
⭐️Experience And Activities Coordinator Wanted In Playa Del Carmen
MEXICO > Accommodation and breakfast are the rewards for Maui Hostel’s new experience and activities coordinator. Other volunteers are taken on here too.
⭐️Shorba And Sucky Lids
FRANCE > Sam and her daughter, Alicia, have volunteered a couple of times in Calais, helping out at Refugee Community Kitchen. They’ll be there again soon and hope to inspire others to volunteer with RCK. Bento, gastro, distro, shorba, sucky lids, volly, and bolani are among the new vocabulary volunteers will learn there apparently.
⭐️Logistics Officer And General Volunteers
GREECE > Samos Volunteers would love to hear from flexible, open minded people eager to make a real difference in their work helping refugees arriving in Greece. They especially want people who can bring experience with women’s and kids’ activities, IT, informal education, fundraising, graphic design, sewing, etc. They also need a logistics officer. This position comes with a €200 a month stipend to cover personal expenses.
⭐️Biokovina Wild
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA > High in the mountains of central Bosnia, in a tiny village called Biokovina, Biokovina Wild is creating a community, sanctuary and retreat space for people, animals, and the land itself. They are still in the early stage of their project and offer a range of volunteer positions, each playing a crucial role in their mission.
⭐️Hausmeister Wanted In Tyrol
AUSTRIA > A new family hotel in Kühtai is looking for a hands on allrounder for the winter season starting December 1. They’ll be needing someone not afraid to get their hands dirty, skilled in all kinds of practical hotel work - from changing lightbulbs to snow clearing, drilling, hammering and carrying out repairs - and in possession of an EU passport. More seasonal Alpine job offers, in German, from the same recruiter can be found here. Another hotel nearby is looking for two more staff, a bartender and a kitchen line cook, to complete their seasonal team.
⭐️Kitchen Jobs In Canada
CANADA > Erica Fleming is currently reviewing resumes for all the kitchen related roles they have going at Castle Mountain Resort. They are located in the southwest corner of Alberta and provide staff accommodation to make life easy for those in their employ, a ski pass to enjoy time on the hill outside of working hours, and a free staff meal on any day they work. No kitchen experience doesn’t mean you shouldn’t apply, but you do, of course, need the right to work in Canada.
⭐️Ski And Snowboard Instructor
POLAND > Addventure Tours is excited to announce that they are looking for a dedicated ski and snowboard instructor to join them this winter season in Poland.
⭐️Spend A Warm Winter At The Adventure Centre
UAE > The Adventure Centre is expanding their team of outdoor activity instructors for the current season, running until May 10, 2026.
⭐️Shorebased Deckhands And Other October Reinforcements
CYPRUS > Latchi Watersports, who run the largest multi activity centre in Cyprus, is recruiting for a few extra staff to reinforce their team for the remainder of the season.
⭐️Volunteering At The Beach
BRAZIL > Kite AliCori is looking for enthusiastic English speaking volunteers who are social and love to meet others in the kitesurfing community to join their team at their pousada in Macapá during October and November 2025. A commitment of at least one month is required.
⭐️Watersports, Yachts And Resort Jobs
GREECE > BeyondBeach pride themselves on always recruiting a friendly and inclusive team of staff, recognising that they are key to the success of their active holidays. Head over to their website to see their requirements for next year. Among other things, they will be hiring fitness instructors, bike guides, watersports instructors, beach club hosts and yacht trainers. Holders of EU passports are particularly encouraged to apply, but for certain positions they assist with visa applications for non EU passport holders.
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⭐️Cruisy Hostel Front Desk/Reception Gig
AUSTRALIA > Port Macquarie Backpackers is looking for a couple of new crew members to join the team. This is described as a cruisy gig where you will have the opportunity to make new connections and hang out with other travellers every day while getting paid. There is also other work going around town in restaurants, cafés and shops if you’re looking for extra work to cash up, ready for more travel.
⭐️Join The 1800-Got-Junk Dream Team In Brisbane
AUSTRALIA > Hardworking people with a driving licence are sought to remove unwanted items from 1800-Got-Junk customers’ private properties and businesses. Scroll down to the bottom of the ad for previously posted vacancies in other regions.
⭐️Motivated For Work And Surfing?
PORTUGAL > Peniche Kite & Surf Camp is offering shared accommodation close to the beach and surf equipment for help with the reconstruction of a small old surf house.
⭐️Young Green Force One Month Volunteering Project
SPAIN > An open call has been issued for 12 young people aged 18 to 30 years old from all over Europe to participate in a one month team volunteering project in a small village of approximately 200 inhabitants in southern Spain. The project takes place from November 10 and is funded by the European Solidarity Corps Programme of the European Union. See the Opportunity 4 U website for more details.
⭐️Volleyball Loving General Volunteers, Content Creators And A Facilitator Of The Shaman Wanted
PERU > Mai Niti is a family run ayahuasca and plant medicine healing centre based in San Francisco, a native Shipibo community in the Amazon region of Peru. Led by two indigenous healers, they welcome volunteers and have some paid roles too. Fluency in Spanish and English, plus a willingness to play volleyball with them, are essential requirements.
⭐️Content Creation Opportunities
REMOTE > We are usually able to plunder a few extra opportunities for writers and content creators if the latest issue of Daniella Schoeman’s Wildly Successful Travelpreneurs lands in our inbox before JAB leaves ours. This month, it did, and two travel content creation opportunities posted recently by Fodor’s Travel and ESIMI particularly caught our attention.
⭐️Live The Bedouin Life And Create Stories In Wadi Rum
JORDAN > Erica Sabotti recently posted this opportunity for a young man to live in the desert with a Bedouin family for between six months and one year. The volunteer will use their skills in photography, videography, and storytelling to document and share their way of life with the world.
⭐️Womens’s Escapes
SLOVENIA > An apartment is available in Slovenia for two to six weeks in exchange for social media support and posts helping to inspire more women to embrace wellness and adventure.
⭐️Hey Travellers, Creatives And Beach Lovers
ECUADOR > A laid back surf and yoga hostel right on the beach in Puerto Engabao is currently looking for yoga teachers, a head chef and kitchen assistant, and someone to welcome guests and do their social media. Each position (private group) is for one month with accommodation, vegetarian meals, yoga classes and surfboards provided in return.
⭐️Work For Accommodation And Vodka In Koh Tao And Pai
THAILAND > DM Laulima Travels or complete this form to find out how to earn accommodation and vodka in Koh Tao and Pai in exchange for highlighting the social and vibrant nature of Revolution Hostels.
⭐️Volunteering Opportunities In Chiang Mai
THAILAND > You’ll be living in a small craft village just outside the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand should you heed NomadTurtle’s call for volunteers to help with their work reviving Lanna woodcrafts, preserving local traditions, and provide English education for local and hill tribe children. Their volunteer programme runs throughout the year. The minimum stay is two weeks, and participants commit to 20 hours of volunteering per week, with time off for shared meals, to make music, do sports, practice wellness, nature outings, and join community events together.
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⭐️Happiness Is A Guesthouse In Koh Rong Samloem
THAILAND > Koh Rong Samloem’s Happiness Guesthouse is seeking volunteers between mid October and March. If you’re a skilled carpenter or have experience in construction, they’d love to hear from you. Minimum one month commitment required.
⭐️Delphi Adventure Recruits Multi Activity Instructors For 2026
IRELAND > The Delphi Resort, located near Connemara in County Galway, is seeking applications for multi activity instructor posts for their 2026 season commencing in March 2026 and running through until late November.
⭐️End The Season In Sardinia
ITALY > If you are VDWS or IKO certified, fluent in German and English, and are an EU citizen, Nido Surf is extending invites to kiteboarding, wing and/or windsurf instructors to end the season with them in Sardinia.
⭐️Permacultural Practices Near Catania
ITALY > Planting, grafting, cutting, collecting, and building with natural techniques are among the tasks on Auzia Ecordia’s project in Sicily, which is reliant on friends and volunteers.
⭐️Hey Mona Mona
ROMANIA > A self described “old” couple, aged 41 and 52, need someone to build a cob house.
⭐️A Small Animal Shelter Urgently Needs Dedicated Volunteers
ROMANIA > 120 dogs require love and care at a small animal shelter in a remote village in the mountains of Romania.
⭐️Mature Volunteers Welcome At Honduras Child Alliance
HONDURAS > Eve Horowitz, executive director at Honduras Child Alliance, who provide educational enrichment and healthy living programmes in the Caribbean seaside community of El Porvenir, recently stated that their volunteer accommodation is appropriate for more ‘mature’ volunteers. She was replying to Jade, who was looking for volunteer opportunities for her energetic 80 year old dad. There is a small daily fee towards accommodation and 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.
⭐️Teach Primary And Secondary English in Brunei
BRUNEI > CfBT is hiring primary and secondary school English teachers to start teaching in January 2026.
⭐️Science Teacher
MYANMAR > A science degree and a minimum of two years’ teaching experience in an international or British curriculum setting will be of interest to KGI International School. They are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic science teacher, ideally a native English speaker, to join their growing international team.
⭐️Teach English In KL
MALAYSIA > The EMS Language Centre in Kuala Lumpur is looking for an experienced English teacher to join their team.
⭐️Voluntourism Recruitment & Digital Outreach Specialist
REMOTE > Wildlife Initiative (WLI) is looking for a voluntourism recruitment & digital outreach specialist to help us grow their eco volunteering program at Otjiwa Nature Reserve, Namibia. The position is paid.
⭐️Rural School Volunteering
CAMBODIA > Edward International School says it is a great honour to welcome any volunteer who wishes to know more aspects of the educational system in Cambodia. Find them in Kompong Speu Province. Or use the internet.
⭐️r/TEFL’s Scam Warning Of The Week
WORLDWIDE > Tefljobsabroad.net’s access to its premium job listings in exchange for a fee gets a rap on the knuckles from the r/TEFL subreddit.
⭐️Teaching In China Vs Korea
CHINA & SOUTH KOREA > Staying on Reddit, this discussion sharing experiences of teaching English in either Korea or China caught our attention.
⭐️Shore Excursion Assistant
AT SEA > P&O Cruises is stocking up on shore excursion assistants to champion, sell and coordinate the logistics of their shore experiences.
⭐️Work Exchange In Manisa
TURKIYE > Burçakoğlu Süreyya needs help all year round with kitchen and cleaning, gardening, and minor building renovations on his small farm an hour from the beautiful shores of the Aegean Sea. He provides a place to sleep in one of three volunteer rooms and two meals a day in exchange for five hours of work, five days a week.
⭐️Turkish Speaking Front Desk Agent Wanted In The Alps
FRANCE > Accommodation and meals, and ski pass discounts, are among the perks offered for working at Club Med in the Alps.
⭐️Join Crux Expeditions On The Sharp End of Adventure
WORLDWIDE > Crux Expeditions has only just launched, and they’re excited to already have their first Kilimanjaro group confirmed. With more adventures on the horizon, they are looking to expand their network of freelance leaders. Substantial proven experience leading multi day expeditions in challenging terrain, both in the UK and overseas is required.
⭐️Sailing Club Vacancies
UAE > The Dubai Offshore Sailing Club is currently listing vacancies for a racing and event manager, a highly skilled and motivated RYA cruising instructor, and a bosun.
⭐️Kite And Wing School Centre Manager
EGYPT > A small, family run kite and wingfoil centre in Safaga/Soma Bay, away from mass tourism, is looking for a committed long term centre manager, preferably on a profit share model or becoming a co-owner/owner. Fluency in German or French in addition to English is required.
⭐️Spa Therapist Wanted For Work In Either The Kiroro Or Sahoro Ski Resorts
JAPAN > CA Holdings, operating under the brand ConceptAsia, have popped over to Go Overseas to list their requirement for a team player who is motivated to learn about Japanese culture and new wellness techniques and take advantage of the natural beauty in Hokkaido’s wintertime. Applicants should be aged 18 to 30 and from an eligible country for a Japanese working holiday visa.
⭐️Spa Staff
WORLDWIDE > Bulgaria, Qatar and Angola are among the destinations of the latest vacancies listed on SpaStaff.com.
⭐️2026 Leader Positions With Visions Service Adventures
PERU, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & USA > Typical leader teams hired by Visions Service Adventures to guide their high school adventurers through trips to Peru, Dominican Republic, and Montana Blackfeet Reservation may include outdoor educators, teachers, grad students, and returned Peace Corps volunteers. They will need 18 people like these in 2026.
⭐️Contiki Is Taking Names For 2026
EUROPE & ASIA > Applications are yet to open for Contiki’s 2026 tour roles, including for trip managers and onsite team members, but they will get back to people who register their interest once they are.
⭐️Work For The Outdoors People
UK > They might sound a bit like the misunderstood antagonists in dystopian fiction, but The Outdoors People is a non profit and says they work hard to be an ethical employer. The Outdoors People have upcoming selection and training days to recruit both freelance and seasonal camp instructors for 2026. Everyone who attends is entitled to a £20 allowance to help towards travel costs. Camp instructors deliver activities and assist with the running of their primary school camps, which take place on school grounds throughout England. No qualifications are required, and full training is provided.
⭐️Senior Instructors Looking For A Step Up Into A Management Role
NEW ZEALAND > The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoors Coromandel Centre is welcoming applicants from overseas with a solid marine background and leadership experience. This is a remote living job working for one of NZ’s most prestigious outdoor providers at a brand new marine and conservation centre.
⭐️Activity Centre Support Roles
UK > At JCA, they will soon be recruiting catering assistants, kitchen porters, and housekeeping assistants for their Condover Hall activity centre. Not yet, mind. Not until January or February next year. Until then, if you’d like one of these jobs, complete this form to register your interest. As soon as applications go live, they’ll be in touch to let you know. Applications are open until next month for their outdoor activity instructor apprenticeships though.
⭐️Still Some Ski Resort Cleaning Positions Available
NORWAY & SWEDEN > We mentioned them last issue, but IDP, who provide cleaning services in ski resorts in Norway and Sweden, recently stated they have a few positions still available for the upcoming season.
⭐️Peace Boat 123
AT SEA > The application deadline for volunteer teachers for Peace Boat’s 123rd voyage is December 2.
⭐️Churchill Fellowship Reminder
WORLDWIDE > A reminder applications are open until November 4 for British citizens to follow their passions and travel overseas with a grant from The Churchill Fellowship.
⭐️CERN Administrative Student Programme 2026
SWITZERLAND > Spend a training period of two to 12 months at CERN, the European organisation for nuclear research, where physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Their Administrative Student Programme, open to students from member states, is aimed at undergraduate students specialising in administration. Applications should reach them no later than November 16.
⭐️JRC Scientific Traineeships Programme 2026
EUROPE > Recent graduates who have completed at least a Bachelor’s degree can apply for a five month paid traineeship at the European Commission. Starting from March 2026 in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain, the traineeships offer a monthly allowance and travel expenses.
⭐️Agnes Hostel Work Exchange
AUSTRALIA > This week it’s Laura Funk and Sofus Lendemar, last week it was Harry Clare and Alex Smith. These are the current and former volunteers of the week at Backpackers @ 1770 in Agnes Water, Queensland. They are always looking for like minded people who are interested in the environment, have a sense of adventure and take pride in their work, to join them working two hours per day for accommodation, free use of laundry facilities, surfboard and bike hire, sunset tours and discounts locally.
⭐️Self Aware People Working Together
PORTUGAL >They’re looking for volunteers at Mata House in central Portugal. They are a spiritual volunteering centre merging meditation, movement, communication and learning about themselves with physical work and living in community. €50 is collected is week to go towards food and utility bills.
⭐️Bangalore Work Exchange Possibility
INDIA > Though there is nothing along those lines on their social media right now, BYOC Hostels in Bangalore sometimes posts to their Instagram a request for cool humans to help them run the show. They’ve done so a few times this year, each time offering a stint on front desk or content creation in exchange for a free stay. This graphic from May gives an idea of what they have in mind.
⭐️Share Knowledge And Smiles
INDONESIA > Matahari Smile House, on Adonara, an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, is a project born from a collaboration between Big Smile, in France, and Pustaka Bambu in Indonesia. They are welcoming volunteers who want to share knowledge, smiles, and cultural exchange with local children and families. Head over to their Instagram or Facebook for more details.
⭐️Volunteering In The Gambia
THE GAMBIA > JAB is hardly brimming with volunteer opportunities in The Gambia, so we will be lenient with The GLOVE Project regarding the £600 per month volunteering fee, especially now that the doors and windows are in place in the volunteer accommodation. Working in partnership with rural village communities, they try to reduce poverty, establish sustainable enterprises, promote education and improve health. Supporting child amputees is a big part of what they do.
⭐️Hourly Paid English Teachers
UK > Kaplan International is currently looking for teachers with TEFLI status to join one of their language schools in England and Scotland on an eight week summer contract in July and August.
⭐️Winter Season Team Members
UK > Contracts working on the attractions, in guest or park services, serving or making food are available at Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Wiltshire up until January 4, 2026. The same employer also needs a Father Christmas for Goughs Cave in Somerset.
⭐️Casual Ski Or Snowboard Instructors For The 2025/26 Season In London
UK > The Skieasy team at Dukes Meadows is always on the lookout for talented instructors for their indoor slope in Chiswick, West London.
⭐️Save Money On Accommodation In London
UK > Join them at Saint James Backpackers and become part of their international hostel family.
⭐️Farm Adventure
UK > If tractor racing, welly wanging, pig herding, and sheep gathering combined with groups on stag or hen parties sounds appealing, working as an activities instructor in either Shropshire or Yorkshire may be the job for you. Training on how to drive tractors and look after their animals is provided. They are looking for people with their own car who can work Saturdays, more so over the busy months, from February to November.
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⭐️Are You The Kind Of Person Who Plans Life Around The Weather Forecast?
SPAIN > If yes, you’re either getting old or a windsurf enthusiast. If it’s the latter, TWS Windsurfing in El Médano, Tenerife, is looking for someone with the right gear who can handle a bit of admin to help guests at their centre.
⭐️World Cup 26 Volunteers
NORTH AMERICA > Approximately 65,000 volunteers will be called on to support the delivery of the next FIFA World Cup, held next year in Canada, Mexico and the USA! USA! USA! Volunteers will provide support across 23 functional areas at official and non official sites such as stadiums, training sites, airports, hotels and more. To be eligible, you must comply with the entry requirements of the host country and speak English. The application process remains open until further notice.
⭐️Football Players Wanted
AUSTRALIA & UK > Bendigo City FC, competing in the semi professional North/West Division of Victoria State Leagues, is seeking potential players for the upcoming 2026 season. They want players with relevant experience to trial with the club from mid November. Potential employment and accommodation arrangements are available for the right candidate with an eligible visa.
Female footballers available on October 15, able to make it to Slough, and interested in appearing in a new Channel 4 drama, should check this out.
⭐️Lindy Hop Over To Oslo For A Spot Of Festival Volunteering
NORWAY > Organising Winter Jump would be impossible without you, say the organisers of Winter Jump, a Lindy Hop festival that has taken place in Oslo at the end of February since 1996. They need help with all sorts of tasks, big and small, and are looking for lots of volunteers as well as around 15 super volunteers.
⭐️Cyberpunk Videogame And Horror Podcast Voiceovers
REMOTE > From Ziggy RaSand, a forty year old with a slick Daytona Beach drawl, to Ms Gamova, a former member of a secret elite military squad with a cold and no-nonsense presence, voice actors are currently sought for Nivalis, a cyberpunk video game. And, recording begins in January 2026 for The North American Pantheon, a horror podcast that follows the exploits of a mental health counsellor as she interviews inmates at a blacksite prison for gods, monsters, and other supernatural entities.
⭐️Jellystone Park Is Real
USA > We thought Jellystone Park, home to Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, wasn’t a real place, but it turns out we were wrong, and a couple is needed there to join their housekeeping team (private group) in 2026. They also need people for their activities and events crew.
⭐️Visual Artists Residencies In New York
USA > Every year, four artists from Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia get the opportunity to engage with peers and be inspired in a variety of artistic settings in Brooklyn. Each artist is granted €7,000 to cover accommodation, travel costs, and subsistence for two months from July 1 to August 31.
⭐️Seeking Video Content Of Snowy Cabins And Holidays
REMOTE > The Matador team is seeking TikTok style vertical video content of snowy cabin stays and holiday experiences (in the American use of the word, ie gigantic Christmas trees and Halloween stuff).
⭐️Festive Cheer Spreaders Wanted
IRELAND > Christmas FM, a temporary FM radio station that broadcasts across Ireland for 30 days each Christmas and streams online all year round, is looking for two festive stars to join their team this season: a social media assistant and a social media content creation assistant.
⭐️Alpine Tour Circus Casting
FRANCE > Cirque Imagine is casting for circus performers. They need a solo contortion act or a solo handstand act to join their tour of the French Alps from December 15 to March 7.
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