JAB Extra: Treehouses Are Better Than Websites
JAB Extra: Treehouses Are Better Than Websites
Vacancies, Leads, Links, Inspiration & Ideas For Working Abroad, Volunteering & Taking A Gap Year
Not everyone advertises their vacancies in the Jobs Abroad Bulletin, but rather than be sore about it we share vacancies we find in other publications here every month. We have an international readership but please be aware that not every job is open to everyone and official pieces of paper may be required.
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⭐️Applications Have Opened To Volunteer At Two Festivals In Albania
ALBANIA > Mainstage Festivals are searching for enthusiastic and preferably experienced individuals to be either their festival representatives or provide management support for Kala and Anjunadeep Explorations in Dhërmi this June. Along with meals and accommodation, international volunteers are provided with a £50 or £100 contribution towards expenses per festival and return transport from a London airport. More details on their volunteer application form.
⭐️EPIK Fall 2024 Applications Are Open
SOUTH KOREA > Application is open for teaching in Korea through the English Programme in Korea (EPIK). Aside from a typo, we said exactly the same thing in this newsletter around this time last year and suggest heading to that post for more information, plus links to guides and first hand experiences from former teachers on the programme. Please note that at the time of writing the EPIK website has been down for a couple of weeks and they are currently using their mobile version as their temporary official page: m.epik.go.kr.
⭐️Building Tree Houses In Sicily Is Better Than Building Websites
ITALY > Christian Spang recently posted to the Backpacking Europe Facebook group asking if we’d ever dreamed of living on a sunny island, living kind of like a "Robinson Crusoe" family, building an adventure park with tree houses and an ecovillage. We told Christian we’d mentioned the many and varied things going on at his Eco Adventure website last year and, in return, he sent us a picture of our favourite donkey, Hercules.
⭐️Wildlife Sanctuary Paid And Volunteer Roles
BOLIVIA > Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi run three wildlife sanctuaries where they care for over 400 rescued animals. They were recently advertising a 13 month long paid role to be their spider monkey coordinator. Other, six month long, unpaid coordinator roles are also going there.
⭐️Campsite Vacancies Across The UK
UK > It has been a busy week for the jobs page of UKcampsite.co.uk. New vacancies are coming in thick and fast for potential campsite wardens willing to quite literally pitch up in Cornwall, East Sussex, and Powys. Couples can share the duties of helping out at another, adult only, park in Cornwall, take in the views of the mountains in Gwynedd or on a site twenty minutes walk away from the pretty harbour town of Barmouth.
In Worcestershire, warden couples can get a free apartment on either the Hay On Wye Caravan Park, or The Coppice Leisure Park. Bright Meadow Caravan Park in Suffolk also provides accommodation to an experienced park warden couple but the positions can be taken without.
Dorset’s South Lytchett Manor Caravan & Camping Park provides a three bedroom furnished detached house to their full time site assistants. 44 hot tub log cabins and lodges want assistant managing in Staffordshire. In the Scottish Highlands, the wigwam toting Grantown On Spey Caravan Park needs a seasonal couple to split reception and outdoor duties.
⭐️Hostel Volunteering In Martvili
GEORGIA > The owner of a Bohemian-California inspired hostel in Martvili, a small town in western Georgia, is looking for volunteers to help him make this season the best ever. The minimum commitment is three weeks and duties include cleaning, engaging guests, and taking them out to do activities like river tubing and whatnot.
⭐️Ski Resort Driver
FRANCE > Alpinium has a vacancy for a transfer driver/host and possibly two vacancies for a couple. Accommodation and a ski pass are among the benefits. See www.alpinium.co.uk/work-for-us/driver-host or message Mike Kew if interested.
⭐️Fancy Ending The Winter Season In The French Alps?
FRANCE > An experienced, professional and service minded bartender is sought for a ski lodge in Val D'isere. Fluent English is a requirement, French is a plus. There is the possibility to continue in their resort in Corsica for the summer season.
⭐️There's Still Loads Of Skiing To Do In Alpe d'huez
FRANCE > A kitchen porter/ night porter is wanted to complete the ski season in Skibound’s Hotel Vallee Blanche. Both EU and UK passport holders are accepted.
⭐️Looking For A Few Extra Volunteers For A Festival In Southern Spain
SPAIN > Cooking, painting, and running around are among the skills needed to earn campsite food and fun from May 7 to 14 near Granada.
⭐️Summer Job Opportunity For Students
AUSTRIA > Three committed students can earn over the summer doing the housekeeping in Fischergut’s holiday apartment rentals in Sankt Wolfgang. A car, apartment and wages are offered to English or German speakers.
⭐️Rambling On
WORLDWIDE > Ramble Worldwide is always looking for new tour leaders. If you are an experienced traveller, have a walking qualification such as the ML or NNAS bronze, silver or gold and/or strong language skills combined with an outgoing and gregarious person, then contact them and they will send an information sheet your way.
⭐️A Wild Future In Cornwall
UK > Described as a great experience for students, those looking for a career in animal care, or anyone interested in animal welfare, Wild Futures is in desperate need of volunteers to help them onsite at their monkey sanctuary. Accommodation is provided. They also offer a limited number of 12 month long internships.
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⭐️Adventures With John
MALAYSIA > Work exchange network HelpStay is listing an opportunity to assist with the daily duties of a dive shop operator based on Tioman Island, including the possibility of participating in coral restoration efforts. Candidates must hold a minimum certification of Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver - though one can be got there while volunteering.
⭐️Have Fun And Make A Difference At The Same Time
MEXICO > While SOS El Arca particularly welcomes any volunteers with special skills like accounting, marketing, fundraising, etc, anyone is welcome to drop by their Playa Del Carmen rescue centre to help care for their hundreds of dogs and cats in need. YouTuber and blogger Christine Ka’aola filmed the day she spent with them last year.
⭐️Stay On A Spanish Farm For Free
SPAIN > Rebecca and Kyle travel the world looking for fun and unique travel experiences. One they had was with Paradise Stables & Livery on the Costa Blanca. They share their experience on their YouTube channel, providing contact details for the stables in the description.
⭐️Living On A Budget In Porto
PORTUGAL > Joining the Nice Way Hostels team allowed serial volunteer Gabby Boucher to finance a month in Porto for only 200 Euros. In exchange for a few manageable shifts, she says she had a comfy bed in a staff dorm, free breakfast, plus other perks including a free wine tour and a free stay in their hostels in other Portuguese cities (they currently have one in Cascais).
⭐️Ibiza Club Jobs
SPAIN > We haven’t yet seen Ibiza club Es Paradis recruiting this year for their usual complement of barmen, wait staff, and security team, but in past years the procedure has been to send your CV to jobs@esparadis.com. If you are a dancer send it to dancers@esparadis.com.
For contact details of other clubs on the island, SpainMadeSimple.com has a page on how to get a nightclub job.
⭐️Advice For Working In Ibiza
SPAIN > “People will be biting your hand off if you turn up looking for work as there is a massive staff shortage as Brits can’t work in Spain anymore,” says VivaIbiza on Reddit about the prospects of EU nationals finding work in Ibiza. They also chip in with advice on getting an NIE number in Spain.
⭐️Forestry Exchange Project
SLOVENIA > Would you like to be active in a forestry exchange project in Slovenia? The Narava Foundation’s exchange offer is immediately possible for short or longer duration with a minimum one week participation. A place to sleep, breakfast, dinner and some entertainment evenings are included.
⭐️Experience The Australian Rainforest
AUSTRALIA > Ignore the 2008 date on their Blogspot website, El Arish Tropical Exotics still enjoys hosting work exchange helpers in 2024. Working for a few hours a day in their mailorder tropical plant nursery is described as a great way for backpackers to see a side of Australian rainforest life they would never see, challenge themselves and cut back on the cost of travelling. The contact link to their modern main website doesn’t work so try this once you’ve read more.
⭐️Take Care Of Sleigh Dogs
FINLAND > We spotted this chance to help in a sleigh dog kennel in Finnish Lapland a few days ago in the Workaway Europe Facebook group and already it had attracted a lot of attention. It’s a long shot but on the off chance they haven’t picked a candidate yet, head over to their short post and send them a DM or use the Whatsapp number (+358400814424) they posted in the comments.
⭐️Social Media Volunteer In Wadi Rum
JORDAN > Voluntouring is listing an opportunity in the desert around Wadi Rum for a social media volunteer. Along with food and accommodation, volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in complimentary guided tours of the Wadi Rum desert and surrounding areas.
⭐️Host And Matelot
FRANCE > The Recrewters is hunting for both a reliable host/hostess and a deckhand/matelot for a six passenger hotel barge operating on the Nivernais Canal and River Yonne. EU passports only.
⭐️Help The Street Animals Of Morocco
MOROCCO > Taghazout based Morocco Animal Aid needs volunteers urgently right now. They accept people who can commit to two weeks, as there is so much to learn, for five hours a day, six days a week. Accommodation and basic food will be provided.
⭐️The RYA Dinghy And Watersports Show Is Back In Farnborough
UK > Over 160 exhibitors from the worlds of dinghy sailing, windsurfing, wingsurfing, foiling and paddleboarding will be present in Farnborough on February 24 and 25, some of which may be hiring.
⭐️Seasonal Watersports Instructors
BERMUDA > U Sail Watersports is one exhibitor who will be attending the RYA Dinghy And Watersports Show. They are currently looking for friendly, enthusiastic and approachable watersports instructors. Overseas applicants are welcome to visit them for a chat with them at stand B42. If you can’t make it there, apply via the email given on their website by February 28.
⭐️Andros Animal Shelter
GREECE > Josie Meaks shared this reel of a day in the life at the Andros Animal Shelter on Andros, the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades. Run by Sandy, an Englishwoman living in Greece since 1979, the shelter recruits volunteers via Workaway, though non members should be able to bypass their membership fee by going through the shelter’s Facebook page.
⭐️Sports Camp English Teaching
UK > CMT Learning specialises in educational experiences and sports training for young people, running residential sports and English language summer camps for children aged eight to 17. They hire their experienced English language teachers from February to April but welcome applications throughout the year.
⭐️Insta Leverage
REMOTE > GetYourGuide is offering sponsored experiences and other benefits to travel based Instagrammers with at least 3000 followers. Discover more opportunities for travel content creators on
.⭐️Glamping At Sea
AT SEA > Chandrashan Perera has posted something a bit different to the Digital Nomads Around the World Facebook group (private). He is living on his own sailing yacht, working via Starlink, sailing the Mediterranean from May to the end of September. Send him a message if you’re keen to get on board for a stint, splitting the grocery bill, and teaching him some digital nomad skills.
⭐️Stay Six Months Or Longer
REMOTE > In the same Facebook group, Laura Birchett has compiled a short list of countries where it’s fairly easy for US passport holders to stay six months or more and encouraged comments for more regardless of passport.
⭐️Festival Bar Crew
UK > Fai Watu recruit general bar staff, bar managers, stock and bar crew for Green Man Festival, Love Trails, and Greenpeace at Glastonbury. For Boardmasters and Reading & Leeds festivals, Silent Disco King’s crew distribute, collects and charges headphones and takes care of their silent disco customers.
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⭐️Farmer Phil’s Festival
UK > Farmer Phil is calling all festival lovers and asking if they want to be part of the action at his 2024 festival in Shropshire. Volunteer stewards can enjoy the music, meet new people, and have an unforgettable experience there. Rubbish collectors and camping field marshals are also sought.
⭐️Residential On Reserve
UK > A spectacular coastal loch in Scotland will be the new home for enthusiastic residential volunteers assisting the RSPB in their day to day management of a nature reserve. Similar volunteering projects in the UK are listed in the current issue of CJS Focus on Volunteering.
⭐️Help Create A Unique And Beautiful Experience This Summer
UK > Green & Away, an outdoor, eco events venue run by volunteers, is looking for several passionate and hardworking individuals to join their summer internship programme. Interns at this temporary outdoor ecovillage on the banks of the River Teme overlooked by the Malvern Hills are responsible for managing teams of volunteers and should have an interest in sustainability, charity work, ecotourism, and outdoor living.
⭐️Summer Camps Are Still Hiring
CANADA > Camp Tamarack, a barrier free wilderness camp south of Grande Prairie, and Easter Seals, a camp that supports people with disabilities, are two summer camps in Alberta that have recently indicated they are still hiring summer camp counsellors.
⭐️Disaster Relief
AUSTRALIA > After receiving help from their neighbours when bushfires damaged their property, Kevin and Rhonda Butler began paying the favour forward by founding BlazeAid, a volunteer based organisation that organises basecamps to help farmers and families in rural Australia rebuild after natural disasters. Volunteers get meals and a place to park their caravan, motorhome or tent.
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⭐️Write For A RV And Vanlifer Magazine
REMOTE > Are you a road tripper, a US travel nut, a writer extraordinaire, an RV aficionado? ROVA, a print and digital magazine about travelling the roads of North America, want you to share your stories of life on the road, paying $200 per article/photo essay.
⭐️Cruise Job Fair in Hamburg
GERMANY > Some of the world's leading cruise lines will be eager to meet job seekers with German or English language skills at the Cruise Job Fair in Hamburg on February 26. Tickets are free.
⭐️Travelling Butler
CYPRUS > Any travelling butlers in the house? Golden Goose Recruitment is looking for skilled and experienced ones with an EU passport or the right to work in Cyprus. Chief stews or luxury chalet managers will be considered for this position too.
⭐️Gay Friendly, Cats And Small Dogs
FINLAND > A gay friendly place for cats and small dogs in Helsinki is looking for volunteer help. A private room is offered. Email Janne Antin at jpkh.fi@gmail.com.
⭐️Glacier Bay Semester
USA > Imagine living in remote, coastal Alaska where whales swim into your dreams. Further imagine learning from inspiring local Alaskans about anthropogenic climate change and rainforest ecology; how to catch a wild salmon, build a shed and tend a garden. That’s the pitch to students aged 18 to 24 applying for the Tidelines Institute’s Glacier Bay Semester. US citizens, DACA recipients, undocumented students, and international students residing legally in the United States are all welcome to apply by March 15.
⭐️What Editors Want
USA > Applications for the Just Buffalo Literary Center Poetry Fellowship are open until Feb29. This is one of the many pitches listed each week in
.⭐️Pact Zollverein Residency Programme
GERMANY > Open to professional artists who work in the areas of dance, performance, media arts or music, PACT Zollverein’s residency programme provides studio space, equipment, local accommodation and a weekly grant. Applications for these residencies from August to December 2024 close on February 29.
⭐️Funded Journalism Fellowship For German, American, And Canadian Professionals To Work Abroad
GERMANY & USA > The Arthur F Burns Fellowship provides young and experienced journalists with the opportunity to participate in an exchange programme and work for prestigious media outlets in both Germany and the United States. Application deadline is March 1.
⭐️The Oman Bursary Scheme
AT SEA > Are you aged between 15 and 25 years old and would like the opportunity to experience the thrill of joining a crew at your first tall ships race this year? The Oman Bursary Scheme is aimed at disadvantaged young people who haven’t taken part in a tall ships race or regatta before. Successful applicants will be awarded up to £450 towards the cost of their voyage.
⭐️Yoga Hostel Work Exchange
MEXICO > Sky Temple Yelapa is on the lookout for enthusiastic individuals interested in their hostel work trade programme. Head to the Hosteleer - Hostel Backpacker Volunteer Exchange Facebook group (private) and DM them if you are intestested in trading a few hours of your day in return for enjoying their serene environment.
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