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Seasonal work and temporary job
Au Pairs in Australia must be overseas students, with or without any formal childcare qualifications, and be between 18 and 30 years of age. As Au Pairs are not qualified childcare workers/ nannies, they cannot be responsible for looking after babies under 12 months of age unsupervised for long periods of time (e.g. 2/3 hours maximum, not for the entire day). Au Pair placement is not a cheap holiday and can have its difficult days with kids, homesickness or routine. However you will find that you have plenty of free time to explore, go away for weekends, meet friends, go surfing etc. If you would like to attend language classes (or other courses) you can apply for a demi pair position. As a Demi Pair (half Au Pair) you normally attend language classes during the day (typically 8.00-14.00) and help the family in the afternoons with after school care, school pick up, bath and cooking from 3.00 pm till 7.00/7.30 pm. You need to consider this program very carefully as it is very full on and not everyone has the level of energy to keep up the phase of study, work, and complete your class work 5 days a week for several months. Please be also aware that the allowance you get from the family is a lot less than the cost of the course.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS · Min 20 years old · Drivers license · No Smoking ( no exceptions) · Min 6 months commitment (4 months if you are already in Australia or for Demi pair positions) · 200 hours experience in working with children, babysitting, youth club work etc · Eligible for a working holiday (or student visa for Demi pair program)
ENTRY VISA REQUIREMENTS
Au-Pairs from the following countries can apply for a working holiday visa to Australia: Germany, Denmark, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Canada, U.K, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Norway, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Taiwan, Estonia and Finland.
If you are from Chile, Thailand or Turkey, you may be eligible to apply for a work and holiday visa (subclass 462), which provides similar opportunities for tertiary educated people aged 18 to 30. This visa has yearly quotas.
You can also work as a Demi Au-Pair on a student visa provided you are enrolled and attending a registered full time language courses. Commonly Demi pairs are from Brazil, Thailand, Chile, France and Germany.
Information about the Working Holiday Scheme:
WORKING HOURS AND RATES OF PAY If you are a qualified nanny, rates are negotiable, but often around $8 or $9 per hour, depending on age and experience. As a qualified nanny, you will be asked to work longer hours (40 +), often care for young babies and run the household. Some qualified nannies elect to be placed as an Au Pair.
Go to the following sites for more information: Au Pair Australia – free assistance in becoming an Au Pair in Australia AIFS in Australia – apply to stay with a host family and be an Au Pair Family Match - free assistance in becoming an Au Pair in Australia
If you wish to conduct your own research and searches for jobs have a look at these sites: NewAuPair.com – excellent international au pair site, with thousands of jobs available, and you can search by country GreatAuPair.com – international au pair site
Seasonal work and temporary jobs. There are many seasonal and temporary jobs available. The first step is to obtain a working holiday visa, for which you need to: · Be between 18 and 30 years of age · Pay a fee (about AUS$195) · Have a medical examination to get a health certificate This allows you enter Australia within 12 months of the visa being issued, and then stay up to 12 months in the country, with any number of trips in and out of Australia. You may not work for one employer for more than 6 months however. You can also study or train for up to 4 months.
Have a look at Seasonalwork and Workaboutaustralia for available seasonal jobs in Australia.
Sheep shearing Forum for both employers and employees. Worldwide jobs available at Shearing World.com
Sport is one of the main obsessions with many Australians, so opportunities to coach sport are plentiful, at school level and at club level. If you are qualified to coach a sport have a look for jobs at Coaching Jobs, Tennis Coaches Australia, Camp Australia, and the Australian Sports Commission. Organisations that will help you find coaching positions to suit your qualifications, experience and abilities include Sport Lived and Travellers Worldwide. The MyFuture website has many links about coaching as a career in Australia and is well worth looking at for ideas. Go to the Jobs Abroad Bulletin for jobs available by country.
Australia has more than two hundred TEFL schools, most of which are located in Sydney, Queensland cities and Perth, with smaller numbers in Melbourne and Adelaide. Australia's Award system sets salaries and conditions by law. Typically wages in private colleges are those of the Teachers (English Colleges) Award, and vary from AUD175 to AUD230 per day, depending on qualifications and experience. A CELTA graduate with three years' experience could expect AUD180, pre-tax. The typical teaching week is 25 hours. During the peak season, September to December and to a lesser extent through to March, it's pretty much certain that a CELTA/ Trinity graduate- experienced or not, will get full time work, though demand is buoyant year round. As a general rule, colleges are interested only in CELTA or Trinity graduates.
The Overseasjobcentre website has links to many TEFL organizations. This link to Seasonworkers.com lists a directory of all the organizations offering TEFL courses and jobs all over the world. This link to CactusTEFL.com is useful as you can get information on TEFL by country.
Au Pairs must be aged no less than 18 and no more than 30 years You can expect to earn around AU$250/week, for up to 35 hours per week. You will also be expected to do 1 or 2 evenings baby-sitting a week. You should also be given at least one, and preferably two, full days off per week. You will need to apply for a visa under the working holiday schemes. These countries have working holiday scheme agreements with New Zealand, and you may travel to New Zealand for a holiday and undertake employment during your stay : Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy and Singapore. See Visa requirements for New Zealand. Under the working holiday scheme au pairs can work in New Zealand for up to 12 months. There are no language requirements for New Zealand, but it is suggested that an au pair has a good understanding of English, the national language of New Zealand, in order to live independently. It is not a requirement to have insurance to work in New Zealand, but it is preferable to have both health and travel insurance.
If you would like to attend language classes (or other courses) you can apply for a demi pair position. As a Demi Pair (half Au Pair) you normally attend language classes during the day (typically 8.00-14.00) and help the family in the afternoons with after school care, school pick up, bath and cooking from 3.00 pm till 7.00/7.30 pm. You need to consider this program very carefully as it is very full on and not everyone has the level of energy to keep up the phase of study, work, and complete your class work 5 days a week for several months. Please be also aware that the allowance you get from the family is a lot less than the cost of the course.
Go to the following sites for more information: Kiwi Au Pair – free assistance in becoming an Au Pair in New Zealand AA Education Network – assistance with becoming an Au Pair and finding placement with a host family in New Zealand Au Pair Down Under – free assistance in becoming an Au Pair in New Zealand
If you wish to conduct your own research and searches for jobs have a look at these sites: NewAuPair.com – excellent international au pair site, with thousands of jobs available, and you can search by country GreatAuPair.com – international au pair site
An up-to-date website dedicated to cruise ships and job opportunities is at Workoncruiseships.com – a great place to continue your research. To join as a member with access to real crew members, a copy of the “Cruise Ship Crews” book, an online forum, current job vacancies and more click here – the cost will be worth it if you are serious.
Seasonal work and temporary jobs (including ski resorts and summer camps) There are many seasonal and temporary jobs available. The first step is to obtain a working holiday visa, for which you need to: · Be between 18 and 30 years of age · Not take children with you · Have certain amount of available funds · Have a medical examination to get a health certificate
The working holiday visa entitles you to work for up to 2 years. Citizens from the following countries can obtain a working holiday visa: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Hong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay. An excellent site is the NZ government site showing work opportunities. Have a look also at Seasonalwork, Seasonal Jobs, Backpacker Board and Picknz for available seasonal jobs in New Zealand.
An excellent place to look (if you haven’t already) is on the Seasonworkers.com website – this link has a large directory of the various seasonal and summer employers all over the world.
Another seasonal jobs site is Seasonal-Jobs.com – this link is for Gap Year jobs specifically.
New Zealand has quite a few ski resorts, although snow is not always present year-round, but there is plenty in the southern hemisphere’s winter (May to August). If you are a qualified ski instructor you will find the links to Peak Leaders and Treble Cone useful. If you want to become an instructor there are courses run in New Zealand by Snow Skool, Rookie Academy, Natives.co.uk, The International Academy, Non-Stop Ski, and iGapYear.com.
Here is a list at Ski Central of ski resorts in New Zealand, and some links to live snow cameras in New Zealand!
Sport is one of the main obsessions with many New Zealanders, so opportunities to coach sport are plentiful, at school level and at club level. If you are qualified to coach a sport have a look for jobs at this link to available jobs sorted by region, and to the Yellow website. Organisations that will help you find coaching positions to suit your qualifications, experience and abilities include Sport Lived and Travellers Worldwide. Go to the Jobs Abroad Bulletin for jobs available by country.
Mainly private schools look for TEFL teachers. You can expect casual work (on a short term contract basis) at about $30 per hour. Teaching hours will be about 15 – 25 hours per week.
The Overseasjobcentre website has links to many TEFL organizations.
This link to Seasonworkers.com lists a directory of all the organizations offering TEFL courses and jobs all over the world.
This link to CactusTEFL.com is useful as you can get information on TEFL by country. |
