Now that travel restrictions are easing and COVID is starting to feel like a thing of the past, we’re all dying to get out in the world again.
The world is calling and there are so many cultures to immerse yourself in, let alone the cuisine to discover and the beaches to forget your worries on.
The only problem is – travelling is expensive. That means more and more of us are opting to be a “working traveller” so that we can make money while gaining new experiences all over the globe.
Writing and blogging are good sources of remote income, if you’re that way inclined, or even online tutoring if you have a specific subject you can focus on. But if you want to work somewhere in a more hands-on way, we’ve got some great, up-to-date recommendations of where to go and what to do, provided by the Jobs Abroad Bulletin.
From leading activities at a summer camp in Europe to fruit picking in Morocco, there are so many options to choose from.
These are the jobs being recruited for now.
English summer camp leaders in Europe
Summer camp season in Europe is nearly upon us with some vacancies still to be filled. The high season is June and July but some positions will begin a month earlier and end a few weeks later.
Roles can be split into three: English teaching, activity instruction and background positions. Whatever your role, the main task will be maintaining a safe environment for the children and young adults in your care while making learning English fun.
Just bear in mind, since the UK’s departure from the EU, most of these organisations have adapted their recruitment requirements from native English speakers to close to native speaker level.
Village Camps
Village Camps take place for a month or so this summer in Switzerland, Austria and Portugal. Vacancies, aside from activity instruction, include camp photographer and lifeguard.
Positions in Switzerland are available to holders of passports from New Zealand, the USA, Canada and the UK.
American Village Camps (France)
This company mostly recruits North Americans tasked with recreating an American camp environment and making it fun to speak in American English from the moment the campers arrive.
Camp counselling, childcare or teaching experience is required but not the ability to speak French.
English Summer (Spain)
This is a family business founded in 1980 in the small town of Vallclara, on the Costa Blanca. Since then they have been growing, incorporating new camps and, most importantly, more …….
