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Australia is always popular with gappers and it's a great place to combine paid work and travel.

Oyster offers guaranteed work in Australia for up to a year. Your hard work will be rewarded with earnings of around £180 per week (A$400). Your food and accomodation during all work related activities will be included within the initial joining fee. You'll be in safe hands, trained for the job and fixed up with an employer for up to six months initially. After that, if you'd like more work, we'll arrange it up to the 12 month point. Alternatively, you can travel for a bit and have the option of work at a later stage.

People love this placement because it's very flexible and gives you the chance to earn some travel money or simply to finance your trip. You'll be expected to work hard, but in return you'll receive a decent wage, food and accommodation.

You can choose to do hospitality work in a restaurant or pub, work on a cattle farm or help teach children. However if you have particular skills there are numerous other possibilities including working with polo ponies, tractor driving, veterinary work, building work and more.

You will be met on arrival in Brisbane and, once you've got through all the essential paperwork, you'll be able to relax for three days on the beach. You'll then spend five days on a farm undergoing a special training course and being interviewed for jobs. The course is highly regarded by employers and will give you the confidence to get off to a good start.

Oyster will interview you and brief you carefully as well as booking your flights. You will receive support from our UK office before and after your departure.

What will I do?

During the initial five day training course our Australian partners will be arranging paid work for you in your chosen sector (farm, hospitality or teaching).

You might work on a cattle farm, rounding up and dealing with the animals or helping with vital jobs such as fencing. Horse riding skills are particularly useful, but you could also work on quadbikes or tractors. If you prefer crops to livestock, there is work on fruit farms or vineyards.

Those preferring the indoors could work in hotels, pubs and restaurants. Tasks include cleaning, serving or cooking. Australians expect friendly service, so you'll need to be cheerful and hard working.

If you like children and have relevant skills you could help with teaching or childcare work. It's quite common for children in remote areas to be home-schooled and you might be able to supervise and teach children from special home-schooling material.

Duration

Various

Start Dates

All year round

Costs / Benefits

Salary: Around £180 per week (A$400)
Cost: £1,285 (excluding flights) - this covers all UK preparation, finding you work, the 9 day induction and job training course in Australia and all Food and Accomodation during your work related stay.

Requirements

To be eligible you need to be aged 18-30, be capable of working hard in a rural environment and have a passport from one of over 20 nationalities including UK and most European countries.