Live, Work & Travel in Switzerland & Austria
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Camp Suisse – This summer camp looks for friendly and kind, honest and highly-motivated youth development professionals. Cleaners, chefs are among other staff taken on.
Bergwald Project – Campaigns against the destruction of mountain forests in Switzerland, arranging for volunteers to be able to experience the ecosystem first hand.
Employment in Switzerland and Austria
Employers, Agencies & Placement Services
Altitude International Camps – Run camps for children in Verbier, Zermatt and the Jungfrau region of the Swiss Alps. We couldn’t find any employment information on their site but Altitude have advertised for staff in our Jobs Abroad Bulletin where they were looking for fully qualified language tutors throughout the months of June, July and August to teach English, French, German or Spanish to children aged four to 16 years. They have also advertised for group leaders.
Austria Classic Hotels – Over a dozen hotels across Austria. There isn’t any employment information but the hotel list provides the email addresses of all the hotels in the group.
Camp Montana – 120 counselors, sports instructors and language teachers are employed by this Swiss summer camp. Staff members are carefully chosen on the basis of their age, education, experience, maturity and ability to work with children.
The Childen’s House – An international Montessori kindergarton in Vienna that sometimes employs teachers trained or experienced in Montessori education.
English for Kids – English teachers and camp counsellors employed in Austria. The site is in German but the ‘Job Opportunity’ link at the bottom of the page and subsequent employment information is in English.
Gampe Thaya – This traditional mountain lodge in the Oetztal Alps invites job applicants.
Les Elfes International – Are always on the lookout for enthusiastic professional staff, who like children, for their summer and winter camps and travel programmes in Switzerland.
Le Rosey Summer Camps – Sports instructors and arts and crafts teachers employed.
Leysin American School in Switzerland – Welcomes applications starting during September and October for the following Summer for their Summer in Switzerland programme. Candidates with an EU passport or who live in a country that is part of the Schengen agreement are preferred. Multilingualism is a plus; they are particularly interested in speakers of Arabic, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish.
Lovell Camps – Summer and winter camps in the Swiss Alps. No employment information but they state that their English speaking staff are either professional teachers, skilled international and Swiss ski instructors, or experienced camp counsellors.
Perfect Way – A Swiss agency happy to place British girls.
Pro Filia – Au pair positions in Switzerland. In German, French and Italian.
Ski Armadillo – A small independent company run by experienced skiers that have spent many seasons in Verbier. Each winter they take on chefs, chalet hosts, drivers and maintenance people.
TASIS – Teaching or counsellor positions in Switzerland.
The Tells Brewpub – An Interlaken Irish pub that may have vacancies.
Young Austria – Should you be 20 years or older, creative, patient with kids, friendly, flexible, sporty and full of ideas, then you may be able to join their camp counsellor team.
Employment Resources for Finding Work in Switzerland and Austria
Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work
AMS – The Austrian Public Employment Service provides German language information on working, recruiting and studying in Austria.
HELP.gv.at – An Austrian government agency help site for foreign workers.
Interaktive Karriereforderung – An AMS run forum on careers in Austria. In German.
Kitzbuhel – Tourist and other information for the Austrian winter resort.
Migration.gv.at – The federal government’s official information on migration to Austria.
Wildschoenau Tourist Office – Tourist office for an Austrian winter resort.
Gap Year & Voluntary Work in Switzerland and Austria
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
Amadeus Association – A non profit association based in Vienna, Austria, they have over 20 years of experience in EU funded educational and mobility projects for young people in the framework of Erasmus + and other EU or locally funded programs.
Bergwald Project – Campaigns against the destruction of mountain forests in Switzerland, arranging for volunteers to be able to experience the ecosystem first hand.
Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana – The Group of Volunteers of Italian Switzerland (GVSI) organises one week long community service workcamps between June and September.
Grenzenlos – An Austrian NGO based in Vienna, Grenzenlos is a non profit association aiming to promote world peace and tolerance through international non formal education programmes. They can help organise internships and workcamp placements in Austria.
International Conference Volunteers – Voluntary work assisting with conferences available in Switzerland.
WWOOF Austria – Working vacations on organic farms in Austria. In German and English.
WWOOF Switzerland – In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles.
* Free or Cheap Volunteering *Your family might prefer if you go with a placement agency, but volunteering can be cheaper when travelling independently. Visit our Free or Cheap Volunteer Work Abroad pages to find NGOs and grassroots organisations in Austria & Switzerland. |
Living in Switzerland & Austria
Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term
About Austria – Provides a list of estate agents in the living in Austria section plus travel information and city guides.
Travelling in Switzerland & Austria
Accommodation & Getting Around
Alpbach – Austrian village surrounded by 160 km of well marked hiking trails and 45 km of family friendly ski runs.
Swiss Federal Railways – Features an online timetable, fare finder and ticket ordering.
Swiss Hostels – Hostels in the Alps.
Tourist Office Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Other Useful Websites
Culture, News…
ABC-Zentrum Sprachinstitut Vienna, Austria – German courses in Vienna.
Alpha Sprachinstitut Austria – Learn German in Vienna. Intensive German courses, cultural programmes, accommodation. Following the system of the Goethe-Institute, courses prepare for internationally recognized certificates.
DeutschAkademie – German Course Vienna at DeutschAkademie. Intensive language training with modern and communication oriented methods in small groups of five to nine students.
Studying in Switzerland – A platform that aims to provide all relevant information about conducting your studies in Switzerland, with comprehensive information about Swiss universities and scholarships, plus they keep up to date about living costs in Switzerland.
Index image courtesy of Claudia Beyli