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Work & Travel
Planning a working holiday in Australia? or taking your freelance skills on the road? YHA's offer great facilities if you are a digital nomad with high-speed wifi and common areas or if you are looking for jobs suitable for backpackers such as harvest or construction work - some of our hostels offer backpacker job assistance.
Y-Jobs: COMING SOON
Introducing Y-Jobs, the easy to use online jobs board catering specifically to the tourism and hospitality sector.
Whether you are looking for work, or looking for workers, make Y-Jobs your first stop. YHA has been in the tourism and hospitality game for 80+ years, and now it's time for us to connect our community of travel lovers to our fav tourism and hospitality companies.
Register now to recieve updates!
Work Away From Home
All of our hostels in major cities have super fast free, high speed wifi. Some have in-house co-working areas and others have links to facilities nearby. With great kitchens and relaxing common areas - its time to become a digital nomad and hit the road with YHA today!
Australian Working Holiday Visas
Australia is part of the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa scheme, providing opportunities for young people to holiday in Australia and supplement their travel funds through short-term employment. Learn more about how to apply for a Working Holiday Visa and which visa is right for you.
Work in Paradise
This is your chance to work, live and play in the wondrous Whitsundays or Cairns, the world- famous Great Barrier Reef and the vastly beautiful outback. This is a gig in paradise . Grab you mates and give it a go.
Hostels with Backpacker Job Assistance
There are a special few YHA's who have strong links with local businesses and farmers to assist working holiday makers find jobs and also offer great weekly rates. Whether you’re looking to head for a surf before work or extend your working holiday visa, we’ve got hostels that will become your new home away from home.
Tips and Advice For Working Holiday Makers
We have put together some tips and advice for getting the boring BUT ESSENTIAL things in place before (and after) you head down under on your working holiday visa.
Jobs at YHA
YHA has a wide range of job opportunities at our hostels and regional offices. If you're a team player, who enjoys meeting people from all over the world, see what we currently have available.
Find Work in Australia
Australian Job Search Websites
Working Holiday Support
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YHA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We acknowledge and pay our respects to Elders past, present, emerging and the extended Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island community.
