Volunteer & paid work as you travel using your skills
Working Traveller enables you to work and travel. You might be on your Gap Year and looking to learn new skills, a professional and earnings using your skills as you travel – or teach & mentor. What ever stage of life you are at – Working Traveller can match your skills with 1000s of hosts around the world that are looking for people like you, right now. Do you feel you have what it takes to be a Working Traveller? It’s free to sign up and contact 1000s of hosts who are looking for travellers with skills like yours right now. Just type in your skills above, where you want to travel to and off you go…
1000s OF HOSTS NEED YOUR SKILLS
Working Traveller has a work search app that lets you quickly find the hosts that need your skills in the time you will be travelling to their part of the world. If you want to get a flaour of what kinds of hosts WT has, click on the links below.
Backpackers say ” I have no idea where I will be going to next – so how can I book work 3 months in advance?” That’s because they are on holiday. They are travelling. They are not Working Travellers. If getting references on your profile is as important as getting that selfy at Machu Picchu – then you will want to be organised and have your itinerary literally mapped out on your profile. Hosts can then search and see that you are coming by their way when they need you and book you up to use your skills for the work in hand.
Hosts – your dream team is here – you just need to reach out to them.
Working Traveller’s work search app enables a search of workers with particular skills required for your project. Click on the links below to see examples of our working travellers profiles.
We have your skills covered – no matter how unique
Working Traveller specialises in helping you gain work references in your chosen skills. We have over 20 types of dance categories, 15 yacht positions, 3 types of chain saw operator and 16 different job titles for people working in hostels. 42 travellers have added ‘chocolatier‘ as a skill in their profiles.
If you are a seasoned pro or you are just starting out and you want to learn new skills – we will hopefully have it listed. If not, let us know and we will add your skill no matter how niche it is. Have a look at the Skills section where you can communicate with fellow travellers in the skills forums once you have joined the community.
WHERE TO BE A WORKING TRAVELLER?
Visit the ‘Working Traveller Wiki’ to find out about visas and what kind of work you will find in the places you want to travel to. We have a long way to go with the wiki, but there are 100s of updates from travellers and hosts from all corners of the world. So do your bit and add in what you know once you have logged in.
Backpackers say ” I have no idea where I will be going to next – so how can I book work 3 months in advance?” That’s because they are on holiday. They are travelling. They are not Working Travellers. If getting references on your profile is as important as getting that selfy at Machu Picchu – then you will want to be organised and have your itinerary literally mapped out on your profile. Hosts can then search and see that you are coming by their way when they need you and book you up to use your skills for the work in hand.
“Can’t get a job – they only want experience. So how to get the experiences?”
Build your references through your work placements
You have heard it many times. Employers want to hire people with experience. All those years of getting your degree seem to suddenly count for nothing. How do you get the work experience if no one will give you a job? References from your Working Traveller hosts – showing how you use your skills, that you are punctual, have a good work ethic and that you can make decisions.
Taking a pic with your Host doing the WT sign proves you where there 
Take a picture with your host – both doing the WT sign
Proving to employers you were there – proves the reference is 100% real. Get pictures of the work you did, and a ‘digital stamp’ proving you were there with your host making the WT sign. Add these pictures to your references after you receive them. It makes all the difference.
So like the pic of Ben and his host shown to the left in Columbia, it proves he was there and did the work.
Are you a host looking for motivated volunteers and travelling professionals?
Need experienced helpers who speak four languages for the up and coming high season? Like to have some one come and set up all your social media? Want to know how much solar power you can generate? Thought of having a mural painted on that ugly wall? Dream of having home help or a maths teacher for the kids? I think you get the idea.
Working Traveller matches up the skills you need with the travellers who have a passion for them and are on their way to your country right now. It’s 100% free to post your work needs and always will be if your a host. To find out more see the Host Help Pages . Or start posting your work needs today and within 24 hours they will be seen by potentiality 100,000+ travellers. Its free to advertise and to build up your references. So sign up now and fill your volunteer needs today.
