|
Employment |
| Employers,
Agencies & Placement Services |
| The
Adventure Network - Chalet helpers employed for
catered ski, golf or alpine leisure holidays in the French
Alps. |
| Apt
Myosotis - A luxurious catered and staffed chalet
in Meribel. |
| Atout
France International - Au pair. |
| Carisma
Holidays - Couriers and site managers recruited
for French campsites during the summer. |
| Crystal
Holidays - Offers a variety of ski holidays and
employ the majority of staff from the end of November to
the middle of April. |
| Dicks
Tea Bar - Require managers, bar staff, waiters,
DJs, door staff, cloakroom attendants and administrators
for bars in Meribel, Chamonix and Val d'Isere. |
| Disneyland
Paris - 12,000 jobs in summer, 8,000 in winter. |
| Equity
Travel - Employ around 100 people each year in hotels
and resorts throughout Europe. |
| Esprit
Holidays - Winter work for EEA nationals is available
from 1st December until 30th April. Pocket money wage plus
lift pass, ski hire, accommodation, uniform and medical
insurance are provided. |
| Eurocamp
- Friendly, helpful employees sought for the summer. Knowledge
of French preferred or required for most positions. |
| Finlays
Skiing Holidays - Family run chalet holiday operator
who take on professional and friendly seasonal resort and
chalet staff in Val D'Isère and Courchevel. |
| France
Montgolfieres Balloon Company - Hot air holidays. |
| Free
Radicals - Looking for chalet couples/hosts,
chefs and hotel managers to work for UK independent ski
companies. If we cannot find you a position we will advise
you on your best option to take. To register is free and
can be done on the internet then you can leave the hard
work to us. |
| French
Au Pairs - Learn a new language, meet new friends,
enjoy a new culture, and have fun. Frech Au Pairs offer
short and long term au pair placements in the UK, Ireland,
France, and Switzerland. |
| Frog
Pubs - Theme pubs in France. Applicants should speak
fluent French and English. Part time staff prefered. |
| Inghams
- Recruits from April to October for winter jobs in the
French Alps. |
| Le
Foulon - A UK owner/managed hotel 40 minutes
drive from the Cote d'Azur in the Alpes Maritime.
They have indicated that they employ kitchen staff
and gardeners. |
| Le
Ski - Recruit winter staff. |
| The
Magic Travel Group - Tour operator in France, Spain,
Portugal and Italy. |
| Mark
Warner - Recruit over 1,500 staff for the Alps and
the Med each year. Applicants must be over 19 and hold an
EU passport. |
| Meriski
- Work the winter season in Meribel. |
| Mountain
Highs - A small, friendly ski company operating
catered chalets and apartments in Morzine, Portes du Soleil,
French Alps. |
| One
2 Ski and Bike Ltd - A small family run chalet
company looking for outgoing and highly motivated
chalet hosts, couples, friends or single people,
to run luxury catered chalets in Morzine. |
| Pebbles
Unlimited - Au Pair agency based in France and England.
Their service is free to register for au pairs and they
carry out thourough checks on the families where they send
au pairs to ensure maximum security. Placements from four
months to two years. |
| PGL
- Recruit staff to work at activity centres across France.
Along with meals, accommodation and wages, PGL also offer
the opportunity to gain training and qualifications from
various rugged sporting bodies. |
| Powder
Byrne International - Now have an online job application
and job description section. Vacancies for summer and winter
work. |
| Pub
Le Ski Lodge - Bar and restaurant in La Tania. |
| Restaurant
Flowers - Summer jobs or work placement avaialble
in an English owned pub / restaurant in the south of France.
Basic French and experience of waiting and bar work is required. |
| Robert
Walters - Temp and permanent vacancies in banking
and finance, accountancy, secretarial and call centres.
Offices also in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong,
Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Holland,
the UK and the USA. |
| Silver
Ski - Require couples to run ski chalets in France. |
| Simon
Butler Skiing - Employ nannies, cooks, chalet people
and ski instructors in the French Alps. |
| Simply
Morzine - Summer and winter jobs in Morzine. They recruit in April for the winter season and in September for the winter season. |
| Simply
Ski - Small specialist ski company offers high quality
chalet and hotel holidays to Courchevel, Meribel, La Plagne,
Chamonix and Val d'Isere. |
| Ski
Amis - Ski tour operator offering catered chalets
in la Plagne and la Tania in the French Alps. |
| Ski
Barrett-Boyce - An independent family run ski company,
based in Megeve, in the French Alps. They always need chalet
girls and boys, ski instructors and chefs. |
| Ski
Chalet Genepi - Small number of chalet childcare
vacancies for drivers aged over 23. |
| Ski
Chardon Bleu - A ski chalet in Meribel Mottaret,
France. |
| Ski
France - Includes a
job search in the classifieds. |
| Ski
Staff - Specialists in placing all levels of chalet
& hotel staff with British ski companies in the French
Alps. They have positions for chefs, sous chefs, managers
& reps with language skills, chalet hosts & couples
to run chalets, nannies, waiting/housekeeping, kitchen &
bar staff. |
| Ski
Total - A catered chalet specialist operating in
Austria, France, Switzerland and Canada. |
| Snowlife
(Jersey) Ltd - Ski jobs in France. Recruits chalet
girls, nannies and au pairs. |
| Snowline
- Ski tour operator providing luxury chalet holidays in
the French Alps. |
| Snow
Safaris - Adventure ski and snowboarding company.
No employment information available on site. |
| Snowseekers
- Independent Ski and Snowboarding chalet tour operator
based in Meribel, France. Providing great service, food
& skiing in the biggest ski area in the world.Vacancies
for ski season, Dec-May, range from chalet host, chalet
support, driver, ski guiding and transfer Rep. |
| Stanford
Skiing - A small family run company based in Megeve
for 17 years. They employ 13 staff in resort ranging from
managers to chalet girls. Current vacancies are advertised
on their site. |
| Sunsail
- Sailing jobs in Corsica. |
| TJM
- Group adventure holidays to France, Spain and Cornwall.
Staff should be available between May and September. |
| Tops
Travel - Independent tour operator specialising
in ski and snowboard holidays in France. Their winter recruitment
requirements include chalet staff, hotel staff, chefs, reps,
bar staff and porters. EU nationals only. |
| Transfer
Intelligence - Work in the French Alps for
Transfer Intelligence, specialists in airport
to resort transfers throughout Europe. |
| Translation
Central - French language translations. They employ
translators too. |
| Venue
Holidays - Family run company offering self-drive
holidays with fully-equipped tents and mobile-homes on sites
throughout France, Spain and Italy. They employ Campsite
Couriers to assist with the running and maintenance of sites
and units. Must be out-going, fit and able to work as a
team-member or on own initiative. Knowledge of a major European
language helpful but not essential. Season runs from March
to October, minimum period 2 months. Wages £100 per
week. |
| Village
Camps - International summer camp programmes in
France, England, Austria and Switzerland. |
| Williams
Holidays - Family budget holidays in France
and Spain. |
| YSE
Limited - YSE is the biggest specialist chalet operator
in Val d'Isère, France requiring a team of qualified
chefs, keen cooks and assistants to run chalets from 4 to
60 guests, from November to May. Ski 6 days a week. British
passport holders only. |
Employment
Resources |
| Advice,
Expat Info & Useful Sites for Finding Work |
| Base
Camp - Run ski and snowboard instructor courses
in Meribel, Whistler and Verbier. The courses include freestyle,
racing and freeride training as well as first aid courses,
avalanche courses and ski and snowboard tuning clinics.
Base Camp aim their courses at those looking for a career
change, on a gap year or taking time out from work. |
| Chamonix.net
- French ski resort. Includes information about the local
bar scene including addresses and telephone numbers. |
| Chamonix
- Resort information. |
| Courchevel
- Ski resort. |
| FUSAC
- A bi weekly contact magazine for Americans in France with
information about housing and employment. The website gives
subscription and advertising information only. |
| Icicles
- Private catered chalets. Site includes a workers guide
to La Tania. |
| International
Centre of Excellence for Snowsport Instructors (ICE)
- For Gap ski instructor courses in Val d'isere. BASI grade
3 qualifications in 10 weeks. |
| keljob.com
- Search engine (in French) of over 160 job sites. |
| La
Plagne.com - Ski resort. |
| Les
Pages Emploi - Worldwide employment info in French,
but a translation is available. |
| Meribel
- Ski resort. |
| Meribel
- Resort information. |
| Meribel-Unplugged
- A complete and independent guide to skiing and boarding
in Meribel and the three Valleys. Written by local seasonaires. |
| Sports-hiver.com - Forum pages of Sports-Hiver.com, a ski portal in France. One of these forums, I'm told, is dedicated to jobs in French ski resorts. In French. |
| Val
d'Isere - Ski resort. |
| Val
d'Isere - Resort information. |
| Verbier
- Resort information. |
Gap Year & Voluntary Work |
| Unpaid Positions & Adventure |
| Challenge Educational Services - Challenge offers a wide range of French Language programmes based in France. These vary from Academic Year / Semester programmes at the Sorbonne, to A Level revision courses in Bordeaux. Also offers adult and under 18 programmes. |
| Euro Practice - Internships, language courses, work and study programmes and au pair positions for European students. Offices in France, England, Germany and Spain. |
| Inter Sejours - Au pairs, work placements and voluntary work. |
| Mast International - US based organisation. Voluntary work in various countries, mostly Europe, in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. |
Living in France |
| Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term |
| Anglo-French Surveying - A residential and commercial property surveying practice and historic building consultancy based in Poitou-Charentes. |
| atHomeLorraine.fr - Property finding portal for the Lorraine region of France. |
| Bonpod - One man's struggle to understand France and the French. |
| Bowhills - Let out your French property. Bowhills are also active in Iberia, Italy and Cyprus. |
| Breezy Break - Follow this journey from a Leeds terrace house to the Limousin region.. |
| BuyFrenchProperty.com - Based in the UK this is a comprehensive selection of properties through several different regions from Normandy in the north to Languedoc in the south. |
| Chez Nous - Advertise your French property among the over 7000 privately owned properties listed here. |
| Due Diligence France - A licensed solicitor with over 10 years of experience, Fabien Cordiez is regulated by the French Bar Association and is also a non practicing member of the UK Law Society. |
| Erna Low Property - The ski company has established an award winning property sales service covering France and other skiing destinations. |
| Fox Hayes LLP - French legal experts. |
| France this Way - Lots of information about moving and living in France as well as travel information. |
| Francophiles - Founded in 1988 this organisation has over three thousand properties for sale in France and their website includes a buyers guide. |
| French Entree - Another quality and comprehensive website on all things to do with buying, living and travelling in France. Among the superb range of articles are how to get help with dyslexia in France, wines for vegetarians and laws and regulations affecting life in the country. |
| French Life and Living in France - A blog about life for an English family who have lived in France for over 15 years. |
| Homes in Real France - A British agency that finds homes in France for UK Buyers. |
| Internet French Property - A portal for finding property in France, this site includes a number of excellent guides on topics such as building a home in France, health cover and letting, a newsletter, forums and a services directory. |
| James Properties France - Based in Languedoc. A buying guide and a number of articles written by JPF are available on the website. |
| Latitudes - French property agents. |
| Living France - All about French property, travel and lifestyle including a property search. |
| Lost in France - A guide to living in France including lots of information about buying a house, tax and renovating.. |
| Me, My Kid and Life - An American single mum working from home in France. |
| Overseas Homesearch - Swiss, French, Canadian and Italian investment property. |
| Perigord-Property.com - A bi lingual estate agent. |
| Property France Online - Connecting agents and developers with buyers, this website has a number of articles and news. Also information on other countries and country guides available. |
| Simmonds En France - Property search website. |
| This French Life - A good website for living life the French way. |
| VEF - A property search website. |
Travelling in France |
| Accommodation & Getting Around |
| Chalet Chardons - A large ski and snowboard chalet / hotel in Tignes in the French Alps. |
| Chalet Mix - Accommodation for seasonnaires in a traditional chalet in Serre Chevalier, France. |
| French at a Touch - A directory for everything French with detailed information on Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Quebec and Switzerland. There are maps and photos, history, specific Information on French regions and major cities, travel information, business, employment and more. |
| Le Bubble Bar - Purveyors of drinkies to skiers and snowboarders in Courchevel. |
| Paris In Sites - The latest information about Paris and France on travel and tourism, restaurants, hotels and castles, multimedia & training, education and language learning, books, art & exhibitions, health & beauty and what is new. |
| Savoie Haute-Savoie - Tourism in Savoie and Haute Savoie. |
Ski Royale - Catered chalets, self catered ski apartments,
luxury hotel accommodation, ski weekends and short ski breaks in Megeve. An hour from Geneva and with 325km of piste, Megeve is fast becoming one of Europe's top winter sports destinations. |
Other |
| Culture, News... |
| AFP
- Worldwide news agency. |
| British
Embassy, France |
| FranceLink |
| French
Embassy in the UK |
| Greolingua - Learn French in the French village of Gréolières
with hiking in the mountains as part of your French
curriculum. |
| Language
Trainers - French courses, they describe themselves
as a gentle way to language training with native
speakers and qualified trainers anywhere in the
UK. |
| Learn
French in France - Cactus Language offers a wide
range of destinations where to take up French language courses
in France. Courses are available for all levels and all
ages. |
| Linguascope
- Aimed at learners (and teachers) of French. |
| Online
Language Exchange - Learn French. |
| Sprachcaffe
- Learn English in England, USA, Malta and Australia, French
in France, Italian in Italy, Spanish in Spain and Cuba,
German in Germany, all in a relaxed atmosphere. |
| Volterre-Fr
- English and French language resources. |
| Yahoo!
France |
