Free Job Support and online courses

Cairns is a very popular place to settle down for a few weeks, earn some money and enjoy living in tropical paradise. 

We offer free job support and advice to all our in house guests.

• We will provide you with our handy 'Work in Cairns' booklet upon check in. This includes useful tips about preparing your CV and taxation. Click here to preview some of the useful information in the booklet.
• We will provide you with a list of companies in Cairns who regularly employ working travellers and students.
• We ring all positions advertised in the local papers to find out if the employers will accept working travellers and advertise these on our Jobs Board in our office.
• We send out email updates to all registered guests as jobs become available.
• We provide free internet time to complete your online 'Responsible Service of Alcohol' (RSA) course which is compulsory if you wish to work in bars and restaurants in Australia. See below for more information about RSA courses or click here to do the course online now before you arrive.

Here are just a few handy tips on how to find work when you arrive, or click here to preview our free 'Work in Cairns' booklet.

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE IN CAIRNS

1) Build your CV

Make sure that you have an up to date resume with you (instead of carrying a disc with you on your travels it is sometimes a good idea to send your resume to your own e-mail account and print it our once you are here).  If you are doing a CV for the first time, our team in the office is happy to help you set it up, photocopy it and even spell check it for you!

2) Do a course online before you arrive

If you are looking to work in Queensland in a bar or restaurant or anywhere where alcohol is sold, by Australian law you need to complete a‘Responsible Service of Alcohol’ or ‘RSA’ course.  This is for positions such as food & beverage attendants, room service staff, glass collectors, cellar hands, bar attendants etc. The ‘RSA’ course is designed to help you understand the Australian Liquor Legislation and how to prepare and serve alcohol responsibily. 

The course is simple, relatively inexpensive ($85.00 per person) and ensures that you are able to work in any state in Australia (except New South Wales or Tasmania) as soon as you arrive.  Click here to complete the course online now before you even arrive! If you prefer,our friendly team can help you with information on how to book your course upon arrival (we will even give you free internet time in our office to complete the course online), or if you prefer to do the course in a classroom 'face to face' just send and email directly to lana@axiomcollege.com or rafael@axiomcollege.com who run RSA courses throughout the year (mention Cairns Sharehouse for a priority booking!).

3) Use the internet

Here are a few websites that can help you find work before you arrive in Cairns:

• Travellers at Work
• Seek – Australia’s No 1 Job Website
• Career One
• Signature Staff Recruitment Agency, Cairns

WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN CAIRNS

1) Talk to our team

Our office has a JOBS BOARD where we display jobs that may be relevant to you, as well as access to the daily papers where jobs are advertised.  We also have a number of local businesses, pubs, cafes and work sites that offer work to our guests in hospitality and labour industries.  Let our team know the type of work you are looking for so if work becomes available they can give you a call.

2) Start the search

Finding a job as a working holiday maker is no different from any where else as most businesses are open to employing visitors.  Talk to shop owners, visit the different job agencies spread around the centre, and buy the local ‘Cairns Post’ newspaper on Wednesdays and Saturdays to look for work (or come into our office to read our copy). 

Jobs are often advertised in windows of shops, advertised on noticeboards in cafes and pubs.  One of the best ways to find work is to live in the sharehouses where you can meet a network of people who have either been looking for jobs or found jobs and can give you pointers to save you time and get you earning money as soon as possible.

Alternatively you may feel that you have what it takes to be a busker on the streets of Cairns. For more information on how to obtain your free permit click here.