Working in Cairns

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.

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

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 responsibly.

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. 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
Career Jet

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 notice boards in cafes and pubs. One of the best ways to find work is to live in the sharehouse's 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.

Work for us

Cairns Sharehouse is always looking for outgoing motivated people to join our team.

These positions are offered on a casual basis to our in-house guests only.

If you are keen to work in a fun, friendly environment and enjoy providing excellent customer service, we suggest that you contact us upon check in to discuss vacancy available at that time.

We generally prefer 2-3 months minimum commitment.

Please find below the type of jobs we often have available:

• Front Office Reception/Customer service staff
• Housekeeping staff (with clean driving license)
• Marketing/promotions
• Labourers/tradesmen