Working Holidays Australia

Working Holidays Australia - FAQ’S

We have listed some questions and answers customers may have about our Work & travel packages.

HOW DOES THE JOB OFFERS WORK?

We provide customers job offers whilst they are in Australia. This job offer could be for a short term temporary contract, long term (6months), harvesting/farm work or even on a day to day basis, casual work. We actually provide job offers throughout their whole stay in Australia. The job offers depend on the skill level and experience of the customer and this will determine what jobs we can recommend for them. If customers have had no work experience then they do duties which require very basic skills and English.

For example, fruit picking work, farm work, general cleaning work, general duties in shops, factories, warehouses etc.


The following are the methods we use to provide the job offers:

• 12 months membership to our Woodduck Job Club. We have a job placement officer who works in the office and arranges job offers upon request for our customers. We have a list of employers from around Australia and we advise customers to call us when they need assistance finding work and we provide job offers for their current location. For example, most will want to relax and enjoy their first weeks in Australia and not want to start looking for work when they arrive. They then call us when they are ready to start and we activate their Travellers at Work membership and use our contacts to find job placements.
• 3 months membership at an On-line job agency. Customers can activate that anytime, for example, if they would like to travel for a month or 2 before they look for work, they can contact us to activate this membership after their travels so that they can fully benefit their membership. Once the customer fills out all of their relevant information on-line they will start to receive job offers in their particular area of Australia.
• Each of our hostels has a job club where, our Work & Travel customers get free membership. They get priority for the first jobs that come in. We have strong relationships with fruit picking farms and outback country work and can offer these jobs upon request in various places around Australia.

WHAT TYPE OF JOBS WILL I GET OFFERED?
The most common jobs are :

• Hospitality e.g. Bar work, waitress / waiter, housekeeping and cleaning etc.
• Fruit picking e.g. Picking apples, bananas, avocado’s etc
• Customer service e.g. Serving in food stores, sales and promotions
• General positions e.g. Labouring , gardening, factory packing , office work
• Plus telemarketing, au pair work, hostel cleaning, water sports, hostel reception and many more.
• We also deal with specific companies who handle more professional types of positions in the finance, computer, nursing fields.

How much will I get paid?

Most backpacker jobs pay between $15 and $20 per hour. After tax full-time wages range from $400 to $700 per week.

Can I get tax and/or superannuation back when departing the country?

Eligible temporary residents are now available to access their superannuation savings upon departure from Australia. We provide in our starter pack information about getting tax back and we have contact of companies who can help the guest claiming their taxes back if they are eligible.

How long can I work with an employer?

If you have a working holiday visa you can work up to 6 months with the same employer.

What is a SECOND working holiday visa?

If you have worked as a seasonal worker in an eligible regional Australian area for a minimum of 3 months you can apply for a second working holiday visa.
Seasonal work means the following: harvesting and / or packing of fruit and vegetable crops, wwoofing (willing working on organic farms), plant and animal cultivation, fishing and pearling, tree farming and felling. You have to fulfill a few requirements if you want to apply for your second visa and you will be obliged to go for a medical examination. You are able to leave and come back to Australia during your 2nd Visa More information can be obtained on

Where will I be staying?

All participants in group packages, spend their nights at Woodduck Harbour City Hostel, 50 Sir John Young Crescent, Woolloomolloo, Sydney or Woodduck Inn Hostel, 49 William Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. ( Hostel accommodation depends on size of group and availability, they are located within 500 m of each other and are both used throughout the program for social activities ) Individual package participants stay at one of the 2 hostels.

Who will pick me up and how will I find them?

Customers will be picked up at each airport by our staff member. They should look for a sign with our logo and their name on it.

APPLICATION

Just send us an email with the offer you want to take and we will get back to you as soon as possible.