Description:
Get paid and have fun living in France! Placements are in Southern France, the Alps, or French oversea territories. Job duties include everything from working at the front desk, customer relations, hosting, serving, bartending, cleaning, washing, and food prepping. Chef/culinary positions are occasionally available and depend on experience.
Highlights:
Cultural Embrace pre-arranges and guarantees a work placement prior to arrival or three interviews upon arrival. Work in a French hotel, restaurant, pub, B&B, or inn. Compensation includes either a) clean, comfortable and safe accommodations included with your position or b) minimum wage (~8.71 Euros/hr) with housing assistance provided.
Major medical traveler's insurance is provided. Legal work permits are organized and expedited for you (additional costs). Staff support is available prior to departure and you will have local representation once in the country. Have fun and enhance your resume working with people your age from all around the world!
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
You must be at least 18 years of age. You must be a current university student with the hospitality industry as your primary field of study, or you must have recent work experience in the hospitality/tourism field. You must have intermediate or advanced level of French. You enjoy working with and serving others in a busy and fast-paced environment. You are responsible and dedicated to full term of commitment.
Minimum Education: High School
Job Types:
Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality,
Resort Employment
and Tourism
Language:
French
Salary / Pay: You will receive full room and board plus a weekly stipend of 50 euros (approximately US$65/week), or you will receive minimum wage (~8.71 euros/hr) plus housing assistance
Experience Required: yes
- Experience in the hospitality industry
- Academic studies in the hospitality field
- Intermediate to Advanced French (able to communicate effectively)
This Program is open to
American,
Canadian
and European
Participants.
.
Participants Travel to France
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- Letters of Reference
- Other
- Phone Interview
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Resume
- Transcript
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is 2 weeks-1 year
Cultural Embrace's Mission Statement: Our mission is to encourage people to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. We believe that visiting a place firsthand allows one to truly experience the authenticity of a culture and develop his/her own impressions. Our goals are to provide quality service and opportunities for people to explore their world and enlighten their eyes, mind and heart. Traveling is a reciprocated flow of communication and interaction between people...the more you seek, the more you learn. "Discover the Similarities - Share the Differences"