If you are wanting to work in a caravan park (particularly as a park manager or manager’s assistant), there are a number of qualifications that you can gain to help you get a foot in the door.

What qualifications and training you need will depend on the type of work you are wanting to do.

If you are looking for front office work, then you will generally need some knowledge of park booking systems, such as RMS (Reservation Management System) or Newbook. Many parks are happy to train you in their particular software, however if you have training in one of these already, it gives you an advantage.

There are also short practical park management training courses available. These help to give you practical training in reception and reservation services as well as safe work practices that are required in a park.

If you are keen to take your learning a little further to become a fully qualified park manager, you can undergo the full Certificate III or IV in Holiday Parks and Resorts, the Certificate III in Tourism, or Certificate IV in Travel and Tourism.nThere are a number of training providers around Australia who provide training in Caravan Park Management and Tourism…just make sure you check out their compliance as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).

But as always…the best skills to take into any job are a “can do” attitude and a willingness to learn!

As a member based organisation our primary aim at Workabout Australia is to provide tangible benefits and support to our Club Members and Employers.

As part of that, we strive to make both Club Membership and Employer Membership as economical and affordable as possible.

Club Membership is currently just $44 per year (starting the day you join). So for less than $1 a week, you can be getting employment opportunities sent straight to your inbox every Friday, as well as all the other benefits of Club Membership (see our Club Member Benefits page for more information on what you get as a Club Member).

Our Employer Membership also works on an annual subscription of just $149 (for the first year). For less than a small takeaway coffee a week, you can advertise as many jobs as you need, as often you like for as long as you want! This is especially useful for businesses who need staff at various times throughout the year or those who have an extended “season” and need a rolling supply of workers. For more information on the benefits of Employer Membership, just go to our Employer Listing Service page.

Whether you join as a Club Member (looking for work), or an Employer (looking for employees), we try to make your first few days after joining with us as easy as possible.

To help you get started and familiarised with the website, we send you our “How To Guide” that is available to our Members only.  We also have a number of instructional videos that will be coming soon!

In your How To Guide we cover:

• Logging in
• How to Renew and Change your Contact Details
• Searching Vacancies
• Adding a “For Sale” ad as part of our Members Only Facebook Group
• Accessing our Member Area
• Adding, Editing or Deleting a Vacancy (Employers Only)

For more information on joining, and the benefits of Club Membership go to Club Member Benefits or for Employer Membership, go to Employer Listing Service

When you think of working while you travel, often fruit and vegetable harvesting, picking and packing positions are the first things that come to mind.

While these are great, short term options to earn while you travel, not everyone enjoys this type of work. But there are also many other industries where you can find work on the road.

Since our inception in 1996, we have helped travelling workers find employment in:

• Tourism
• Hospitality
• Transport and Storage
• Meat Works
• Seafood Processing
• Circus…yes, you can even run away to join the circus!
• Special Events
• Caravan Parks
• Labouring and Trades
• Local Government
• Kitchen Hands/Cooks
• Roadhouses
• Cleaning
• Farming
• Sales and Office Work
• Plant Operators
• Retailing/Merchandising

But if you don’t have experience in these industries, don’t worry….your skills and experience are often ‘transferrable’ from one industry to the next. Keep yourself open to the opportunities…don’t just look at positions that you may have been doing for years.

Most importantly, though, don’t forget why you are travelling – to explore the country, meet new people and most importantly, HAVE FUN!! For more information on becoming a Club Member click here, or to find out more about Employer Membership, just click here.