I think you missed a bit down there mate...
The South Australian government have launched a recruitment drive aimed at Britons to take on jobs that have a more unusual aspect.
The government conducted a survey of around 2,000 Brits in which 60% revealed that they were bored with the jobs they were in and would like a change. This prompted the South Australian government to try to lure 18-30 year olds on a working holiday package.
If you are young and bored with life then an Australian working holiday visa could be the ideal solution and one which the government of SA are keen to promote. It gives you the opportunity to spend up to a year working and living in Australia – with a possibility to extend your stay or even to apply for permanent residency!
South Australia claim that their jobs get bored Brits out of the office and doing something far more exciting and memorable. To illustrate their claim they have highlighted such jobs as a shark personality profiler at Port Lincoln (he’s a bit snappy, prone to biting and quite unsociable with other animals), a Little Penguin home remodeller on Kangaroo Island (nope, I’ve no idea about that one!) and a harvester of roo poo (I think we all know what’s involved with that one!). British men will find the next two jobs particularly appealing – Beach Babes Judge and Beer Taster. Yep, I thought that would catch your attention!
South Australia’s spokesman Bill Muirhead told the BBC; “This isn’t about one job that everyone has to compete for, but rather about showing people that South Australia offers more exciting work and travel options than anywhere else in the world. And anyone on a working holiday could do them.” The SA government recommends that young people taking them up on their offer register with Work in SA, an agency that specialises in arranging working holidays in Australia.
With more jobs going in the UK and the summer weather looking like it’s over, the promotion by South Australia might just work. After all, who could resist jetting off to the land of sun, sea and shark tagging for a spot of unusual work that’s worth getting out of bed for in the mornings?
So if you fancy doing something a little more unusual then see our section on working holidays in Australia and you never know what you might find yourself working as Down Under! See also our embrace community for discussions on working holidays.
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