Are you a KIWI or Australian traveller looking for an adventure?
We have live-in hospitality & grounds work for spring & summer 2024
Chateau Rigaud is a respected “English Speaking” wedding venue in the southwest of France. We have a first-class reputation having hosted international sportsmen, film stars & British Royalty. Despite the celebrity names, as a business we consider our team to be the most important players. We know that if the team are happy, the clients will be happy & a happy team is a team that sticks around. So, when the guests have left, Pirate parties are not all that unusual! Neither are team dinners and trips out to the beach.
Ideally located just 30 minutes by train from Bordeaux we have the southwest gateway to Europe at our fingertips. There is so much to see and do from vineyard tours, canoeing down the Dordogne, cycling trips, night markets, surf lessons, the list goes on.
During the peak wedding season, which runs from May to October, Rigaud strengthens its team with supporting seasonal workers or “saisonniers” as we call them in France, who are looking to find experience within the world of hospitality.
What is on offer?
· Around 35 hours work per week at €12 per hour = €420 / 750 NZD. You should expect to earn around €1800 or 3200 NZD per month
· Generous tips
· 3 – 6 months work opportunity.
· 2 consecutive days off in every 7.
· FREE accommodation in shared house.
· Access to a company vehicle for local use.
· Be part of a happy and lively team.
What we need from you?
French working visa (see below)
Full driving license
Fit & able to perform physical work such as lifting & standing for long periods,
Your own FREE fully furnished double bedroom within a shared house nestled amongst the Bordeaux vines right on the banks of the Dordogne River.
How to obtain your visa
It takes two weeks to process from the date of your visa appointment and is valid for 12 months. You can apply up to three months before your planned arrival in France.
You can apply at the French Embassy in Wellington if:
· You are a citizen of New Zealand.
· You are aged 18 to 30.
· You haven’t previously applied.
· You are in good health.
· You have no dependent children.
· You have enough money to support yourself while in France
Total costs are approximately 1350 NZD
Visa cost 179,90 NZD
Med Certificate 150 NZD
Travel Insurance 1000 NZD
Documents you’ll need
1. Passport valid for at least three months after your return date.
2. Photocopies of the photo page of your passport + previous Schengen visas if you have had them.
3. Completed and signed long stay application form with one recent passport photograph https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/online-application
4. Proof of financial stability. This simply means a recent bank statement that shows minimum of 5500 NZ Dollars in your account.
5. A letter in English explaining why you wish to go to France – see below for an example
6. A medical certificate saying you are "fit to work". These are available at a cost of around 150 NZD online from this website https://www.zoomdoc.com/product/france-work-medical-certificate
7. Proof of subscription of insurance for one year covering health care (including hospitalisation and repatriation). This will cost around 1000 NZD. For example https://www.worldnomads.com/nz/travel-insurance
8. A recent copy of New Zealand criminal record. This is FREE! But takes around 20 days to be issued. You can apply for this here https://www.justice.govt.nz/criminal-records/get-your-own
9. Copy of your travel itinerary or booked flights evidencing your date of arrival in France.
10. A pre-paid and trackable return envelope with your address in New Zealand.
11. Payment of the long stay visa fee - exclusively by EFTPOS. The cost of obtaining a long stay (over 90- days) visa for France is 99 € = 179,90 NZD.
12. Once you have these documents together, about a day of admin, you apply here
https://consulat.gouv.fr/en/ambassade-de-france-a-wellington/appointment
If this all sounds appealing then drop us an email ASAP since we’re recruiting right now for the summer season. anna@chateaurigaud.co.uk
We look forward to your company at one of our epic team dinners very soon 😊
