Chamonix valleyWinter 26 / 27Season jobs in Chamonix
Every open seasonal position, updated daily.
Working a season in Chamonix
The short version of what people ask us every autumn.
- When do places hire for winter?
- Most winter contracts are signed between September and November, for a season that runs from mid December to the end of April. A second, smaller wave comes in early December, when someone drops out a week before opening. Applying in the autumn is on time. Waiting until December means choosing from what is left.
- Is housing included?
- Sometimes, and it is the first thing to ask. Rents in the valley are high and staff housing is scarce, so a job with housing is worth a lot more than the salary alone suggests. The "With housing" filter above shows only those.
- Do I need to speak French?
- For kitchens, reception and most restaurants, yes, at least enough to get through a service. Chalets run by British tour operators and some bars work in English. Every ad says what it needs, and it is shown exactly as the employer wrote it, never translated.
- What kind of contract is it?
- Usually a contrat saisonnier: a fixed term contract that ends with the season, with the normal protections of an employee in France. One-off missions, an evening or a weekend, work differently, and that is what the Shifter app is for.Find extra shifts with Shifter
- Nothing here fits?
- Publish a profile. Properties browse the candidates and contact the ones who fit, including for jobs they never get round to posting.Create my profile
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