Every Facebook Group for Finding Seasonal Work: Ski, Summer and Festival
The community usually hears about a season before any job board does. This is a curated, checked directory of the Facebook groups where ski, yacht, summer and festival roles get posted first, plus how to use them well.
Last updated: July 2026
Why this page exists
For a lot of seasonal jobs, the first place a role appears is not a job board. It is a Facebook group. A chalet company with a last-minute gap, a yacht captain who needs a deckhand this week, a festival crew short a few hands: they often post in the community before anywhere else, and the role is gone before it is ever advertised.
The catch is that these groups are scattered, and many are renamed every season, so last winter's group is quietly abandoned by autumn. This page catalogues the ones worth joining, grouped by season and region. Every link below was checked to confirm it resolves to a real, active group at the time of writing. For the boards and agencies that sit alongside these communities, see the wider directory of every seasonal work platform.
At a glance
A quick map of where to look, depending on the kind of season you are after. The full directory, with links, follows below.
| If you want | Look in | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Ski season work | Resort seasonaire groups | Méribel, Val d'Isère, Verbier |
| Any ski resort, one feed | Cross-resort job groups | Ski Season Jobs, Skiworld |
| Yacht and crew work | Yacht crew groups | SuperYacht Jobs and Crew |
| Festival work | Volunteer and staff groups | Music Festival Volunteers, WaterAid |
Ski season groups
Ski season hiring runs from roughly September for the following winter, and the resort groups are busiest then. There are three kinds worth joining: the group for your target resort, a cross-resort jobs group, and a local-language group if you want roles with French or Austrian employers.
Resort seasonaire groups
SkiSeasonaires.com runs a network of per-resort groups that are renamed for each winter but keep the same web address, so the links below stay current from one season to the next. They mix job posts with accommodation, lift shares and social plans, and they are the heart of the British seasonaire scene in the Alps.
- Méribel Seasonaires: the Three Valleys' biggest British seasonaire community, mixing jobs, rooms and lift shares.
- Val d'Isère Seasonaires: Espace Killy jobs and accommodation, busy from September onwards.
- Verbier Seasonaires: the main hub for workers in the Swiss 4 Vallées.
- Chamonix Seasonaires: Mont Blanc valley jobs, housing and the local scene.
- Morzine Seasonaires: the tight-knit Portes du Soleil community, and the best bet if you are heading for Les Gets or Avoriaz too.
- Courchevel Seasonaires: luxury Three Valleys chalet and hospitality roles.
- St Anton Seasonaires: the Austrian Arlberg party resort, with jobs and rooms; renamed for each winter.
Cross-resort ski job groups
If you are flexible on which resort you end up in, these groups pull together vacancies from across the French and Swiss Alps into a single feed.
- Ski Season Jobs (French & Swiss Alps): a large cross-resort vacancies board, renamed for each winter.
- Ski Season Jobs by Skiworld: run by the tour operator Skiworld for its own chalet, kitchen, rep and driver roles.
French-language groups
Many French-run chalets, hotels and restaurants hire through French-language communities rather than the English seasonaire groups. A little French goes a long way here.
- Saisonniers des Alpes: a French-language community for seasonal workers across the Alps, useful for reaching French employers directly.
Austrian and German-language groups
Austrian resorts increasingly run official worker communities that double as job boards. The best known sits in the Paznaun valley around Ischgl.
- Paznaun - Ischgl CREW: the official staff community and job board for the Ischgl and Paznaun area in Tyrol, open to workers in any local business.
Yacht crew groups
Yacht crew hiring is fast and heavily word of mouth, and a great deal of it happens in Facebook groups where captains, crew agencies and crew all post. Most entry roles still expect an STCW certificate before you start, so read the STCW certification guide first. These three groups are among the most active.
- SuperYacht Jobs and Crew: one of the larger superyacht crew groups, covering deckhand, steward and interior posts.
- United Kingdom Yacht Crew & Job Posts: a UK-focused group for crew jobs and day work.
- Yacht Crew Wanted: captains and agencies posting live crew vacancies.
For a fuller comparison of the dedicated yacht crew platforms and agencies, see summer job platforms and yacht crew jobs with no experience.
Festival groups
Festival work splits into volunteering, where you leave a deposit that is refunded once you complete your shifts, and paid staffing. Facebook is where both are announced, and where returning crews stay in touch between summers. Applications for the big UK festivals usually open in late winter and spring.
- Music Festival Volunteers & Staff Community (UK): a general noticeboard for UK festival volunteer and paid-staff opportunities.
- Hotbox Events: the long-running volunteer organiser behind festivals such as Reading, Leeds and Download; follow the page and its community forum to catch when applications open.
- WaterAid Festival Volunteering: run by the charity WaterAid for its festival volunteer teams, including the Glastonbury Loo Crew.
For the full breakdown of schemes, staffing agencies and boards, see festival job platforms. For this year's roles and line-up, see UK festival jobs 2026 and the UK festivals overview.
General groups
A few of the most useful pages are not groups at all, but operator and community pages that post roles and hiring updates. They are worth following alongside the groups above.
- Mark Warner Recruitment: the recruitment page for the ski and beach resort operator Mark Warner, posting roles and hiring news.
- Snow Season Central: guides and a job board covering ski seasons worldwide, with a strong following for winter work.
How to use these groups
Joining is the easy part. Getting a reply is where most people fall down. A few habits make a big difference.
- Join the current season's group. Several groups are renamed each winter, for example to 26/27, so search the resort name plus the word seasonaires and pick the newest active group.
- Read the pinned posts and rules first. Most groups pin a jobs thread, an accommodation thread and a code of conduct. Posting in the wrong place gets your post deleted.
- Introduce yourself clearly. State your role, your available dates, your qualifications such as STCW, food hygiene or a driving licence, and when you can start. A short specific post beats a vague one every time.
- Try the local-language group too. A few lines of French in a group like Saisonniers des Alpes, or German around Ischgl, signals that you can integrate with a local team.
- Stay safe. No legitimate seasonal employer asks for an upfront fee for a job, or for a deposit wired before you arrive. Treat any such request as a red flag and report it to the admins.
Prefer to be found?
Every group here is worth joining, but scrolling for the right post at the right moment is a lot of work, and plenty of roles never reach a group at all. A free PeakWave profile flips it around: employers across ski, yacht, summer and festival seasons can search for you and message you directly, with no applications and no fees, ever. Know a good seasonal-work group we have missed? We keep this directory current each season and welcome suggestions.
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Frequently asked questions
Where do seasonal jobs get posted first?
Often in resort and crew Facebook groups, and by word of mouth, before they reach any job board. An employer with a last-minute gap will frequently post in the current season's group, so joining early and checking regularly matters.
Are these Facebook groups free to join?
Yes. Every group in this directory is free to join. Most are closed or private, which means you request to join and an admin approves you, usually within a day or two. Read the pinned rules before you post.
Which Facebook group is best for ski season jobs?
There isn't a single best one. Most seasonaires join the group for their target resort plus a cross-resort jobs group. The SkiSeasonaires network runs per-resort groups for places like Méribel, Val d'Isère, Verbier, Chamonix and Morzine, and these are renamed for each winter while keeping the same web address.
Do I need to speak French or German for the local groups?
For the English-run resort groups, no. For local-language communities such as Saisonniers des Alpes in France or the Paznaun-Ischgl CREW in Austria, a little French or German helps and signals to employers that you can integrate. Many posts are still understandable with a translation tool.
How do I stand out when I post in a group?
Be specific. State your role, your available dates, your qualifications such as STCW, food hygiene or a driving licence, and when you can start. A short, clear post with a photo gets far more replies than a vague 'any jobs going?'.
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