Jenza Talk / Australia
My Melbourne working holiday: travelling as trans
Dane DiCaprio
Dec 18
On finding a job, hormones and a community. We love it when a WHV works out.
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About us
Why we get out of bed
For coffee. And because despite what we’re told growing up, you should never have to choose between getting a job and going travelling. With JENZA, you can do both. Earn money, enhance your resume, explore the world.
Part of the JENZA Travel Group – with 65+ years of work and travel expertise
Things that make our world go round
Job assistance
We're the Jobsworths of the travel world. Where we can’t help you secure a seasonal job with one of our vetted employers before you go, we provide job assistance on the ground.
Arrival support
Landing in a new country with a face-full of jetlag can feel scary. Our working holidays typically include hostel nights, job workshops and socials to help you find your feet and your people.
Work essentials
The un-sexy side to working overseas that no one tells you about – our working holidays typically include all the nerdy stuff like bank account, tax number and SIM set-up.
Visa experts
As a team of travellers, we genuinely geek out for a good visa form. We'll provide the correct paperwork and help you navigate all the visa and sponsorship requirements for where you're heading to.
Roadtested trips
It was a tough job, but someone had to do it. Every JENZA experience has been trialled by one of our roadtesters. Because if it didn’t fly with them, it’s not going to fly with you.
Giving back
5% of all our profits go to the JENZA Travel Group's Youth Access Scholarship Fund. Because the world’s a better place when there are more people able to experience it.
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Earn as you explore
About JENZA
We're not knocking regular travel. Face-planting on a beach with a conveyor belt of coconuts is a wonderful thing. But by earning as you explore via a working holiday, overseas internship or ski season – you'll get to stay out for longer and contribute more. A lower-impact way to see the world – you're paying tax dollars, spending in local communities, and connecting with people and places in a more authentic way. (It's also the most fun you can have in your twenties – until all that real life stuff kicks in).
Meet the fam
About the JENZA Travel Group
The JENZA Travel Group (AKA the 'grown ups') is made up of three work and travel brands. Founded in 1959, USIT is our Ireland-based work and intern brand. Founded in 1962, BUNAC is our dedicated Summer Camp USA brand. And JENZA, is our global work and intern brand. One team with one mission – together we support thousands of students and 18-30s each year to have life-shaping work abroad experiences in Canada, Japan, the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.
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Movers and shapers
Shaping the future of travel
We know it’s youth voices that make the world go round. (Gravity, you’re also quite important). Meet our Youth Advisory Panel – the 18-25 year olds who help to shape who we are and what we do.
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with our Extra Mile Promise
JENZA was founded on the four A's. Authenticity, Accessibility, Accountability and not being an A-hole. So when it comes to what we do, we own it. If you're not happy with part of your JENZA experience, we'll put a human on it to sort it - or refund it. T&Cs apply.
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JENZA Travel International Ltd, trading as JENZA, is a company registered in Dublin, Ireland with Registered Company No. 707281 and registered address at 29-31 South William St, Dublin, Ireland, D02 EY96.