Short-Term Jobs in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
The Key Employers

Archeolo-j, Ave. Paul Terlinden 23, 1330 Rixensart, Belgium; 011-32-2-653-8268; fax. 011-32-2-673-40-85; archeolo-j@skynet.be, www.skene.be. Residential archaeological digs accept young volunteers in July (from €250 for 8 days, €450 for 15 days).

B.E.S.T., Calle Solano 11, 3°C, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain 011-34-91-518-7110; best@bestprograms.org, www.bestprograms.org. Internship and work-study programs in Belgium for varying fees, e.g. $2,125 for 3 months in Brussels (includes a 1 month language course).

Boom Chicago, Leidseplein 12, 1017 PT Amsterdam, Netherlands; jeroen@boomchicago.nl, www.boomchicago.nl/en/community/great-jobs. Comedy theater and video production company that often hires foreigners for catering/dishwashing in the Leidseplein Theater and promotions.

The Bulletin, 1038 Chaussée de Waterloo, 1110 Brussels; www.ackroyd.be. A weekly English-language magazine in Brussels that carries job ads (in print and online). Published on Thursdays for 2.70 euros.

Call International, 25 rue des Drapiers, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Tel. 011-32-2-644-95 95; brussels@callinter.com. Forty teachers with good communication skills needed at various branches to teach flexible hours.

Centre Information Jeunes (CIJ), 26 Place de la Gare, Gelerie Kons, L-1616 Luxembourg; 011-352-26-29-32-00; cij@info.jeunes.lu; www.cij.lu. Youth information office. Runs holiday job service between Apr. and Aug., primarily for people with a European Union passport. Link from website to useful online publication Luxbazar (rtl.lu/service/luxbazar), which carries hundreds of employment classifieds including for students, babysitters, etc.

CLL Centres de Langues, Recruitment Dept., 3 Rue André Dumont, 1435 Mont-St-Guibert, Belgium. l.hodson@cll.ucl.ac.be. Freelance business English trainers for various divisions (adult, business, and junior courses) in Brussels, Louvain-la-Neuve and Namur.

Euro Business Languages, Leuvensesteenweg 325, 1932 Zaventem, Belgium; 011-32-2-720-15-10; infos@eurbl.net. Experienced TEFL teachers needed to run business English courses.

JoHo (Jobs & Holidays), 8-9 Stille Rijn, 2312 DE Leiden, Netherlands; 011-31-71-5161277; www.joho.nl. Youth travel company that acts as a one-stop organization for backpackers, expats, entrepreneurs, international job seekers, interns, language students, and volunteers. Branches also in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Groningen that distribute a “Working in the Netherlands” brochure.

L’Administration de L’Emploi (ADEM), 10 rue Bender, 1229 Luxembourg; 011-352-478-5300; info@adem.public.lu. Operates a Service Vacances (info.jeu@adem.public.lu) for students seeking summer jobs in warehouses, restaurants, etc. Non-European students must visit the office in person.

Natuur 2000, Bervoetstraat 33, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; 011-32-3-231-26-04; natuur2000@pandora.be, www.natuur2000.be. Flemish conservation organization hosts summer workcamps and study projects throughout Belgium open to all nationalities.

NJBG (Nederlandse Jeugdbond voor Geschiedenis), Prins Willem Alexanderhof 5, 2595 BE Den Haag, Netherlands; fax 011-31-70-335-2536; www.njbg.nl (partially in English). Archaeological and building restoration camps.

Phone Languages, 65 rue des Echevins, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; 011-32-2-647-40-20; www.phonelanguages.com. Telephone teachers recruited for clients in Belgium and Luxembourg.

Stufam, VZW Vierwindenlaan 7, 1780 Wemmel, Belgium; 011-32-2-460-3395; aupairstufam@scarlet.be; www.aupair-stufam.be. Places au pairs in French-speaking Belgium.

Travel Active, P.O. Box 107, 5800 Venray, 011-31-478-551900; aupair@travelactive.nl. International travel and exchange organization with an incoming program for au pairs, in cooperation with InterExchange in New York.

Also try the following newer agencies:

Dutch Family Care BV (De Frisia 71, 9207 CP Drachten, Netherlands; Tel./fax. 011-31-512-54-91-40; info@dutchfamilycare.nl. Places au pairs for 12 months; and S- au pair Intermediate, Hinthamerstraat 34, 5211 MP ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; 011-31-73-6149483; fax. 011-31-73-6910889; info@saupair.com; www.saupair.com. Monthly pocket money is 300-340 euros for up to 30 hours a week.