🏔️ Now Hiring — Kitchen, Front of House & Housekeeping, Les Gets, France (Winter 2026/27)

🍽 Opportunity Hotel Christiania in Les Gets opens recruitment for winter 2026/27 across Kitchen, Front of House and Housekeeping during July and August, welcoming anyone with hospitality experience in any of the three. The standout here isn't one job description — it's how much the hotel does on your behalf if you need a French work permit: EU passport holders can start straight away, while UK and other non-EU applicants get the full Titres de Séjour and French Visa process coordinated in-house, start to finish. 👨‍🍳 Role & Responsibilities Duties aren't broken out by department in this source — this is a combined call for Kitchen, Front of House and Housekeeping roles. What is specified is how the hiring and sponsorship process runs: Apply with a CV, covering letter and a recent photo Successful applicants are invited to a Zoom interview UK passport holders who are offered a role have Hotel Christiania apply on their behalf for a Work Permit, ahead of a French Visa application Ask the employer directly for department-specific duties and requirements for the role you're applying to 🌎 ChefJobs Abroad Analysis Les Gets sits inside the Portes du Soleil — one of the largest linked ski areas in the world — but the genuinely differentiating detail here is administrative, not scenic: Hotel Christiania charges £250 to cover processing your Work Permit and Titres de Séjour, each taking roughly 3 weeks (UK side, then French side), after which you can work in France for up to 6 months in each of the following two years. From there, a formal job offer (Promesse d'Embauche) plus the Work Permit supports a French Visa application made directly to the Consulate in London, Manchester or Edinburgh — around 3 more weeks, roughly £70, and your passport held for that stretch — before the hotel takes UK staff to the Prefecture in Annecy mid-season to finish the paperwork. None of that is a red flag; it's a level of process transparency worth applying with your eyes open to, and worth budgeting the roughly £320 combined cost and the passport downtime around. ✅ Best Fit UK-based kitchen, FOH or housekeeping staff who want a season in France and are happy going through a proper sponsored permit/visa process EU passport holders who want to start without any permit admin at all Hospitality staff open to any of the three departments, not chefs exclusively Applicants able to budget roughly £320 total for permit/visa processing, and plan around losing passport access for stretches during the process Early planners — recruitment opens July/August for the winter season, so applying early means first pick of roles Not a fit for anyone who needs a fast, permit-free start — the non-EU route takes genuine lead time