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Jumpstart London Programme Perks

Programme Perks

Pre-departure Job Guarantee

Control WHERE & WHEN You Work

Pre-Departure Bed Guarantee

Central London Housing

Work at Major Festivals & Events

UK Essentials Pack

Bonus Pub Job pack

Tour Discounts

UK Work Visa Add On

Travel Insurance Add-on

Live Work Play Croatia

Jumpart Scotland

Free live in pubs

Comprehensive support and guaranteed jobs

With Jumpstart London, The Working Holiday Club (TWHC) offers comprehensive support and guaranteed jobs for people looking to live and work in London. Jumpstart London is truly unique. We absolutely guarantee job placements with reputable employers before you even leave home, ensuring your financial security upon arrival in London.

Our exclusive partnerships provide reliable and affordable accommodation options, prioritizing your comfort and convenience. Long-Term Stability: Our long-term accommodations have no move-out dates, providing stability and reducing the stress of constantly searching for new housing.

In summary, Jumpstart London is designed to make your transition to living and working in London as smooth and enjoyable as possible. With guaranteed jobs, secure housing, and comprehensive support, it’s the best backup plan any traveller could ask for.

Our Job Roles & Venues

  • Major Festival Jobs
  • VIP Bar Staff
  • Outdoor Events
  • Events Bar Staff
  • Indoor Hotel Events
  • Front of House Jobs
  • Back of House Jobs
  • Hosts
  • Bar Staff
  • Kitchen Assistants
  • Harrods Shifts
  • Tate Modern
  • Sporting Event Jobs
  • VIP Weddings
  • Ascot Racecourse
  • Emirates Stadium
  • Wimbledon
  • Movie Premieres
  • Royal Albert Hall
  • Natural History Museum
  • National Gallery
  • Admin Jobs
  • Cafe & Bar Jobs
  • Restaurant Jobs
  • Residential Summer Camps
  • London Day Camps
  • London Cafe Barista’s
  • Juice Bar Workers
  • Live-In Carers
  • Nanny-Au Pair
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Labourers - Construction
  • Labourers - Removals
  • Accounts Jobs
  • Selfridges Shifts
  • Science Museum
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Includes the UK Essentials Pack

  • National Insurance number
  • UK bank account
  • UK SIM card
  • Ongoing support in the UK
  • Access to closed Facebook groups
  • Discounted hostel stays
  • London Pub Crawl
  • Meet & greet drinks

Our Accommodation Options

City Rooms

Zone 1 Central London
  • Single rooms
  • Twin-share city rooms
  • Triple-share city rooms
  • Dormitory rooms
  • 2 meals a day

3* Hotel Rooms

Leytonstone, East London
  • Budget backpacker rooms
  • Single rooms with ensuite
  • Double rooms with ensuite
  • Rent week by week
  • Bedding Provided

Share Houses

Zones 2 & 3, East & S/W London
  • 14 Flats in Fulham
  • 18 Houses in East London
  • Single rooms
  • Double rooms
  • Fully furnished
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Jumpstart London Add-Ons

Travel Insurance
TRAVEL INSURANCE
  • Travel cancellation Protection
  • Lost Baggage Protection
  • National Insurance Number
  • Emergency Medical Assistance
  • Travel Assistance
UK Youth Mobility Visa
UK Youth Mobility Visa
  • UK Work Visa Guarantee
  • Money Back Guarantee
  • National Insurance Number
  • UK Bank Account
  • Pub Crawl & London Tour

UK Youth Mobility Visa Eligibility

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Aged 18 -35 years

From January 2024 age criteria will change from 30 years to 35 years

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Hold a passport from an eligible, partnered country

(Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, or Taiwan)

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No criminal convictions

Have not had any criminal convictions in the last 12 months

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Have No Dependants

(children or other)
under the age of 18

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Proof of Funds

Have access to the equivalent of £2530GBP (i.e. in your bank account for at least 28 days)

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No previous UK Visa

Must not have taken part in the Youth Mobility Scheme or travelled on a UK Working Holiday Visa

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Faq's

Accommodation in London

  • Dormitory-style rooms in Zone 1 (single rooms, twin shares, triple shares and four bed dorms).
  • Studio-style rooms in Zone 1.
  • Shared housing in Zones 2-3.
  • Boutique hotel accommodation.

*Shared housing and Studio-style rooms are in high demand so can be limited in availability.

Our partners have allocated 250 beds in Zone 1 for us, which is the rate between new arrivals and departing travellers. This type of accommodation is centrally located in the heart of London and is an all-inclusive dormitory property. You will be sharing with other Australians and New Zealanders on the Jumpstart, as well as international University Students.

Only one week’s deposit is required to secure your bed pre-departure, and then rent is paid on a weekly basis. Only one week’s notice is required to leave your accommodation.

Features of this accommodation:

  • All Bills included as well as high-speed Wifi and SkyTV and Contents Insurance.
  • Laundry Facilities.
  • Shared Bathrooms.
  • Reception assistance.
  • Opportunity to volunteer at the property and stay rent-free!

There is a loyalty scheme in place if you're room sharing here - The longer you stay, the cheaper your rent gets - ask us for more info.

We have exclusive access to 20 shared houses and flats in East and West London, all within a 25 to 35-minute commute on the tube to central London.

Features of our shared housing accommodation:
  • Rent includes all bills and free wifi.
  • Rent paid weekly.
  • Only two weeks notice to leave.
  • No huge upfront costs - the bond is equal to 2 weeks’ rent.
  • No long-term leases or lock-in contracts.
  • Not liable to cover rent for other rooms if housemates move out.

Please note: Availability in our shared housing is limited. If this type of accommodation is your preference, you will start in one of the other types of accommodation on arrival (so you’ve got a bed guaranteed for your move-in when you touch down), and then once you are here, you will go on a waiting list. When there is a room available, and it is your turn on the waitlist, the property team will contact you to set up a viewing. You can go check out the room, and if you prefer it to your current accommodation, sign a tenant agreement for the house and make the swap to shared housing.

Shared housing is in high demand in London. On average there are about 30 people on a waiting list. You will start the program in our city rooms or the Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel, this way, When there is a room available, and it is your turn on the waitlist, the property team will contact you to set up a viewing. You can go check out the room, and if you prefer it to your current accommodation, sign a tenant agreement for the house and make the swap to shared housing.

We partner with a boutique 3-star hotel to provide you with an option for hotel-style accommodation in London. The Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel is located in Leytonstone, East London. You can stay in a single ensuite room, or double ensuite room and pay rent on a week-by-week basis. To secure this type of room you must pay your first week of rent pre-departure.

Features of the Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel:

  • Weekly rent.
  • Free wifi.
  • Kettle in every room with tea/coffee provided.
  • Bedding & Towels.
  • Cleaner - rooms and communal areas are services regularly.
  • No big upfront costs - no bond required here, just the weekly rent.

No, not at all. All of our accommodation options are set up so that you can travel at short notice, with a 1 to 2-week notice period to leave your accommodation.

Absolutely, all of our accommodation options are either in zones 1, 2 or 3 and all within walking distance of London underground stations.

Yes! Our accommodation is great for not only solo travellers but also friends travelling together. There are twin share and double rooms across all of our accommodation options, in zone 1, the shared houses and the hotel accommodation.

Jobs in London

TWHC works with our employment partners to guarantee you a job in London. The job guarantees include hospitality (events, festivals, bar work), labouring event crew and construction.

Features of our job guarantees:

  • You will get registered with your guaranteed job during your first week in London, meaning you can start earning straight away.
  • All our job guarantees are completely flexible work. There is no locked-in commitment period, or minimum work hours. You can pick and choose the shifts you’d like to do and cancel shifts within a 72-hour notice period. It’s totally flexible, great for travel and while you’re settling into London Life. You can stay in your job your whole time in London, or use it as a quick cash earning starting point while you settle in - it’s completely up to you.

Once you have arrived, if you wish to change positions to one of our many other additional employment opportunities (admin work, barista work, etc.), our support team will arrange an interview on your behalf. Please refer to ‘additional employment opportunities’ FAQ for more info.

The job guarantee is available for the length of your visa, you are more than welcome to try your hand at any job you like, and you are welcome to return to this if needed. Consider it your ultimate safety net.

Hospitality & Events Catering Team

This role involves working at festivals, concerts, 4 - 5 Star hotels, sports games, trendy restaurants & bars, and other VIP events. You can take on roles ranging from; bar staff, waiting staff, food runners, host & hostess & cloakroom.

No experience is needed, but you will be required to attend an induction (an introduction to Hospitality & Banqueting session) before we can send you to work.

Job Type: Flexible

Location: All around Central London (and outside London for festival work)

Training: Provided

Hours: Work as many hours as you want, and be paid hourly. Early shifts, late shifts, or even doubles. You pick and choose what days you want to work.

Outdoor Events, Crewing and Manual Labour Team

*This position is pending a skills and fitness test on induction day to ensure the applicant can meet the physical demands of the position.

The role involves working at festivals, concerts, sporting events, TV sets and other iconic UK venues (The Royal Albert Hall, The O2, Wembley Stadium, Tower of London and more!).

You will be doing the manual labour for the set up of events, which can include early morning set-ups, late night pack downs and other day events general labouring work. The work is varied - From stage setups to dragging waterproof covering on a football pitch to unloading stage equipment or putting up street barriers.

No experience is needed, but you will be required to take a skills and fitness text on induction day to ensure you can meet the physical demands of the position.

Job Type: Flexible

Location: All around Central London (and outside London for festival work)

Training: Provided

Hours: Work as many hours as you want, and be paid hourly. Early shifts, late shifts, or even doubles. You pick and choose what days you want to work.

General Construction Labouring

General labouring jobs across Central London, assisting trades on construction sites. This is a Monday-to-Friday job, so if you are not keen on evening and weekend work, this one is for you.

*This position requires you to be physically strong and fit.

Job Type: Flexible

Location: All around Central London

Hours: Monday to Friday day shifts. Flexible work, accept shifts as you like.

Yes, all our guaranteed job opportunities are completely travel-friendly.

This is the best part about the job as it is so diverse. One day you could be waiting at a corporate function at one of London's top 5 star hotels, the next day you could be serving wine at a VIP celebrity party. You could be working at a luxury brand product launch as well as huge concerts at London's biggest arenas. And of course, being a part of the team working at all the best British music festivals throughout the summer. You can take on roles ranging from; bar staff, waiting staff, food runners, host/hostess & cloakroom.

Yes you can. TWHC provides plenty of other job opportunities for you to apply for once you are in London, or you are welcome to try your hand at finding your own job in London. Our job guarantee jobs are flexible in nature so that you can select your shifts around interviews that you would like to attend with other employers and use this job as a fall-back option if you want to explore other opportunities while you're on your working holiday.

Our Events Hospitality work is suitable for those with tattoos and piercings.

In addition to our job guarantees, TWHC works with a range of other employers to offer you additional employment options. These are not guaranteed and depend on availability and a successful application and interview.

Some of our additional job opportunities include:

  • Restaurant-based work - Bar, food runner, waiter/waitress, host/hostess roles available.
  • Teacher/Teaching Assistant roles.
  • Cafe/Wine bar work - barista, waiter, front of house staff roles available.
  • Professional Trades - from Electricians to General Labourers and everything in between.
  • Admin/Reception work, entry-level and experienced roles available.
  • Bar jobs - bar crew with options to live-in.

Visa

  • The UK Youth Mobility Visa allows 18 - 35 year olds you to work in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland for a 2-year duration from the date you enter the United Kingdom. After two years, you have an option to extend your visa for another year.
  • You are permitted to leave and re-enter the UK any number of times within this period.

To be eligible for the Youth Mobility visa, you must meet the following requirements:

  • 18-35 years of age (at the time of application).
  • Hold a valid Australian, New Zealand or Canadian passport.
  • No criminal convictions in the last twelve months.
  • Must have no children in your care.
  • Be planning to arrive in the UK in the next 6 months.
  • You will require 10 working days in the UK to collect a Biometric Card.
  • Proof of funds £2530 available (you need a bank statement that shows that these funds have been in your account for at least 28 days consecutively at the time of application).

Processing times for the Visa can vary from 4-6 weeks so you will need to leave sufficient time to apply before your intended travel dates.

  • We recommend you apply at least 2 months before you intend to travel.
  • There is a fast-track service however the British High Commission charges an additional fee for this.
  • Once your Visa is granted, your passport will be returned to you with an entry clearance stamp for a 30-day duration, from the date you have chosen in your application.
  • You will then be required to enter the UK within this period and pick up what is called your Biometrics Residency Permit.

Your Visa Fees are payable to the British High Commission and include:

  • Visa Application £298 GBP.
  • Immigration Healthcare Surcharge (IHS) £1552 GBP.
  • Visa Application Fee £298 GBP.

Potential additional costs:

  • Applications from Brisbane, Canberra, or Perth, will incur an additional fee of $105 AUD to book your biometrics appointment.
  • If you choose to have your passport couriered then this will cost $24AUD. You can however opt to pick this up from your appointment location centre.

These fees are non-refundable if your application is unsuccessful. In 2017 over 40% of first-time applicants were rejected because of simple omissions and commonly made mistakes. Because the Visa application is entirely computer-processed, applications can be rejected for errors as small as an incorrect date on a bank statement.

This is why we recommend using our visa service and taking the stress away. Our professional licensed migration agents will help you every step of the way to ensure your application is approved the first time around. 100% first-time approval guaranteed, or you will receive a full refund.

If you do, you may be eligible for the UK Ancestry Visa! This visa allows you to live and work unrestricted in the UK for up to 5 years.

The UK Youth Moblity Visa is still a 2 - year visa, but you now have the opportunity to extend it for an extra year when you're over there. Once you have under 6 months left on your current Visa you can apply to extend your Visa for an extra year thus turning it into a 3-year Visa. which you must do whilst you're in the UK.

In order to extend your Tier 5 YMS Visa, you will need to pay:

  • the £298 application fee +
  • the £776 immigration health surcharge

General Questions

Jumpstart London has a fixed intake calendar with a maximum of 15 new arrivals per week from February to November. January and December are traditionally blocked out.

We have 33 intake sessions in year.

You need to provide an estimated arrival week and month so that we can check our availabilities before you sign up. This can be changed as often as you like, however, once you have committed to a deposit payment for a room you will be locked in on those days.

Yes! Our accommodation is great for not only solo travellers but also friends travelling together. There are twin share and double rooms across all of our accommodation options, in zone 1, the shared houses and the hotel accommodation.

Yes you can as long as the employment opportunities you're going for is suitable for both of you. For example, our events crewing work and general labour is not suitable for those who are unable to lift heavy equipment.

Yes you can. TWHC provides plenty of other job opportunities for you to apply for once you are in London, or you are welcome to try your hand at finding your own job in London. Our job guarantee jobs are flexible in nature so that you can select your shifts around interviews that you would like to attend with other employers and use this job as a fall-back option if you want to explore other opportunities while you're on your working holiday.

No but it is recommended to have a room on arrival to start with so that you can view other accommodation without any pressure.

You can start with us on the Jumpstart London program anytime between February to November.

Here is a breakdown of the year:

January - blocked out; we do not have any partners offering job guarantees to arrivals for January. However, if you do want to arrive in January, you can move into the accommodation and enjoy your time in London; work commences in early February.

February & March - February and March are a great time to arrive if you want to settle into London life before the weather starts heating up, work starts getting busy and Summer mode goes into full swing. Work is not quiet but it has not hit peak season yet. If you want to do festival work, please know it doesn’t begin until June.

April & May - The days are longer and work through our guaranteed jobs is buzzing (think celebrity events, the biggest sporting games & concerts). HOT TIP - April & May are a great time to go travelling if you want to avoid the peak summer crowds and prices.

June, July, August - These are TWHCs favourite months to be in London and travelling Europe. Jampacked with exciting work opportunities such as concerts (Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Nickelback, Doja Cat) and festivals (Kaleidoscope, All Points East, British Summer Time and more!). This is in addition to weekly shifts at some of London’s most iconic sites: Harrods, Selfridges, Natural History Museum, V&A and the National Gallery.

September, October & November - if you’re planning on spending the Summer travelling before moving to London, these months are perfect to settle into London life after your Euro Summer. There is plenty of work available. HOT TIP - These shoulder seasons are another great time to go travelling if you want to avoid the peak summer crowds and prices.

December - All work available on the Jumpstart London, indoor and outdoor events, and labour work will slow down towards the second last week of December. Very few of our partners would be looking to hire new starters in December; most will pre-hire a few months in advance for staff that is needed over the Christmas break, You are better off arriving at the end of January/Early February.

We recommend something other than December or January for arrival months if you need to start work immediately.

Accommodation availability, on the other hand, heaps of rooms become available over the Christmas break as a lot of people travel or head home for Xmas.

Festival Work

The festival work is included in our Hospitality Events work (one of your guaranteed job options). This work is app-based where you pick and choose your shifts based on your own availability.

Throughout the year this work involves working at VIP events, sports stadiums, museums, and galleries. During the Summer months there is a range of festival and concert work available. Including:

Parklife 8th - 9th July
British Summer Time 29th - 30th June, 4th - 7th July, 12th - 14th July
Kew the Music 8th - 14th July
Henley Festival 10th - 14th July
Wireless 12th - 14th July
Happy Place Festival 13th - 14th July
Bestival 25th - 28th July
Wilderness 1st - 4th August
Creamfields 22nd - 25th August
Lost Village 22nd - 25th August
Eastern Electrics 24th August
And more!

Olivia Rodrigo 14th - 18th May
Nickelback 21st May
Jimmy Carr 13th June
Doja Cat 14th June
Bombay Bicycle Club 12th July
Tom Odell 19th July
Noel Gallagher 20th July
Taylor Swift 21st - 23rd June, 15th - 20th August
And more!

When you are working at a festival that is outside of London for several days in a row - you will likely be provided with free camping accommodation. The rates for the work range upwards of £12.50, and there is no commitment period, you could just work one festival if you like.

Live-In jobs

Live-in jobs are when your employer provides your accommodation (usually on-site) for a discounted price. We have a range of live-in hotel and bar jobs all over the UK.

All participants should start our program in London. Your first job guarantee and housing guarantees are offered in London.

However, after you’ve started in London and have set up all your UK life admin with our support team, you’re welcome to switch to a live-in job. You can do this at any point during your visa. Our support team will advise you on the current availabilities and set you up for an interview.

Our live-in hotel jobs and live-in bar jobs are offered based on availability and a successful interview outcome.

If there are spots available that coincide with your arrival date, then yes you can apply for a live-in role pre-departure.

We have a range of live-in jobs including;

Live-In hotel jobs in Sidmouth, Devon. We work with several hotels located in this beautiful seaside town where you can live out your UK coastal dream. Roles range from general housekeeper, waiter, bar staff, barista and chambermaid.

Live-In hotel jobs in the Scottish Highlands. We work with several hotels located in the gorgeous Scottish highlands, perfect for nature lovers. Roles range from waiter, housekeeper, bar staff, barista and reception.

Live-In hotel jobs in the Channel Islands. Work and live on some of the UKs most gorgeous islands. Each of the hotels have their own story to tell which make them the characterful and charming venues they are today, some with tales of royal owners and famous guests and others steeped in history. Roles range from waiter and bar staff.

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