The Working Holiday Club (TWHC) works with a network of independent UK employers to provide pre-arranged job introductions and job-start opportunities for Jumpstart London participants.

These opportunities are primarily within hospitality (events, festivals, bar work), event crew roles, and labour-based roles. All roles are offered directly by employers and are subject to employer requirements, availability, and right-to-work checks.

• You’ll be supported to register with an employer shortly after arrival, allowing you to begin paid work as soon as roles are available.
• Roles are fully flexible, with no minimum hours or fixed commitment periods.
• You can choose which shifts you accept and may stop working at any time, in line with employer policies.
• These roles can be used short-term while settling into London or continued longer-term if suitable.

Participation in any role is entirely voluntary. You are free to seek other employment at any time and are not required to remain in any role arranged through TWHC.

Yes. If you wish to explore other employment opportunities within our network (such as admin, barista, or other hospitality roles), our support team can assist with interview arrangements, subject to availability.

Please refer to the Additional Employment Opportunities FAQ for further details.

Job support is available for the duration of your visa, subject to employer availability and eligibility. Participants are welcome to return to flexible work opportunities within our network if suitable roles are available at the time.

These opportunities are designed to act as a support option, not an obligation, while you establish yourself in London.

Jumpstart London provides access to a range of flexible, entry-level job opportunities through independent UK employers. These roles are designed to help participants start earning while settling into London and are subject to availability, employer requirements, and right-to-work checks.

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Hospitality & Events – Catering Team

These roles involve working across festivals, concerts, sporting events, hotels, restaurants, bars, and VIP events.

Typical roles may include:

• Bar staff
• Waiting staff
• Food runners
• Hosts & hostesses
• Cloakroom attendants

No prior experience is required. Participants must attend a mandatory induction session before being eligible for shift allocation.

Job type: Flexible

Location: Central London and selected UK festival locations

Training: Provided by the employer

Hours: Hourly paid. Accept shifts based on your availability, including early, late, or double shifts

Participation is voluntary, and you may stop accepting shifts at any time in line with employer policies.

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Outdoor Events, Crewing & Manual Labour Roles

These roles involve working at festivals, concerts, sporting events, TV sets, and major UK venues (such as Wembley Stadium, The O2, and other large event locations).

Work may include:

• Event set-ups and pack-downs
• Stage preparation
• General event labouring
• Equipment unloading and site preparation

No prior experience is required. A skills and fitness assessment is completed during induction to ensure participants can safely meet the physical requirements of the role.

Job type: Flexible

Location: Central London and UK festival locations

Training: Provided by the employer

Hours: Hourly paid. Accept shifts based on availability

These roles may involve early mornings, late nights, and physically demanding tasks.

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General Construction Labouring

General labouring roles supporting trades on construction sites across Central London.

This option is suited to participants who prefer weekday daytime work.

Requirements:

• Physical fitness appropriate to site-based labouring work

Job type: Flexible

Location: Central London

Hours: Monday to Friday day shifts. Accept shifts based on availability

*Note: All roles are offered directly by independent employers. Participation is optional, subject to availability, and not a condition of program participation or accommodation.

The core flexible roles offered through the Jumpstart London program (hospitality, events, and manual labour roles) are travel-friendly. These roles are fully flexible, allowing you to accept shifts around your travel plans, interviews, or other commitments. Participation is optional, and you can pause or adjust shifts in line with employer policies.

Other employment opportunities shared through the program (such as administrative, professional trade, or longer-term roles) are more structured or contract-based. These roles may have set hours or commitments and are subject to employer requirements, eligibility, and availability.

All roles are offered directly by independent employers and are not a condition of program participation.

Yes. Participants are free to apply for other jobs at any time while on the Jumpstart London program.

The Working Holiday Club (TWHC) may share information about additional employment opportunities through its employer network; however, you are also welcome to seek employment independently outside of the program.

Any flexible roles accessed through TWHC are optional and designed to fit around interviews or other commitments. You may stop accepting shifts at any time in line with employer policies.

Participation in any role arranged through TWHC does not restrict your ability to explore other employment opportunities during your working holiday.

In addition to our core job support options, The Working Holiday Club (TWHC) works with a network of independent employers to share information about additional employment opportunities that may become available from time to time.

These roles are not guaranteed and are subject to employer availability, eligibility requirements, and successful applications and interviews. All roles are offered directly by employers.

Examples of additional opportunities may include:

• Adventure camp roles – Activity instructor or catering roles at UK adventure camps
• Restaurant roles – Bar staff, food runners, waiting staff, hosts & hostesses
• Education support roles – Teacher and teaching assistant positions
• Café & wine bar roles – Barista and front-of-house positions
• Trade & labour roles – Skilled and general labour positions
• Admin & reception roles – Entry-level and experienced positions
• Bar roles with live-in options – Subject to employer availability

Participation in any role is entirely optional, and participants are free to pursue employment outside of the TWHC network at any time.

• 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 organise your E-visa, which is done through an online government portal.

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

• Visa Application £319 GBP.
• Immigration Healthcare Surcharge (IHS) £1552 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 £319 application fee +
• the £776 immigration health surcharge

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.

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 are when your employer provides your accommodation (usually on-site) for a discounted price. We have a range of live-in style jobs including Adventure Camps and hotel / 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 adventure camps, 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 Adventure Camp jobs in roles such as an Activity Instructor or catering in locations all across the UK.

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.