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Essence Crew

Established in 2013, Essence Crew is an Australian owned recruitment and consultancy business specializing in the hospitality sector. Headquartered in Melbourne, the firm supports hotels, venues, catering groups, and customer service operations with permanent, temporary, and contract talent solutions. Founded by Artur Sekula, who brings extensive global hospitality experience across Poland, the United States, and Australia, Essence Crew combines deep industry know how with a people first philosophy grounded in honesty, integrity, open communication, and professionalism. The team delivers end to end recruitment, from short notice temp shifts to long term placements, and complements hiring with career search support, mentoring, and practical industry advisory designed to help clients build high performing teams and resilient service cultures. Essence Crew partners with a diverse client base that includes major banks, universities, leading law firms, local councils, and numerous food and beverage businesses, reflecting its ability to supply hospitality talent into corporate, education, civic, and event environments. In its early growth, the company directed a large temporary workforce and delivered a high volume of permanent assignments, positively impacting more than a thousand workers and candidates. With connections that extend beyond Melbourne into Dubai, Europe, and China, Essence Crew can tap international networks to source specialized talent and broaden opportunities for professionals seeking advancement. The firm actively supports chefs, waiters, front of house, and back of house teams, championing respect for craft and service standards while working closely with executives and emerging leaders to strengthen workforce capability. Clients trust Essence Crew to respond quickly, understand operational pressures, and deliver the right people for the right work, while candidates value transparent guidance and ongoing development. Focused on quality service and long term relationships, Essence Crew aims to elevate standards and outcomes across the hospitality industry.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsHospitality & RetailGeneralist - white collar professionalsGeneralist - blue collar professionals

HQMelbourne, Australia

Earn AND Learn

Earn & Learn is an Australian recruitment and training specialist that partners with employers, educators, and communities to scale work based learning and connect people with meaningful careers. Headquartered in Melbourne, the team serves organisations and job seekers across Australia, building local, diverse talent pipelines and improving equitable access to high wage, high growth roles. The company provides end to end recruitment solutions across permanent, temporary, and contract needs, and complements hiring with structured pathways such as internships, traineeships, and apprenticeships. Through its collaboration with MCIE, Earn & Learn supports on the job training in sectors including childcare, aged care, hospitality, and business, helping employers upskill existing staff while preparing new entrants for success. Industry coverage spans hospitality operations, aged and community care, early childhood care, IT and digital, and business support, with tailored services for both job seekers and employers, including resume submission, job alerts, employer portals, and vacancy intake. Earn & Learn actively supports international students and early career talent, offering guidance that aligns study, skills, and employability outcomes with real workplace experiences. The firm positions itself as a single, streamlined point of contact for employers to engage with schools, colleges, and community organisations, making it easier to coordinate placements, meet compliance needs, and address skills gaps at scale. A values driven approach underpins its focus on inclusion, career readiness, and long term fit, leveraging specialist recruiters, sector insights, and training partners to improve retention and workforce capability. Founded in 2022, Earn & Learn is committed to becoming Australias leading provider of integrated recruitment and training solutions, operating nationally with active roles in states such as VIC and NSW while maintaining a central hub at Level 8, 250 Collins Street, Melbourne.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsEvent PlanningSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQMelbourne, Australia

Maxima Group

Founded in 1985, Maxima is a national, for purpose, not for profit employment services organisation operating on the ground in communities across every Australian state. The company partners with employers to help people into meaningful employment and lives its commitment to purpose over profit through customer focused, accredited and approved services that reframe what is possible for job seekers and businesses. For individuals, Maxima supports pathways into work through apprenticeships and traineeships, job matching across temporary and permanent roles, skills development, mentoring, and tailored assistance for people with disability, injury or a health condition, including delivery of Inclusive Employment Australia services in Western Australia and Southern Adelaide. The organisation also champions First Nations employment through dedicated programs and community engagement. For employers, Maxima streamlines hiring with a full recruitment service spanning temporary, seasonal and ongoing placements, access to apprentices and trainees via a host employer model, and disciplined compliance built around rigorous screening, reference checking, skills testing, security and working with children clearances, VEVO work rights verification, and proactive quality control. Industry coverage is broad and includes industrial and skilled trades such as horticulture, bricklaying, warehousing and general labour, as well as office administration, customer service, IT, hospitality and health administration support, enabling clients to hire across multiple functions with one partner. In the last 12 months the team filled over 1500 roles and supported 428 apprentices and trainees, and 11 percent of customers identify as First Nations, underscoring an enduring commitment to inclusion and reconciliation. With a national job board, employer support and mentoring, and nearly four decades of experience, Maxima helps people land first jobs, change careers, and build teams while handling the admin and on the job support so workforces can thrive.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingPayrolling/EORHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQAdelaide, Australia

Australia's Leading Home Care Agency

Australias Leading Home Care Agency (ALHCA) is a specialist in-home care and recruitment provider established in 1999 and owned and operated by a mother and daughter team, Annie Sargood and Chris Sargood. Operating across metropolitan, rural, and remote Australia, the agency focuses on the Government subsidised In Home Care Program, a flexible model of early childhood education and care delivered in the family home for families who cannot access other approved care due to location, non standard or variable work hours, or complex family circumstances. ALHCA recruits, screens, and matches qualified Educators, Nannies, Babysitters, Cleaners, and Housekeepers, aligning skills, availability, and values with each familys needs to create stable, safe, and developmentally enriching home environments. Safety is their foremost priority, supported by a commitment to advocacy, integrity, honesty, transparency, and professional, friendly service. The team equips Educators to deliver care consistent with the Early Years Learning Framework and the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics, promoting confident, creative, and lifelong learners and encouraging childrens active, informed participation in their communities. Families and carers benefit from experienced case coordination, rigorous compliance and background checks, and ongoing coaching and support, complemented by client and carer portals and a 24 hour emergency service for current clients and carers. ALHCA collaborates with In Home Care Support Agencies across multiple states and maintains sector memberships that reinforce high standards of child safety, inclusion, cultural respect, and continuous improvement. With deep expertise in early childhood and family support, the agency delivers temporary and ongoing placements and tailored rosters that fit non standard schedules, while providing responsive service and clear communication to ensure continuity of care. By uniting careful recruitment with robust educator support, ALHCA helps families achieve a manageable balance at home and better outcomes for children.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingHospital & Health Care (Nursing)Generalist - white collar professionalsHospitality & RetailHealthcare & Life Sciences

HQMelbourne, Australia

Sidekicker Casual & Temporary Employee Page

Sidekicker is an Australian online staffing and recruitment platform that connects businesses with thousands of casual, fixed term, and temporary workers, known on the platform as Sidekicks. Operating across white collar, healthcare, hospitality, blue collar, horticulture, and mobility roles, the platform gives job seekers control over when and where they work by allowing them to browse available shifts and assignments, apply in a few taps, and manage their schedules on the go. Sidekicker handles payroll, compliance, safety, and screening, creating a reliable experience for workers while reducing administrative burden and risk for employers who need vetted talent fast. Opportunities range from single shift engagements through to 6 or 12 month fixed term contracts, enabling businesses to scale teams for peaks, projects, and seasonal demand while offering candidates flexible income options and pathways to longer assignments. The app provides real time visibility into jobs by location and skill set, transparent pay rates aligned to each industry, and streamlined onboarding so Sidekicks can get to work quickly in safe environments. For clients, Sidekicker combines a large, pre screened talent pool with digital tools for requesting staff, approving timesheets, and tracking performance, making temporary and fixed term hiring more efficient. By focusing on the segments that rely most on flexible labor, including healthcare services, hospitality venues, horticulture operations, and a broad mix of white collar and blue collar functions, Sidekicker serves as a single destination for on demand workforce needs in Australia. The company positions itself as a fast growing platform within the staffing and recruiting sector, bringing together technology, local market knowledge, and robust compliance practices to help people find work quickly and help organizations secure dependable staff when they need them.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPayrolling/EORHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsEvent Planning

HQMelbourne, Australia

Rec People

Rec People is an Australian recruitment partner dedicated to the recreation, sport, aquatics and open space sectors, with a core focus on local government. Founded in 2018 after a decade operating as Rec Relief, the business was created by managing director Mandy Nolton to deliver a mobile, flexible and skilled workforce that can step into council teams and add value from day one. While temporary staffing remains central, Rec People now provides permanent recruitment and project based resourcing options, complemented by mentoring, graduate programs, and targeted recruitment that help new talent enter the sector and support experienced professionals to progress their careers. Based in Port Melbourne, Victoria, the team supports more than 40 councils across the state and is expanding services nationally. Their client base spans local, state and federal government, peak bodies such as VicHealth and VicSport, leisure contract management providers including YMCA, Belgravia and Aligned Leisure, private fitness operators, state and national sporting associations, professional sport, community clubs, consulting firms, community health and sporting event management. Rec People covers a wide range of job families: aquatics and leisure facility operations, lifeguards, swim school, membership sales and customer service, childcare and cafe attendants, through to parks and open space maintenance, turf and playgrounds, sport and recreation development, participation and activation, recreation and open space planning, strategic and urban planning, capital works, project management, facility leadership and contract management. Clients value the firm for fast response, cultural fit, and practical industry know how, supported by an in house mobile workforce of experienced practitioners and advisors who understand how council services operate. For jobseekers, Rec Connect job alerts, coaching and access to temporary assignments provide pathways to stable employment. For hiring managers, flexible staffing models and tailored permanent search processes ensure continuity of community programs and safe, well run facilities.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefensePerforming Arts (Music, Theatre)Visual ArtsMuseums & Galleries

HQPort Melbourne, Australia

Frontline Recruitment Group - Hospitality Melbourne West

Frontline Recruitment Group - Hospitality Melbourne West is a specialist recruiting partner dedicated to the hospitality sector across Melbournes western suburbs and the broader metropolitan area. As part of Frontline Recruitment Group, which for the past 25 years has delivered staffing solutions across Australia and New Zealand, the Melbourne West hospitality team focuses on sourcing and placing talent for venues, restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels, clubs, and tourism operators. The team supports both candidates seeking a new opportunity and employers needing to fill a role, delivering a consultative service that balances speed with long term fit. Their remit spans front and back of house positions, including venue and restaurant managers, duty managers, head and sous chefs, cooks, kitchen leaders, bar and floor supervisors, baristas, FOH staff, reception and reservations, events coordination, and corporate hospitality roles. For clients, they provide market insight, salary benchmarking, targeted advertising, proactive talent search, screening and shortlisting, interview coordination, reference checks, and offer management, with transparent communication throughout the process. For candidates, they offer confidential career advice, resume feedback, interview preparation, and access to a steady pipeline of permanent, temporary, and contract opportunities. With a compact, high touch team, Frontline Hospitality Melbourne West leverages local networks and on the ground knowledge to build reliable talent pipelines for seasonal peaks as well as steady state growth, helping single site operators and multi venue groups alike. Backed by Frontlines national systems, tools, and community of sector specialists, the office combines local focus with group scale to reduce hiring risk and improve retention. The result is a recruitment experience that is straightforward, timely, and hospitality specific, connecting the right people with the right venues so service standards stay high and teams perform at their best.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsHospitality & RetailGeneralist - blue collar professionalsGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQFrankston, Australia

Alliance Extra Staff

Alliance Extra Staff is an Australian specialist in non clinical workforce solutions for the healthcare and aged care sectors, trusted for over 60 years to keep hospitals, residential aged care and community care services running smoothly. Operating as part of the Alliance Australia network, the business focuses on supplying reliable, fully vetted casual, temporary and contract staff who step in seamlessly to cover surge demand, seasonal peaks, project needs and unplanned leave. Their talent community includes chefs, cooks, catering assistants and kitchen hands who support therapeutic nutrition and safe meal service; cleaners, housekeepers and laundry attendants who uphold infection control and hygiene standards; and grounds and maintenance workers who help facilities stay safe, compliant and welcoming. For employers, Alliance Extra Staff delivers fast placements, fair priced solutions and responsive service hours, with teams available from 4am to 10pm on weekdays and from 5am to 10pm on weekends to meet the real time nature of healthcare operations. Clients benefit from rigorous candidate screening, safety and compliance processes and a consultative approach that aligns rosters, skill sets and site specific requirements so shifts are filled with the right people at the right time. For job seekers, the company offers flexible, supportive work with the freedom to choose when and where to work, from a few hours to a full week, close to home or across Australia, backed by respectful treatment, reliable pay and opportunities to build experience in leading healthcare environments. With decades of sector knowledge and a practical, can do ethos, Alliance Extra Staff provides the hidden talents that keep healthcare working, combining scale, speed and care to deliver essential people precisely when they are needed most.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsMental Health CareVeterinaryHospitality & Retail

HQSydney, Australia

Aktrapid

Aktrapid is a specialist healthcare and nursing recruitment agency based in Melbourne, dedicated to recruiting, training, and placing inspiring nurses and support staff where care matters most. Founded in 1987, the agency has provided quality nursing and support personnel to aged care facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare providers across Metropolitan Melbourne, Regional Victoria, and South Australia for nearly four decades. Aktrapid delivers flexible staffing solutions across aged care, hospital settings, home and community care, disability support, and immunisation programs, combining rapid response temporary coverage with contract assignments and permanent placement services. Clients benefit from a 24/7 rostering and allocation model, the ability to request staff by phone at any time, and a streamlined weekly consolidated invoice. For candidates, Aktrapid offers a straightforward hiring process with free induction and training, an easy-to-use app to set availability and manage shifts across 500+ locations, consistent consultant support, and competitive pay with bonuses and rewards. The agency emphasizes comprehensive screening and compliance so facilities receive reliable, fully credentialed professionals ready to deliver safe, person centered care across specialties including general medical, surgical, theatre, anaesthetics, recovery, oncology, urgent care, mental health, and ICU. Aktrapid partners closely with clients to address immediate roster gaps and longer term workforce needs, handling end to end recruitment for sustainable permanent solutions. Community impact is integral to the brand, reflected in the Care in Action podcast and the Akt of Kindness initiative that bring connection and joy to aged care residents. As part of the Chandler holdings, Aktrapid blends the agility of a dedicated nursing agency with the stability of a broader recruitment group, maintaining a concierge level service ethos that builds long lasting relationships with both members and healthcare providers.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingHospital & Health Care (Nursing)Healthcare AdministrationMental Health CareHealthcare & Life SciencesHospitality & RetailGeneralist - blue collar professionals

HQMelbourne, Australia

Platinum Staffing

Platinum Staffing is an Australian staffing specialist focused on hospitality, events, exhibitions, and promotional activations, trusted by leading venues and organizers since 2014. Headquartered in Melbourne with teams in Sydney and Brisbane, the company delivers end to end labour hire solutions that cover high volume temporary rosters, temp to perm pathways, and targeted permanent recruitment. Clients rely on Platinum Staffing for meticulously presented front of house and event personnel, including waitstaff, bar and beverage teams, supervisors, concierge and VIP hosts, brand ambassadors, registration and crowd teams, as well as behind the scenes event crew, site labourers, and licensed forklift drivers to support bump in, operations, and logistics. Known for a family owned, people first culture, Platinum Staffing invests heavily in training, onboarding, and presentation standards so each team member represents the client brand with confidence and consistency. A strong compliance framework underpins delivery, including labour hire licensing where required, right to work checks, workplace safety, and accurate payroll, supported by digital scheduling, timesheets, and transparent reporting. The agency curates the right team rather than simply filling shifts, combining a deep casual talent network with proactive account management and 24x7 responsiveness to meet demand spikes across race days, festivals, conferences, retail pop ups, and large venue service. Their track record spans premium experiences such as the Melbourne Cup Carnival, major arena and convention centre programs, and marquee events like the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, alongside brand activations and retail campaigns. For employers, Platinum Staffing offers flexible resourcing to scale operations, improve service quality, and control costs, plus permanent search for venue management, operations, and head office roles. For candidates, it provides varied assignments, fair pay, supportive coaching, and clear progression. The result is a reliable, polished, and agile workforce that elevates guest experiences and helps businesses perform at their best.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentPayrolling/EORHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsBroadcastingPublishingOnline Media

HQMelbourne, Australia

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