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Was awesome job highly recommend

Wash dishes

$50

Super professional and did a fantastic job! Would recommend for any event.

I need photographers services

$300

Takho did an incredible job for our wedding reception. Extremely pleased with the end result and would highly recommend. Takho is easy to deal with, gives plenty of direction/suggestions and worked tirelessly throughout the event looking for good photo opportunities. Would 100% use him again - thanks Takho!

Photographer required for wedding reception (Dec)

$700

Excellent job and highly recommend as your next Airtasker

Helping hand

$20

Gian did fantastic with our last minute wedding reception and managed to capture all the unseen golden moments of that day which was such a delight for my husband and I to see. Thank you so much Gian for capturing the day beautifully and for your professionalism and patience through out communications and the event. 100% recommend and would assign Gian to future photography tasks! Well done :)

Reception Photography

$350

Mark was great, open to helping in any way he could. Was friendly and helpful to our delegates and staff.

Waiter/waitress x2

$180

What's the average cost of a staffing service in Melbourne

$140 - $270

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$200

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$270

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What do staffing services include?

Staffing services help you fill in the roles needed in your team, at least temporarily. With their suitable skills and experience, they can assist you with delivering the tasks you need to fulfil. Whether you need someone to be part of your wait staff, marketing staff, or customer service team, recruiting the best manpower resources available even at the last minute is crucial to keep your business running. 

Hospitality staffing

Running a hospitality business can be overwhelming, especially on a busy day or during a special event. In these situations, hiring a short-term barista, bartender, chef, concierge, or duty manager can keep your business running smoothly. They can be added manpower to help your entire team deliver the best service, or they can also be convenient replacements if you have key staff members calling in sick or needing a day off work. Having them on board can help you focus on important tasks while keeping your guests well-fed and entertained.

Admin staffing

Filing, planning, and data entry are additional workloads that can keep you constantly caught up. Getting help with admin tasks can take a load off your shoulders and free up your time so you can dedicate your energy to focusing on your primary duties. Whether you need a last-minute executive assistant, receptionist, or a data entry specialist to help you temporarily, hiring qualified ones can help grow your business efficiently, without paper jams, unanswered calls, and other kinds of chaos!

Marketing staffing

Hiring short-term marketing staff can help get your message across! Depending on the product or service you offer, your Tasker can approach your potential customers with offers, promotions, tasters, freebies, and other incentives to encourage them to engage with your business. They can also come up with marketing materials to help your business be known in your desired area. Sending out emails, making cold calls, and interacting with your customers can also be a part of their job.

Healthcare staffing

Outsourcing temporary physicians and nurses can help your business grow. They take care of your employees physically and mentally because healthy members of a team only mean continued success for your business. They can hold medical checkups and consultations for your organisation to ensure that your employees are in tip-top shape. It’s also highly crucial to have healthcare staff if running an office, clinic, school, church, or other institution. 

Recent Staffing tasks in Melbourne

Assistant - Afternoon Tea.

$75

Melbourne, VIC

24th Jun 2025

Looking for a fun and friendly person to help with serving drinks/food and provide follow up tidying service at private home for approx 8ppl.

Server Waiter

$200

Melbourne CBD VIC 3000, Australia

24th Jun 2025

We’re hosting an engagement party and need a server. Someone who is friendly and professional. The details: We will be providing food but we would like someone to cook our hot food and serve, we’d love there to be a steady stream of food. We will have a drinks station people can pour from but we’d love this person to replenish any bottles and also help with throwing empties out. A key part of the job will be to clean up as you go - there’s a chefs kitchen next door to the room the party will be in, which will make it easy to throw out trash and put plates etc in the dishwasher. Looking for 4.5 hours - 6:30-11pm Thank you!

Make Habesha / Ethiopian food catering for 300 people

$9,000

Melbourne VIC, Australia

22nd Jun 2025

I am having an event with 300 people and I wanted to have a Habesha food catering for November 09.

Waiter for party

$150

Carlton North VIC, Australia

22nd Jun 2025

Need one waiter for a party (approx 60 guests). It is a relaxed party with one table for food, paper plates, sandwiches, cake, etc… Tasks include: - moving catering boxes from kitchen to table - helping to serve finger food from the catering table - filling up bowls with snacks, etc - clearing away paper plates - cutting and serving cake - general tidy up and clearing away any other rubbish - no drinks or alcohol required Will be required from approx 1-5pm. Must be professional, organised, well presented. Catering experience preferred. Thank you.

2 wait staff for a 1st birthday- replenish food, setup/packdown

$180

Essendon VIC 3040, Australia

20th Jun 2025

My son’s 1st birthday party. We will be catering the event but require two extra hands to set up, replenish food and just keep everything tidy and in order. 11am - 5pm.

Person to assist party of 40 people - clean glasses during night

$200

St Kilda West VIC 3182, Australia

20th Jun 2025

Greet people Top up food platters Clear and clean glasses About 49 people

GOZLEME chef

$35

Prahran VIC 3181, Australia

18th Jun 2025

We would like to invite a person who has experience of at least 5 years to come and make GOZLEME for us. Can be good for someone who can spare time between 11 am -3 pm. We are paying per hour $35. Thank you

Bartenders for Engagement

$400

Richmond VIC, Australia

18th Jun 2025

Im hosting an engagement party for roughly 70 guests and looking for 1-2 bartenders to staff the bar and serve drinks for 3-4 hours (serving 7-10/11pm) All drinks are already supplied (beer, Wine & pre batched cocktail). Nothing too formal trying to keep it fun and relaxed :)

Bistro Bar Floor Staff (potential ongoing)

$28

Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia

14th Jun 2025

We are a casual but elevated bistro bar in Collingwood, serving up world class cocktails and delicious food. We need an extra pair of hands on Friday night, 5pm till late (likely till 1am closing time). This is potentially an ongoing gig if that’s what you after, otherwise ad hoc or one timer is good too. We have over 90 organic 5 stars reviews on Google even though we’re only one years old, and service is our priority. Looking for the right friendly, approachable person, ideally with a bit of beverage knowledge and experience, but not crucial. Rate is $28- $35/ hr based on experience. Please tell us abit about yourself to help us decide!

Thank you for your amazing help- and for bringing so much beautiful energy to work! Hit the ground running like a pro! Very professional and great social touch with people! Hope to work with you again soon!

Party Helper

$200

Richmond, Victoria, 3121 Australia

13th Jun 2025

Hi, we are hosting a Party for approx 40 guests and need support with party food (heating and serving), all round cleaning and tidying whilst party in full swing, as well as checking if people need drinks during the night. Must be reliable and willing to help the party run smoothly on the night and most importantly be friendly and courteous Party kicks off at 4pm on Saturday 21st June, so need someone on site beginning at 3:45pm to familiarise yourself with the kitchen and set up. Needed till approx 11:45pm.

Lani was an absolute pleasure to have support our party! She took control and made everything perfect! From the moment she arrived she started organising the kitchen and having it ready for the party. Every guest spoke so highly about how attentive she was and such a wonderful nature. Highly recommend!

Barista kitchen hand

$200

Melbourne VIC, Australia

13th May 2025

I want experienced barista or kitchen hand for my cafe for 13,14, may start 8 am to 1 pm

Fantastic really helpful

Bartender for cocktail party

$30

Prahran VIC, Australia

6th May 2025

I need a bartender for a small birthday party, for 4 hours. Location is in prahran. $30 an hour. Will need to make easy cocktails from a small list of cocktails. Alcohol and tools will be provided. Will also need to do small general tasks incidental to making cocktalls (for example, collecting used glasses and washing them out ready to be used for more cocktails, looking after and refilling beer/champagne bucket, refilling water dispenser, general tidying up towards the end of the 4 hours). Will need to wear white collared shirt and black pants.

Daniel was amazing! Couldn’t recommend him more. Amazing bartender and made my event a success.

Cocktail party waiter

$30

Prahran VIC, Australia

3rd May 2025

Assist with handing out canapés at a small cocktail party and with other small tasks to help set up and prepare the canapés. Canapés will be frozen/chilled and you will help to air fry/bake them, put them on a tray and bring them around to guests. All food and tools will be provided but I ask that you wear a white collared shirt and black pants. Total of 5 hours needed. $25 per hour cash (airtasker fee is for the first hour)

Laurel was amazing. I couldn’t have done my event without her and I am so grateful! Would recommend highly.

Door person for high profile event

$180

East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

26th Apr 2025

Looking for a door person to keep track of attendees and provide access to exclusive high-profile event. Requirements: Excellent presentation Friendly and can-do attitude Manage attendees on app Ad hoc duties as required. Must be open to taking part in other duties, including meet and greet guests, handing around food, disposing of garbage, etc.

Amazing service form Daniel - the best security guard you could have. Highly professional and all round great guy.

Hospitality staff wanted for event Sunday 27 April

$140

East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

24th Apr 2025

We’re seeking 3 professional, reliable, and personable waitstaff and bartenders for a high-profile corporate event taking place in Melbourne. Easy on-site parking. Key Responsibilities: • Heating, presenting, and serving food • Pouring and serving drinks on trays • Mixing cocktails • Maintaining cleanliness of the event space • Meet and greet guests and ensuring their needs are met • Monitoring guest attendance through an app Other ad hoc duties as required Requirements: • RSA certification is essential • Must be well-presented and professionally dressed Event Details: • Staff required from 2:30pm to 6:30pm If you're enthusiastic, polished, and enjoy working in dynamic environments, we’d love to hear from you. Parking is available. Thank you in advance!

Vered was amazing...so professional, easy to deal with, and no fuss. I would highly recommend her to work at any type of events as she is adaptable and very helpful.

Waitering for a first birthday party

$250

Fitzroy North VIC, Australia

10th Apr 2025

I need help with heating and serving afternoon tea, pouring drinks, cleaning up for a party of 30. shift is 2pm-7pm, which includes an hour on either side for preparation and pack down.

I was so hapy with Khrystyna's work. Very reliable. Easy communication. Flexible.

Help Washing Dishes at large family dinner

$110

Toorak VIC, Australia

7th Apr 2025

Help washing dishes for a large family dinner. Task listed for one night, 2 nights required Must be available BOTH nights: Saturday 12th April 7:00 - 10:30pm Sunday 13th April 7:00 - 10:30pm Finish time approximate, hourly rate. 2nd night can be paid cash to avoid additional fees. All cleaning products and gloves included. $30ph

Nikhita was absolutely amazing. She was professional, proficient, friendly and a delight to work with. Would hire again!!

Barista to help at an event

$100

Elwood VIC 3184, Australia

27th Mar 2025

Hi there, we are looking for an experienced barista to make coffees, teas, and hot chocolates at our house during our daughter’s bday party on Saturday April 12 10am-12pm. We have a lelit coffee machine. Hourly rate negotiable.

Antonia was AMAZING!!

Bar tender for 1st bday party

$100

Melbourne CBD VIC 3004, Australia

19th Mar 2025

Bartender 50 adults Drinks basic whisky, wine, beer, vodka and mixes, soft drinks and rose 11.45-3.45 4 hours for first bday party White tshirt required and apron will be provided Everything else provided

Please BOOK LINDEN. She is INCREDIBLE. I cannot say it enough. Thank you so much

$1,000 for Catering food and drink for 70 person team at fun run

$1,000

Docklands VIC, Australia

10th Mar 2025

Catering food and drink for 70 person team at fun run - $1,000 fee (factoring in price of food and drink for 70 people, time for food run, 4 hours on the day, Airtasker fee) - View all the details of this offer: https://www.airtasker.com/offers/01JNGKDWNEVZYS336PXQBK1A7Q

Second time we have used Morgan, he is refreshing to deal with and manners my life so much easier!