Temporary

Need Experienced Event Staff For An Upcoming Celebration?

I Need A Chef does much more than chefs – our team also finds and recruits experienced catering staff!

Why Choose Us As Your Hospitality Agency

Owned and operated by hospitality professionals, we love this industry and the people in it.

Catering And Event Staff Agency

Good hospitality staff are key to any successful event!

This goes beyond chefs and other kitchen roles – we can also connect you with experienced catering staff to ensure that your upcoming event goes smoothly.

Hosting a major upcoming event?
Need extra hands on deck to ensure your event runs without a hitch?
Looking for permanent or temporary catering staff?

Then you need our event staff!

Experienced catering staff

Just like our kitchen staff, our catering staff are industry veterans, with plenty of experience working in a huge variety of different venues.

Your guests are in good hands with our catering staff!

Staff for all occasions

Whether it’s a black-tie gala, a networking event, or a private celebration at a local venue, our catering staff come dressed for the occasion, and can easily fit into any event you might be hosting.

Wide range of catering staff

Wait staff. Food and beverage attendants. Bar staff. We provide a wide range of different catering staff, and can cover a wide range of different positions.

Don’t see what you need? Give us a call!

We make hiring catering staff easy

Using the latest technology and seamless processes, we can connect you with experienced catering staff with minimal downtime.

We take the work off your hands – and that means more time to focus on other parts of your upcoming event!

Hire Catering Staff

Need someone to pour champagne, restock serving tables or provide canapes before the speeches start?

All your regular staff have been assigned their roles, but there’s a problem: you need some temporary staff to plug the gaps.

Alternatively, you’re an event planner seeking experienced catering staff to help run the show, attending to your (and your client’s!) every need.

Our people love their jobs, love hospitality

Hire temporary catering staff for all kinds of events

Galas and fundraisers
Engagement parties
Wedding receptions
Birthdays and anniversaries
Corporate events
Private celebrations

Wait/floor staff

Our wait staff provide the very best service - they’re observant, attentive, and have excellent communication skills.

Best of all, they’ll delight your guests and keep them happy!

Bar staff

Each of our bar staff has an encyclopedic knowledge of wine, cocktails and spirits.

Can’t tell a chardy from a pinot? Our bar staff have you covered.

Runners/bussers

Ever wondered where your empty glasses and dirty plates go while you’re at an event?

Our bussers ensure that dirty plates, glasses and bottles are attended to.

Food & beverage attendants

Keep your buffet tables stocked and glasses filled at all times - our F&B attendants are attentive, and seamlessly blend into the background.

You won’t realise they’re there!

Hire Our Talent

We believe we have one of the best call out rates for Temporary staff in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and also open to discussing different pricing structures that work for you.

Recent Testimonial

Just a note again to thank you for your efforts over the last few months, it’s always a pleasure to work with the INAC team and I know I can trust you to deliver exactly what I need – which is exactly what you done over the last weeks Spring Carnival Period. From my end, nothing is ever a bother for you even when there’s last minute changes or requests and check in ran extremely smoothly.

It is with immense gratitude and admiration that I reach out to express our heartfelt appreciation for your outstanding efforts during the preparation and execution of the Caulfield Cup Carnival race week. Your partnership and the hard work of your staffing teams were integral to the remarkable success of the event, and I’d like to highlight the outstanding achievements of the three unforgettable race days.

Aussie Farmers Direct hired a couple of chefs for an event Ride2Work day. Chef Matt & Pip came to work with us for a few hours and absolutely excelled. They were both so professional and really made an effort to talk and interact with customers. This behavior came so naturally that copious amounts of people were asking if they worked for Aussie Farmers Direct. We will definitely be doing business again.

Thank you for making the event a success!

We have used #ineedachef for 8-years. They have helped us out with vol. and staff shortages so many times. They always send great Chefs and have an understanding of our regional requirements. They are such a valuable asset for us, and provide peace of mind for the rest of our kitchen team, because they know we are going to get great Chefs everytime.

We recently had a function and engaged the services of a Chef and waiting staff from I Need a Chef. It took all the stress and hassle out of organising our dinner. The Staff were fantastic at engaging with the guests and the food was served hot and on time. The I Need a Chef booking team were efficient and professional. Would definitely use again.

Caroline was unbelievably amazing, sourcing me a wait person at less than 24 hours notice. Not only was the communication excellent, the person that she sent was fantastic – very personable and professional. Caroline, I can’t thank you enough, you did a brilliant job!

I signed up with I need a chef in August 2018 after working in my own business for 7 years. Since then I have been kept very busy at great venues and have worked alongside some fantastic chefs who have now become friends. Would highly recommend these guys, they have a great reputation amongst their clients and in the industry, I wish I’d joined them years ago!

Honestly one of the best companies i have worked for. Great Hours and work opportunity with fantastic management and a fun team. I am looking forward to coming back and working for I Need A Chef again. Highly recommend to anyone who like a change of work environment.

Started with INAC last year. Great team to work with, they fitted shifts around my life and even through the quiet period I still had plenty of work. Gave me long placements interstate and supported me when I found a permanent position on the coast. Can’t recommend highly enough.