Job-Search Platforms
Gumtree Jobs
https://www.gumtree.com.au/jobs
Flex Careers
Jobs that have flexible arrangements.
https://www.flexcareers.com.au/
Indeed
https://au.indeed.com/jobs-in-Perth-WA
Facebook Groups
Perth Jobs
Perth Hospitality Jobs
FIFO Job Opportunities within Australia
Perth Job Vacancies
Jobs in Western Australia
Mining Jobs Western Australia
Deadly Jobs
Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Flex Careers
Uber
”A modern taxi service which allows you to use your own vehicle to pick up and drive members of the public to their destination through the use of an app. When you want to drive with Uber, just open the app, go online and start accepting trip requests. Once you have accepted a trip request, you'll get information about your rider and directions to their location and destination. You can log on and log off at any time.”
https://www.uber.com/a/signup/drive
UberEATS
”UberEATS is a food delivery app that allows people to order food from their favourite local restaurants at the tap of a button. You can deliver with UberEATS using your car, scooter or even your bicycle.”
https://www.uber.com/a/signup/drivewww.uber.com/a/signup/drive
Air BnB
”Air Bnb enables you to rent out your entire home or a room in your house for any length of time with the flexibility for you to choose the availability dates and price of your property.”
https://www.uber.com/a/signup/drivewww.uber.com/a/signup/drivewww.airbnb.com.au/host/homes
Shofer
”Schofer is a taxi service which provides you with a lease vehicle to collect passengers using an app”
http://shofer.com.au/drive-with-us/
GoCatch
”GoCatch is similar to Uber where you are required to provide a vehicle to pick up passengers and can work on your own schedule. Using an app, you will pick up passengers in the Perth area and drop them to their destination.”
https://www.gocatch.com/driver
Deliveroo
”Deliveroo is a food delivery service. You will be required to pick up food from resturants and deliver it to the person who ordered it.”
https://www.deliveroo.com.au/apply
Yello
”Spacer connects people who have spare storage space, from a garage to a driveway to a car park or carport. If you have a spare space you can advertise on Spacer for free and people can contact you to arrange for their property to be stored in your space.”
https://www.driveyello.com/drivers/
Spacer
”Spacer connects people who have spare storage space, from a garage to a driveway to a car park or carport. If you have a spare space you can advertise on Spacer for free and people can contact you to arrange for their property to be stored in your space.”
https://www.spacer.com/lease-my-space/
Air Tasker
”Airtasker is a trusted community marketplace for people and businesses to outsource tasks, find local services or hire flexible staff in minutes -online or on your mobile. Sign up and then look through the tasks posted. Choose tasks that suit your skills and that you are willing to do - these could include handyman work, gardening, moving furniture, JT support, furnitue assembly, pick up and delivery or house cleaning.”
https://www.airtasker.com/
So Many Errands
”So Many Errands allows you to make money by running errands for others. Simply sign up and wait for errands to be posted in your area. Apply for these and then start making money.”
https://www.somanyerrands.com
Juggle Street
”Juggle Street is a neighbourhood network providing busy families access to trusted, local carers (babysitters and nannies). When parent and carers have completed their profiles, they can connect, chat online and meet face-to-face if they wish. Parents post jobs and carers receive and apply for jobs via SMS.”
https://www.jugglestreet.com/signup-helper
Menulog
”As a courier on the Menulog network, you will deliver food from resturants to customers home. You have the freedom to choose when you can work, how often you work and how much you earn. You are under no obligation to provide any services to us and you are also free to work for other businesses.”
https://www.couriers.menulog.com.au/application
Food Taxi
”Food Taxi is a food delivery service. You will deliver food from restaurants to customers. Earn $7 per delivery for up to 5km and $9 per delivery for up to 10km deliveries. You can choose your own shifts through an online app.”
https://www.foodtaxi.com/Driver_Sign_Up.html
Foodora
”Foodora is a food delivery service, you will deliver food from resturants to customers. You pick your own shifts and deliveries using an app.”
https://www.riders.foodora.com
Zoom2U
”Zoom2U is a courier service which connects you to customers looking for a fast delivery service.”
https://www.courier.zoom2u.com/#/register/
Recruitment Companies & Temping
Looking for some work in the fields of labouring / construction / factory work / warehousing/ FIFO? Looking for work in any industry, really?
This email hopefully helps give you a rundown of how you can access some of the temp/casual roles (but still work full-time hours sometimes!) through contacting recruitment companies. It’s not official, it’s just a rough guide – contact recruitment companies for the most accurate and up to date information about how to access work through them J This is just based on my personal experience so far of supporting clients to access work through them!
How it works
Recruitment agencies get paid by CLIENTS to find them workers, so that the Client doesn’t have to do it themselves. For example – McDonald’s might be a CLIENT who PAY a recruitment agency to find them kitchen hands and front counter staff, so that McDonald’s don’t have to spend the time doing their own recruitment. The Client tells the recruitment agency what sort of workers they want – skills, qualifications etc. and the recruitment agency goes out and finds willing workers who fit the Client’s criteria!
Recruitment agencies get paid by the Clients when they send good workers who show up to shifts, which is why showing up on time to your job is a top priority for recruitment agents – they want to know that you’re reliable!
Once you get interviewed and all your ID etc. verified, generally they add you to their books, and will text or call you when a job becomes available – sometimes they send out these texts to lots of people all at once, so the quicker you reply, the better chance you have of getting accepted – first in best dressed they say!
The Recruitment Agency generally pays you, not the Client.
What they’re looking for in workers
People who SHOW UP – RELIABILITY! This is VERY important. If you can’t make a shift, you must contact both the CLIENT (your supervisor on the job) AND your contact person at the recruitment agency. Let them know ASAP if you are sick or cannot come to work – follow the protocol they give you i.e. text or phone call or email or all 3. Make sure you ask what to do in the event you can’t come to work, and find out who you need to tell.
People who are safety focused!
People with a White Card (essential for construction roles, you can do it online here, costs $)
People who can pass a Drug and Alcohol screen – they sometimes do a pre-placement medical, OR they can randomly test you while you’re working. Most places will terminate your employment immediately if you have a positive test for drugs / alcohol – remember, they take safety seriously!
People who have a good attitude – positive and work well in a team
People who have previous experience - desirable but not always essential
People with good physical fitness and who can do heavy lifting (sometimes, not always)
If you get a good name for yourself by working hard, being friendly and having a positive attitude, and showing up on time, it’s highly likely that you may get first priority when new jobs come up, and the Client might keep requesting that the Recruitment agency send you back to them.
Things to know
This type of work can result in long days (8 – 10 hours) and be physical in nature – give your body time to rest between shifts, and try to avoid working too many days in a row!
Shifts can be based at work locations that are out of the central metro area – if you don’t have a drivers licence it can be more difficult, but not always impossible! Shifts can start early which make public transport difficult – check out the Transperth Journey Planner to see if you can get where you need to go on time each day. See if you can rideshare with other workers when you get to know them, or look at your budget and see whether you can afford to use something like taxi/Uber to get you there in the mornings, or home late.
Who you can contact
Call each agency up and ask to speak to someone in recruitment – explain the type of work you’re looking for and see if you can send through your resume. Make sure to list if you have any special licences or qualifications – driver’s/Forklift and also if you have a White Card. Some of the websites let you submit your resume online, but if you can speak to a real person and get a real email address, then it’s easier to follow up if you don’t hear back within say a week. Following up is professional, and demonstrates you’re keen and motivated to work, so don’t be shy!
Tip: Check that you’re calling the Perth office as some of the companies are nationwide!
Recruitment Companies in Perth
Check out the websites for each of the companies below to see what types of work they offer.
Skillhire
https://www.skillhire.com.au/
Kelly Services
https://www.kellyservices.com.au/
Hoban
https://www.hoban.com.au/
2XM
http://www.2xmrecruit.com.au/
Randstad
https://www.randstad.com.au/
Gough
https://www.goughrecruitment.com/
Constructive
https://constructive.net.au/
Aston
https://www.astonadvantage.com.au/aston-people-advantage/
Sodexo
https://au.sodexo.com/home.html
Compass Group
http://www.compass-group.com.au/
MorrisCorp
http://www.morriscorp.com.au/
Chandler MacLeod
https://www.chandlermacleod.com/
ESS
http://compass-group.com.au/companies/ess
Industrial People
https://www.industrialpeople.com.au/
WorkPac
https://www.workpac.com/
Starting your own business & Freelancing
Small Business Development Corporation
https://www.sbdc.org.au
BloomLab
Bloom believe that young people are deserving of the support and encouragement needed to fully develop their entrepreneurial skills for the benefit fo the wider community.
https://www.bloom.org.au/
Business Foundations
Free and low cost workshops for people starting their own business.
Address : Wesley Central, Suite 103/2 Cantonment Street, Fremantle WA 6160
Email: admin@businessfoundations.com.au
Website for upcoming events: https://www.businessfoundations.com.au/upcoming-events
New Business Assistance & New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)
https://www.jobs.gov.au/self-employment-new-business-assistance-neis
