Octopus Hospitality and Events is Melbourne’s premier hospitality staffing agency providing quality temporary staffing services.  OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT
We are the leading recruitment company for the hospitality industry in Victoria. Commencing in 1994, Octopus has a wealth of experience providing executive, management and staff across all areas of the industry, including major and boutique caterers, sporting facilities, restaurants, hotels and clubs, educational institutions and healthcare facilities.


OCTOPUS STAFFING
When Victoria’s premier hospitality companies need additional staff to support events or cover leave, there is one company they turn to first – Octopus. Whether it be “The Birdcage” at Flemington, AFL, NRL or A League games, prestigious private parties and major conventions, Octopus staff will invariably be at the forefront of food preparation and food & beverage service.

Our staffing team provides dynamic and engaging Chefs, Wait Staff, Kitchen Hands, and Cafe Assistants for both on-going assignments and emergency needs. Essentially no major events in Melbourne occur without the support of Octopus staff.


OCTOPUS ACADEMY
In conjunction with Chase Skills, provides Certificate IV in Hospitality, Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety and the Octopus Certificate in Asian Cultural Awareness. We also provide our students with a Responsible Service of Alcohol Certificate. All students who successfully complete Octopus training programs are guaranteed an industry placement day and can be confident that they are receiving training to the highest level to meet our standard as Victoria’s number 1 hospitality recruitment and labour hire company.

OCTOPUS ADVANTAGE
The growing inbound Asian tourism market provides Australian hospitality businesses with an enormous new market. Octopus Advantage is the pre-eminent company for the provision of culturally aware service training and consulting, assisting Australian companies to maximise the potential of this tide of opportunity. Australia’s largest entertainment and hospitality companies utilise Octopus Advantage to advise and design specific training packages to enable them to deliver outstanding service to the Asian in-bound tourist markets.