Temporary and contract hospitality staffing
Concorsa is a specialist hospitality staffing agency supplying temporary staff to hotels, restaurants, caterers, and venues across the United States.
Request talentOperators regularly need trained people at short notice, and temporary hospitality staffing exists to close that gap without letting service standards slip. We supply pre-screened professionals across hospitality, travel, and leisure for single shifts, seasonal peaks, fixed-term contracts, and multi-site programs. When guest demand refuses to follow the schedule, we help you respond with people you can trust on the floor.
What a temporary placement covers
Temporary hospitality staffing places vetted workers into your operation for a defined period, from a single evening shift to a full season. Hospitality contract staffing extends that arrangement into fixed-term engagements, typically measured in weeks or months, where a role needs continuity without a permanent hire. Under both models, the agency carries the recruiting, screening, and schedule administration while you direct the work on site, which keeps your headcount flexible and your managers focused on guests.
An engagement usually begins with role scoping and shift specification, followed by candidate sourcing through our databases and professional networks, resume and competency screening, and reference and employment eligibility checks. Scheduling support continues for the duration of the placement. Our recruiters also advise on pay rates, availability, and realistic hiring timelines, so the staffing decisions you commit to reflect current market conditions instead of guesswork.
Assignments include:
- Kitchen and culinary: chefs de partie, line cooks, commis chefs, and dishwashers.
- Front of house and guest services: receptionists, concierge, hosts, and guest relations staff.
- Food and beverage operations: servers, bartenders, baristas, and supervisors.
- Housekeeping: room attendants, public area cleaners, and housekeeping supervisors.
- Events and venues: banquet servers, bartenders, and concession staff for stadiums, conference centers, and catering contracts.
This is a selection of the roles we cover, and the full range is broader, so if you need something not mentioned here, please ask.
When to use hospitality contract staffing
Most employers come to a staffing agency for one of five reasons, and each calls for a slightly different approach to sourcing, screening, and scheduling.
Seasonal peaks and holiday periods
Resorts, RV parks, and restaurants use temporary staff to match labor to predictable surges in bookings, scaling up for peak weeks without carrying excess payroll through the quieter months that follow.
Conferences, banquets, and live events
Venues and caterers draw on event-ready teams for banquets, exhibitions, and game day concession operations, where headcount can double between one day and the next and every worker needs to arrive service-ready.
Absence and vacancy cover
Temporary cover keeps departments running through illness, parental leave, notice periods, and unexpected departures, protecting the guest experience while a permanent search continues in the background.
New openings and concept trials
Operators launching a property or testing a concept use contract hires to build an opening team and learn what the staffing model actually requires before committing to permanent structures.
Multi-site and volume programs
Groups with several locations use coordinated programs to apply one screening standard across every site, with a single account team managing supply and reporting.
How shifts are confirmed and managed
A temporary placement only works if the process behind it is disciplined. We run each engagement through a consistent sequence, whether you need one bartender for Saturday night or forty workers for a festival weekend.
Scope the requirement
We agree the role, shift pattern, required skills, and service expectations with you, along with pay rates and any site-specific requirements such as uniforms or certifications.
Source and screen candidates
Our recruiters source hospitality professionals through databases, job boards, and professional networks, screening for technical skill, service mindset, and confirmed availability for the dates you need.
Complete compliance checks
Reference and employment eligibility verification are completed before any worker is confirmed.
Confirm and schedule shifts
We confirm each booking with the worker and with you, then manage the schedule so you know exactly who is arriving, when, and in what role.
Manage the placement
Account management continues throughout the engagement, with one named contact for feedback and for adjusting supply as your demand changes.
Rapid-response requests follow the same sequence on a compressed timeline. Because screening is completed before any worker is confirmed, urgent cover does not require skipping the checks that protect your guests and your business.
What to expect from a hospitality temp agency
A specialist hospitality temp agency should understand how your operation actually runs. Our recruiters specialize in hospitality, travel, and leisure, which means they know the pace of a Friday service, the seasonality of resort operations, and the difference between a candidate who can do the job and one who will represent your brand well in front of guests.
That specialization shapes how we work. We take a consultative approach, sending carefully considered shortlists of pre-screened candidates so your managers review a small number of credible options. Fees are transparent and agreed before an engagement begins, and our advice on pay and availability is grounded in current market intelligence, which helps you make offers that attract the right people without overspending. Delivery is supported by an applicant tracking system, documented compliance processes, and ongoing account management, and we will tell you plainly when a request is unrealistic on the available timeline.
The practical outcome is straightforward: shifts filled by people who have been properly vetted, a schedule you can rely on, and one accountable contact when plans change.
Planning for seasonal and event demand
The strongest temporary staffing programs are agreed before the pressure arrives. If your peak season begins in November, the time to brief a staffing agency is early fall, when candidate availability is wider and screening can be completed without urgency distorting decisions. We help employers forecast requirements from booking patterns and past seasons, then build a ready pool of workers matched to those dates, with pay rates benchmarked so offers land credibly in the market.
The same logic applies to recurring events. Venues with a known calendar of banquets, conferences, and game days can hold pre-screened teams on standby, which removes the weekly scramble of rebuilding a schedule from scratch. Where volumes justify it, we design multi-site programs that apply one screening standard and one reporting rhythm across every location, so site managers are not each solving the same problem independently.
Planning early also improves the quality of the people available to you. Many temporary workers are experienced professionals building a hospitality career through varied assignments, and they commit first to employers and agencies that offer consistent, well-organized work. A predictable pipeline of shifts, confirmed properly and paid fairly, is what keeps that talent ready when you need it most.
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can you fill an urgent shift?
Speed depends on the role, the location, and the notice you can give us. Rapid-response cover is a core part of the service. Send us the shift details and we will give you a straight answer on what is achievable.
Which roles can you cover on a temporary basis?
We place workers across kitchen and culinary, front of house, food and beverage, housekeeping, and event roles including banquet and concession staff. Contract arrangements can also extend into supervisory and management positions where a fixed-term appointment suits the business better than an immediate permanent hire.
How are temporary workers screened?
Every worker completes competency-based screening, reference checks, and employment eligibility verification before their first shift with you. Where a role demands specific certifications or experience, we confirm those details during scoping so there are no surprises on arrival.
Can a temporary placement become a permanent hire?
Permanent hires run through our permanent placement service. If you decide you want a permanent appointment, we scope it as a permanent placement search, with the same screening and compliance standards behind it.
Do you support staffing across multiple locations?
We run multi-site and volume hiring programs for groups that need consistent standards across several properties. A single account team coordinates screening, scheduling, and reporting, which reduces the administrative load on your site managers.
What does temporary hospitality staffing cost?
Costs vary with the role, the market, and the length of the engagement, so accurate pricing depends on those factors. What we commit to is transparency: fees are explained and agreed before any work begins, and our pay-rate advice helps you budget against real market conditions.
Start a conversation with a hospitality staffing agency
If you are facing a seasonal surge, a run of events, an unexpected gap in the schedule, or a contract role that needs filling properly, we would welcome the chance to discuss it. Our recruiters will give you a straightforward view of availability, timelines, and cost, with no obligation attached to the conversation.
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Offices
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Marlborough, Massachusetts
- Parsippany, New Jersey
- Cheyenne, Wyoming