Workaroo connects recruiters with pre-screened backpackers ready to work in mining, hospitality and construction — right now.
Whether you're a recruiter or a backpacker, Workaroo gets you where you need to be — in days, not weeks.
Traditional hiring in Australia is slow, expensive and unreliable. Workaroo eliminates every friction point.
Workaroo consistently outperforms traditional channels across every key metric.
Built from the ground up for the Australian labour market — not a generic job board retrofit.
Download the app. Post your first job in 3 minutes. Find your worker today.
Free for workers, always. · Recruiter plans from $99/month · Cancel anytime
Complete your profile 100% — add all your tickets, visa type, availability and preferred sectors. The more complete your profile, the higher your match score. Turn on notifications so you're alerted the moment a job matches. Workers who respond within the first hour get hired fastest.
Yes — completely free, always. Creating a profile, browsing jobs, applying, receiving assignments and accessing all resources costs nothing. Workaroo is free for workers, forever. Recruiters pay for platform access.
Add every ticket you hold (White Card, First Aid, HR Licence, Working at Heights, etc.), set your availability to "immediate" if you are, and add a short bio mentioning your sector experience. Workers with verified profiles and at least 2 tickets are matched 3× more often than incomplete profiles.
Mining (Dump Truck Operator, Trade Assistant, Nipper, Drill Offsider, Utility), hospitality (chef, bar, front desk), construction (labourer, scaffolding, groundwork) and agriculture. New listings are posted daily across Western Australia, Queensland, NT and beyond.
Recruiters see a ranked list of matching profiles. Your match score is calculated from your tickets, visa type, location, response rate and sector experience. Workers who respond quickly and have complete profiles consistently rank at the top.
For mining: White Card (essential), First Aid HLTAID011 (highly valued), Working at Heights and HR Licence (major salary multiplier — opens Dump Truck roles at $45–62/h). The White Card takes 1 day and opens access to every construction and mining site in Australia.
Download the app or log in on web. Create your company profile (5 minutes). Then tap "Post a Job" — fill in role, location, start date, roster, pay rate and required tickets. Your listing is live instantly and matched profiles appear within minutes.
Recruiter access starts at $99/month (Starter) — unlimited job postings and access to the full worker pool. Pro plan at $199/month adds direct assignment, mission tracking and priority support. No per-placement fees, no commissions. Flat rate, cancel anytime.
When you post a job, we cross-reference your requirements (tickets, visa type, location, sector, availability) with verified worker profiles. Each worker receives a match score from 0–100%. You see only workers above 80% by default. The algorithm learns from your past assignments to improve future recommendations.
Yes — on the Pro plan, you can message matched workers directly and send direct assignment requests. The worker receives a push notification and can accept or decline with one tap. On Starter, workers apply to your listing and you manage from the inbox.
Once a worker accepts, a mission is created automatically. View all active missions in the dashboard — who's confirmed, on site, start/end dates and status. Update mission details, extend roster dates or close a mission directly from the app.
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