Recruitment Agencies Port Macquarie — No Placement, No Fee
Referenced candidates for Port Macquarie, Wauchope and Camden Haven roles within 7 days, with a 90-day guarantee on permanent hires.
Get a quote Call 0477 567 567Port Macquarie's biggest employers are its hospitals, aged care homes, schools and supermarkets, and good staff in those roles are hard to hold onto. As one of the recruitment agencies Port Macquarie employers can lean on, we find, screen and reference candidates from Port, Wauchope and Camden Haven, and have a short list with you inside 7 days. Permanent placements are success-based, and our national aged care recruitment team supports care providers across the region.
Trusted by teams across Australia
- RCSA Member
- Fully Insured & Workers-Comp Covered
- Healthcare & Care
- Aged Care & Disability
- Education & Training
- Retail & Hospitality
- Construction & Trades
From brief to shortlist
Brief us
Tell us about the role, your team and the hours on offer in Port Macquarie.
Search & screen
We interview, verify registrations and screening, and call referees.
Vetted shortlist in 7 days
A few strong candidates who want to stay on the coast long term.
90-day guarantee
If a permanent hire leaves or underperforms within 90 days, we re-place free.
Why TQN Personnel
In a coastal town, word travels and candidates check out an employer before they apply. We present your role honestly and screen candidates the same way: interviews against your brief, referees called, VEVO checks, and AHPRA or worker screening verified for health and care roles. You meet people who want to stay in Port Macquarie rather than people passing through, and our 90-day guarantee covers permanent hires.
Inside the Port Macquarie talent market
Port Macquarie has a population around 86,762 and a labour force near 37,384.
Hospitals
Other Social Assistance Services
Aged Care Residential Services
Supermarket and Grocery Stores
Secondary Education
Port Macquarie City Heart (city centre, Town Beach to Settlement City)
Health and Education Precinct (Innes Peninsula)
Charles Sturt University campus, Major Innes Road
Port Macquarie Airport precinct and Airport Business Park
Sancrox Industrial Area
Waterfront Precinct
Source: ABS
Roles We Place Across Port Macquarie
- Registered and enrolled nurses
- Aged care and personal care workers
- Disability support workers
- Teachers' aides and school support staff
- Retail and supermarket managers
- Hospitality and tourism staff
- Construction and civil trades
- Practice and office administrators
Credentials & checks we verify for Port Macquarie roles
- AHPRA registration for nurses, midwives and allied health
- Aged care worker screening: a police certificate under 3 years old or an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance for disability support roles
- NSW Working with Children Check for school and youth roles
- VEVO right-to-work check
- White Card for construction sites
Recruitment hiring demand across Port Macquarie
Hospitals and aged care homes are among the area's largest employing industries, and the health and education precinct planned for the Innes Peninsula is designed to build on that. Highway works on the city's western approach add construction demand.
Port Macquarie Health and Education Precinct
Planned precinct on the Innes Peninsula bringing the hospital, the Charles Sturt University campus, research and health businesses together.
source ↗Oxley Highway Upgrade (Port Macquarie)
Staged upgrade of the Oxley Highway from the Pacific Highway at Thrumster to Hastings River Drive, with the first interchange stage under construction.
source ↗Recruitment licensing & compliance
Permanent recruitment needs no licence anywhere in Australia, and NSW has no labour hire licensing scheme for temps either. The NSW Government says it is still considering how to regulate the sector. What does apply is employment and safety law: for any temp or contract staff we place, TQN Personnel is the employer under the Fair Work Act, holds workers compensation cover and works with you on NSW WHS duties.
FAQs
Is there a cost if recruitment agencies in Port Macquarie do not find anyone?
Not with us. Permanent recruitment is success-based: you pay a placement fee only when your new hire starts, and the amount is agreed in writing before we begin.
Do you recruit nurses for Port Macquarie?
We recruit nurses for private hospitals, aged care providers and practices, and check each nurse's registration on the AHPRA public register before shortlisting. We do not supply nurses to public hospital rosters.
Can you recruit from Wauchope and Camden Haven?
Yes. We search the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings area, including Wauchope, Laurieton and Lake Cathie, and confirm travel times before putting candidates forward.
What screening do aged care workers need now?
The Aged Care Act 2024, in force since 1 November 2025, requires every aged care worker to have one of two things: a police certificate issued within the last 3 years, or an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance. We check which a candidate has and that it is still valid.
Do you place staff for the busy holiday season?
For permanent and contract hospitality roles, yes. For short-term casual staff over peak periods, our Port Macquarie labour hire service is the faster option.