Our Story

About Standby Staff

Standby Staff was founded on the principal of acquiring passionate teachers who can engage and inspire students. Our priority is making sure that schools are supplied with quality teachers so that the education and learning process is disrupted as little as possible.

We realise that our remarkable staff are our best asset. We understand the importance of employing and retaining the very best people so you can expect consistency and continuity. Standby Staff only recruits reliable and hardworking professionals who are successful in meeting our strict screening policy, which enables us to match their skills and specialisms to specific teaching jobs.

Our history

Standby Staff Services has been operating as one of Melbourne’s premier casual relief teaching (CRT) agencies since 1996.

Standby Staff was founded on the premise of providing schools around Melbourne with the top registered teachers for casual relief and permanent contract positions, all while removing the stress and hassle of sourcing the most eligible candidate for the position.

Over the last 19 years, Standby Staff have worked with thousands of casual relief teachers and hundreds of schools in Melbourne and throughout Victoria. As one of the leading CRT agencies, we pride ourselves on our quality of service, which is second to none, and our unique personalised approach.

Standby Staff strives to be the most esteemed local Melbourne CRT agency for schools and teachers alike. Standby Staff provides schools and teachers with assurance that they will receive a high quality personalised service with full regulatory compliance. We aim to remove the complexities of finding short term supply staff and permanent staff, making the process as streamlined as possible.

Standby Staff currently services secondary and primary schools throughout Melbourne. With comprehensive recruitment and staffing supply solutions, we aim to effectively combat the ever increasing demand for quality casual relief teachers