30-Day Bench Sprint
Try the bench before you commit.
- 10 qualified bench entries in two job types
- Each one screened by text and phone, and confirmed available
- No monthly commitment
- One-off: no plan or contract needed
Now taking founding clients · Northwest Arkansas
Your next crew is already growing.
ScaleSource Local is your recruiting department on retainer. We keep a ready bench of screened local workers, part-time help and subcontractors, and refill it whenever someone leaves.
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Tree care
Climbers, ground crew and tree-service subcontractors, screened and ready before storm season fills your schedule.
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Landscaping crews
Crew members, crew leads and equipment operators for maintenance routes and installs.
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Irrigation
Irrigation techs and install crews for spring start-ups, repairs and new systems.
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Fertilization and turf
Turf techs and seasonal help for the months when every route needs an extra pair of hands.
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Hardscape
Paver and wall crews, plus hardscape subcontractors checked for license, insurance and references.
Every crew. One bench.
One flat monthly price covers every trade you just saw. We keep your bench full and refill it whenever someone leaves.
Stop starting from zero every time you need someone.
Every quit or no-show costs you time, jobs and money. And every hiring option you have today makes you start over.
Job boards
Send you applicants, not people who show up. We screen and call, so you get interviews, not inbox noise.
Staffing agencies
Add a 25-55% markup to every hour, forever. With us you own your crew, and keep the agency for surge days.
Recruiters
Charge about 20% a hire. One placement fee buys you 5-15 months of an always-on local bench.
Hiring software
You don't have a recruiting team to run the tool. We are that team.
How the bench works.
One retainer, kept warm all year.
Step 1
We build your bench
Screened W-2 crew, part-time and 1099 help, and trade subcontractors. All local to Northwest Arkansas.
Step 2
We keep it ready
Phone screens, monthly availability checks and reference checks, in English and Spanish.
Step 3
You hire. We refill.
Every hire or quit triggers a refresh, so the bench never runs dry.
Built for trade businesses
- Landscaping and grounds
- Lawn treatment
- Irrigation
- Hardscape
- Tree care
You need a bench if
- You hire 6 or more people a year, or lose work when you're short
- You screen applicants yourself today
- You just lost a key person, missed out on H-2B workers, or won a new contract
Nobody else does all five.
We looked at 28 alternatives, from national recruiters to local staffing agencies and hiring apps. None of them offers a complete solution like we do.
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A standing local bench
Ready before you need it. Everyone else works one open job at a time.
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Workers, help and subs in one
W-2 hires, part-time and 1099 help, and vetted trade subcontractors, all in one service.
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Local, at small-business prices
Northwest Arkansas only. Not a remote national firm, not a 25-55% agency markup.
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Refilled after every hire
Every hire or quit triggers a refresh. Per-hire firms have no reason to do that. We do.
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Published prices
No hidden quotes and no pay-per-application surprises. See every plan below.
What hiring costs you today.
Our plans sit inside the $490-1,450 a month that subscription recruiters already charge, and below what you pay now.
A recruiter, for one $38k crew hire
$7,600
About 7 months of Active Bench, for a single hire
A staffing agency, for one full-time temp
$1,250/mo
In markup alone. That pays for a whole Active Bench
An in-house HR specialist
$68,780/yr
Before benefits. Recruiting Department is about a quarter of that
Doing it yourself on Indeed
7-10 hrs/wk
Plus $150-300 a month in ads. Cheaper in cash, not in your time
Simple, published pricing.
One flat monthly price with no placement fees, on a three-month minimum that then goes month-to-month.
Bench Keeper
One hiring need, always covered.
- 1 hiring lane
- A bench of about 5 ready people
- Text pre-screen, availability rechecked monthly
- Monthly bench report
Active Bench Most popular
For most trade businesses.
- Up to 2 hiring lanes, about 7 bench slots
- 2+ new qualified candidates every month
- Text and phone screening
- A recruiter supports you through interviews
- Referral program set up and tracked
- Weekly bench report
Recruiting Department
Your outsourced hiring team.
- Every lane, plus a vetted subcontractor bench
- Up to 10 bench slots
- 8+ qualified candidates every month
- Phone screens and reference checks
- We book and join your interviews
- Onboarding handoff, 30/60/90-day check-ins
- Monthly review call and seasonal hiring plan
- 60-day free replacement
Monthly plans include a one-time setup fee for your first bench build. Pay yearly and get 2 months free. See the terms
Free
Not sure where to start? Book a free Bench Audit.
A 30-minute call and a one-page report on the gaps in your hiring. No cost, no commitment.
We guarantee the bench, in writing.
Bench promise or next month free
If we miss your plan's monthly promise for reasons in our control, you don't pay for the next month.
60-day free replacement
On the Recruiting Department plan: if a W-2 hire from the bench quits or is let go for cause within 60 days, we find a replacement first, at no charge.
You keep your bench
If you cancel, your bench list and records are still yours.
We guarantee what we deliver: candidates and bench level. Whether a hire stays depends on pay and management, so the subscription itself isn't refunded.
Clear terms, no fine print.
3-month minimum
Monthly plans start with three months, then go month-to-month.
30 days' notice
Cancel any time after the minimum with 30 days' notice.
Pay yearly, get 2 months free
Prepay a year and the last two months are on us.
One-time setup fee
Monthly plans include a setup fee that pays for building your first bench.
The Bench Sprint is one-off
A single 30-day sprint. No plan or contract needed, and it doesn't renew.
Background checks on request
Ordered only when you ask: $80 per check, plus $15-25 handling.
Hiring decisions are yours
We build and screen the bench. You choose who to hire.
Questions.
Job boards already don't work for me. Why would this?
You pay a job board for applicants. We run the ads and screen, call and keep the good ones warm, so you only meet people who are ready to work.
Isn't a recruiter cheaper for one hire?
One recruiter fee for a crew hire is about $7,600. That buys you 5-15 months of an always-on local bench. On the Recruiting Department plan, a 60-day replacement is included too.
How is this different from a staffing agency?
An agency adds a 25-55% markup to every hour, for as long as the person works for you. With us you hire your own crew and pay one flat monthly price. Keep the agency for surge days.
We already use H-2B.
We work alongside it. We cover the domestic roles, crew leads and subcontractors H-2B can't, and fill the gap if visas are late.
Can't I use the free state workforce center?
Yes, and we do too. We use every free channel for you, including JobLink and job fairs, then screen and keep the results on your bench.
They quit in a week anyway.
That's why we keep a bench, so the next person is ready. On the Recruiting Department plan, if a W-2 hire from the bench leaves in the first 60 days, we replace them free.
I only need people in spring.
Add a Seasonal Surge from February to April. We build your bench in winter so your spring crew is ready by March 1.
Do I have to sign a long contract?
Three months, then month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Pay yearly and you get 2 months free.
¿Hablan español?
Sí. We screen candidates in English and Spanish.