Starter
$500
per month
A few reliable people on call. You run your own interviews.
- 2 lanes: W-2 and 1099
- 4 bench slots in total
- Text and phone screening
- Automatic interview scheduling
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.
03 / 05
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 4-15 months of a bench kept full.
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.
- 1
A standing local bench
Ready before you need it. Everyone else works one open job at a time.
- 2
Workers, help and subs in one
W-2 hires, part-time and 1099 help, and vetted trade subcontractors, all in one service.
- 3
Local, at small-business prices
Northwest Arkansas only. Not a remote national firm, not a 25-55% agency markup.
- 4
Refilled after every hire
Every hire or quit triggers a refresh. Per-hire firms have no reason to do that. We do.
- 5
Published prices
No hidden quotes and no pay-per-application surprises. See every plan below.
What hiring costs you today.
Our plans run $500 to $1,700 a month, flat. Here is what the usual options cost.
A recruiter, for one $38k crew hire
$7,600
About 6 months of Growth, for a single hire
A staffing agency, for one full-time temp
$1,250/mo
In markup alone. That pays for a whole Growth plan
An in-house HR specialist
$68,780/yr
Before benefits. Full Team is under a third 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.
Three plans, one flat monthly price. No setup fees, no add-ons and no job-ad costs.
Step 1
Free
Start with a free Bench Audit.
A 30-minute call plus a one-page gap report: the bench you need, the bench you have, and local pay benchmarks. No cost, no commitment.
Step 2 · Pick one of three plans
Growth Most popular
$1,200
per month
We check, screen and interview. You only meet the best.
Everything in Starter, plus:
- All 3 lanes: W-2, 1099 and subcontractors
- 6 bench slots in total
- Background checks included
- We conduct the interviews
Full Team
$1,700
per month
Hiring fully handled, including office and sales roles.
Everything in Growth, plus:
- 3 specialty hire slots: office, CSR, booking, sales or marketing
- Onboarding
- Check-ins with new hires at 30 and 60 days
Every plan: bench kept full, 60-day free replacement, 3-month minimum then month-to-month. Pay yearly and get 2 months free. See the terms
- Lane
- One type of worker: W-2 employees, 1099 and part-time help, or subcontractors.
- Bench slot
- One screened, available person or company on your list.
- Specialty hire slot
- One office or business role, such as CSR, booking, sales or marketing, that we fill for you.
We guarantee the bench, in writing.
Your bench, kept full
Every slot in your plan holds a screened, available person. When you hire from the bench, or someone drops off, we refill the slot.
Promise met or next month free
If we don't keep your bench full for reasons within our control, the next month is free.
60-day free replacement
If a hire from the bench quits or is let go for cause within 60 days, we replace them 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
Every plan starts with three months, then goes month-to-month.
30 days' notice
Cancel any time after the minimum with 30 days' notice.
No setup fees, no job-ad costs
We source through our own local channels, so you pay only the monthly plan.
Pay yearly, get 2 months free
Prepay a year and the last two months are on us.
No add-ons
Each plan includes everything in the plan before it. Nothing is sold on top.
Background checks included
On Growth and Full Team, at no extra cost.
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 source through our own local channels, then 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 4-15 months of a bench kept full, with a 60-day free replacement on every plan.
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. And if a hire from the bench leaves in the first 60 days, we replace them free.
I only need people in spring.
Start your plan in winter. We build your bench over the three-month minimum so your spring crew is ready by March 1.
Do I have to sign a long contract?
No. 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.