What your day could look like
As an Operational Services Officer - Catering, you'll play a vital role in creating a safe, comfortable environment for patients, visitors, and staff. From preparing and delivering meals to maintaining high standards of cleanliness, you'll be part of a supportive team that keeps the service running at its best.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Delivering quality food services that support patient wellbeing and recovery
Maintaining clean, safe, and hygienic environments across clinical and support areas
Working collaboratively with team members to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently
Supporting safe practices by following health, safety, and infection control guidelines
Let's Talk About You
You're someone who takes pride in your work and understands the difference the little things make to someone's day. You bring care, reliability, and a strong sense of responsibility to every shift, even in busy or unpredictable environments. Whether you're supporting patients through your service or helping your team stay on track, you consistently show compassion, integrity, and respect. You're not just here to do a job, you're here to contribute to a caring and safe healthcare environment.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Experience or understanding of support services in healthcare or aged care settings
Ability to prioritise tasks, manage workloads, and maintain high standards
Strong teamwork, communication skills, and a commitment to safety
A current driver's licence and willingness to work across varied shifts
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in catering or cleaning services in a healthcare setting and/or additional training in food safety or infection control.
Most importantly, you're passionate about contributing to a safe, respectful environment where patients feel cared for and teams feel supported. Together, you'll help deliver essential services that reflect compassion, dignity, and excellence in care.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.
For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here. Where are you?
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
Find out more about us!
Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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