What your day could look like
As an Operational Services Officer - Catering, you'll play an important role in supporting patient care through the delivery of safe, high-quality food services. From creating positive experiences for patients and staff to helping ensure meal services run smoothly, you'll contribute to outcomes that support health, wellbeing and comfort across our facilities.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Delivering reliable meal services that support patient and resident wellbeing.
Providing friendly, respectful customer service to patients, visitors and colleagues.
Maintaining safe food handling practices and high hygiene standards.
Working collaboratively with your team to keep services efficient, responsive and patient-focused.
Let's Talk About You
You're someone who brings energy, reliability and genuine care to everything you do. You take pride in a job well done, communicate respectfully with others, and adapt quickly when priorities change. Whether you're helping prepare meal services or supporting a busy team environment, you enjoy knowing your work helps create a positive experience for patients and staff. You're not just looking for a job, you're looking for a role where your contribution matters and where you can make a difference every day.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Experience working in a catering, hospitality, food service or similar environment.
Ability to work efficiently and follow schedules in a fast-paced setting.
Strong communication skills and a commitment to excellent customer service.
Knowledge of safe food handling practices and maintaining clean work environments.
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in healthcare, aged care or large-scale catering services and/or experience operating food service equipment.
Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to every interaction, helping create positive experiences for the people who rely on our services
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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