We are looking for Casual Operational Officers to join the Group Linen Services Unit within the Department of Health!

Job details

As the Operational Officer, you will provide efficient and effective linen service duties, including production and distribution of linen-to-Linen Service clients, achieving efficiency whilst maintaining a safe work environment and delivering a balanced workflow that will meet our customer requirements.

What you'll do

• Sorting of soiled linen
• Feeding linen into production equipment to fold and iron.
• Hand fold of linen
• Packing of clean linen
• Distribution of linen at facilities
• Operation of tug equipment
• Delivery of clean linen to wards
• Collection of soiled linen from wards
• General cleaning duties, including sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, rubbish collection and removal in all areas of the facility.
• Other cleaning duties as required.

About you

This is a manual handling position requiring you to:

• repetitive manual handling of laundry items
• feeding linen into machines
• handling linen items
• sorting soiled linen.
• Some workstations require the use of specialised PPE.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use automated machinery and some computerised equipment.
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders and team members and ability to effectively communicate and influence staff.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

Employee wellbeing

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis such as temporary, full time or part time.ﾠ

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• QH Information for Applicants (PDF, 938KB)
  Application Kit
  
  QLD633382 Operational Officer RD (PDF, 412KB)
  Role Description