Love creating delicious, nourishing meals that make a real impact? As an Operational Services Officer – Cook with Darling Downs Health in Miles, you’ll play a vital role in preparing high-quality meals that support the health and wellbeing of patients and consumers. This is your chance to bring your passion for food into a rewarding role that combines skill, purpose, and community connection.

Job details

What your day will look like….

Your day will revolve around preparing and cooking a variety of meals that meet both nutritional needs and personal preferences, using dietitian-approved recipes and fresh ingredients. You'll work closely with a supportive team to deliver consistent, safe, and high-quality food across the service—from main meals to desserts and modified diets. Whether you're monitoring food safety, checking the freshness of deliveries, or contributing to continuous improvement in the kitchen, your work will directly impact the care and satisfaction of those we serve. You'll be part of a fast-paced environment where collaboration, attention to detail, and a love for cooking all come together.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

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Further information

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

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

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

• Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  DD2506645376 Role Description (PDF, 321KB)
  Role Description