Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives every day? At Darling Downs Health, we’re looking for dedicated Operational Services Officers to join our supportive and values-driven team. In this vital role, you’ll be at the heart of patient care—ensuring our hospital environment is clean, safe, and welcoming, and that meals and essential services are delivered with care and precision. If you’re adaptable, compassionate, and ready to grow in a dynamic healthcare environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Job details

What your day will look like….

You'll move through a variety of meaningful tasks that keep our hospital running smoothly and our patients comfortable. One moment you might be preparing and distributing meals that meet strict food safety standards, the next you could be ensuring patient areas are clean, safe, and welcoming. You'll collaborate with a close-knit team, respond to changing needs with flexibility, and take pride in upholding high standards in hygiene, catering, linen, and waste management. Every task you complete—whether it's documenting safety checks, supporting ward operations, or adapting to aged care requirements—contributes to a healthier, more compassionate environment for everyone who walks through our doors.

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.

• DD2506641077 Role Description (PDF, 318KB)
  Role Description
  
  Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants