Cook

Bring comfort, care and quality to every meal as a Cook in Oakey. Join a supportive health service team where your skills help enhance the daily experience of patients and residents. You'll prepare nutritious meals, contribute to safe and efficient food services, and take pride in work that makes a meaningful difference in the community.

What your day could look like

As a Cook, you'll help create a positive experience for patients and residents through safe, nutritious and appealing meals. From preparing menus that meet individual dietary needs to supporting a high-performing food service environment, you'll work with a collaborative team to deliver outcomes that contribute to wellbeing every day.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Preparing high-quality meals that support health, wellbeing and individual dietary requirements.
• Coordinating food preparation, stock control and ordering processes to keep services running smoothly and efficiently.
• Supporting safe food handling practices and quality standards that build trust and confidence in the service.
• Sharing your knowledge with team members and contributing ideas that improve food services and customer experience.

Let's talk about you!

You're someone who takes pride in creating meals that make a difference. You combine technical cooking skills with compassion, integrity and attention to detail, understanding that every meal is an important part of a person's day. You'll enjoy working in a team, building positive relationships and helping deliver a food service that people can rely on. The impact you create is felt through comfort, care and consistency, making every meal count for those you support.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Food Safety Supervisor Certificate, or willingness to obtain it within the required timeframe.
• Strong cooking skills with experience following recipes, dietary requirements and food safety standards.
• Ability to manage stock, monitor quality and support efficient kitchen operations.
• Clear communication skills, sound computer literacy and a collaborative approach to teamwork.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in healthcare, aged care or other high-volume catering environments and/or additional food safety or hospitality training.

Above all, you'll bring compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage to the way you work and support others.

Through quality meals, safe practices and genuine care, you'll help create positive daily 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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