Auxiliary Services Supervisor - Catering

Auxiliary Services Supervisor - Catering

Department of Health - Queensland

Location: Warwick Work type: Full-time Work setting: Onsite

Lead a dedicated catering team in Warwick, responsible for the delivery of safe, nutritious meals that support patient care and aged residents. This role offers a hands-on leadership opportunity with a daily impact on service quality, staff support, and the community's experience.

Your Daily Contribution:

As an Auxiliary Services Supervisor – Catering, you will be integral to ensuring patients and residents receive safe, high-quality meals that support their wellbeing. Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating daily kitchen operations.
• Leading your team with confidence to establish a reliable and supportive food service.
• Leading catering operations to deliver timely, nutritious meals across hospital and aged care settings.
• Supporting and mentoring your team, building capability and fostering a positive workplace culture.
• Driving improvements in food quality, safety, and service delivery standards.
• Managing resources and systems to maintain efficient, compliant, and responsive operations.

About You:

You are a capable and grounded leader who takes pride in managing a well-organised, high-quality service. You approach busy environments with a calm, practical perspective and possess the ability to unite people to achieve strong results. Motivated by making a tangible difference to people's daily experience, you excel at process improvement and supporting your team through challenges. You value consistency, safety, and teamwork, knowing your efforts contribute meaningfully to care delivery.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience in food services, ideally within healthcare, aged care, or large-scale catering.
• Ability to lead and support a team, including rostering and performance management.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and a commitment to quality and compliance.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

Desirable Qualifications:

• A qualification in food safety supervision or hospitality.
• Experience improving service delivery in a structured environment.

You will bring compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation, and courage to all aspects of your work, contributing to a service that people rely on. Your leadership will ensure safe, quality care is delivered through every meal.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

Darling Downs Health serves over 300,000 people across its expansive region, from Taroom to Texas, with a purpose of ensuring accessible and sustainable care. This challenging work offers endless career possibilities. Whether you are a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you will see your impact firsthand. Here, you will find unique opportunities to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that might otherwise take years to access in larger health services. Darling Downs Health is a place to step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care.

Rewards and Benefits:

• 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

Application Instructions:

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, 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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