An opportunity has become available within The Royal Children’s Hospital for a casual Linen Porter within the Support Services Department. Shifts: Day & Afternoon Shift across Weekdays and Weekends.

As a Linen Porter, you will play a crucial role in providing the safe, timely and hygienic supply of linen across the RCH in both clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital. Reporting to Support Services Department, you will ensure that your practices adhere to Infection Control guidelines and the AS/NZS Laundry Practice Standards for Victorian Health Facilities.

Your well-developed written and verbal communication skills combined with your interpersonal skills will provide you with the ability to work within a team environment in varying locations throughout the hospital. Your customer focus attention to detail will enable you to provide a high-level service to patients, families and colleagues.

Internally, this position will be known and/or referred to as: Linen Porter - Casual.

Classification for this position is in accordance with Award 04 - Health and Allied Services. Depending on experience, the successful candidate will be appointed from IN21 (Laundryhand, Grade 1) to IN22 (Laundryhand, Grade 2) , FTE base salary $53,284.4 to $55,648.32 per annum, plus superannuation.

What you’ll achieve:

- Commitment to service excellence
- High attention to detail

Your skills and experience:

- Knowledge of infection controls principles and procedures
- Well-developed communication skills (verbal and written)
- Previous experience in a hospital setting desirable
- Ability to adapt to a multifunctional and diverse environment
- Willingness to undertake required training
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to resolve conflict in a professionally




- Capability to build and maintain good working relationships with a diverse team
- Physically fit for manual work

About the Department:

Support Services began life back in 2007 growing out of the old Environmental Services Department to become one of the largest single departments in the hospital with over 220 staff.

What we offer:

- Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary - Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum (and other additional salary-enhancing options!)
- Workplace culture of continuous improvement, growth, support and training
- Clinical Education Hub on-site to support continued training and career development
- Hybrid work model, if applicable to role
- Convenient location & close to public transport
- Special events
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Support for working mothers including two on-site Early Learning Centres, flexible working arrangements, breast feeding and pumping facilities
- Help when you need it most! Staff counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
- Unlimitedaccess to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport
- Enjoy the convenience of an on-site retail precinct, featuring a range of shops, cafés, and food outlets (retail discounts & more)

Other requirements:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check




- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offerthe opportunity towork in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Are you ready to join our team?

Applications close Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 11.59pm

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📌 Linen Porter (Melbourne)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 Melbourne