• Full Time Fixed Term Position (6 month contract)
• Salary $120,329 per annum + 10% Super + RDO

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a place where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City. We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

Are you passionate and experienced Maternal and Child Health practitioner committed to producing optimal outcomes for local families and children?

Are you able to influence others and support a team to drive change with a team characterised by service excellence, high-performance, and client-centred practice?

Are you skilled in identifying and mitigating risks to vulnerable families and children?

Key Responsibilities

If so, then this may be the job for you!

Reporting directly to the Coordinator Maternal and Child Health, we are seeking an accomplished performer to work with the Maternal and Child Health team to provide leadership, supervision and support to staff to deliver optimal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) service. The successful candidate will provide specialist services and deliver service reforms.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Current Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and must hold qualifications in Maternal and Child Health nursing that are recognised in Victoria;
• Experience in all aspects of the Maternal and Child Health service with a strong knowledge and understanding of current theory and practice issues relevant to the service;
• Strong team engagement skills to drive an emotionally intelligent, supportive and high-performance culture;
• Communicate effectively with particular emphasis on issue resolution;
• Well-developed organisational, administrative and time management skills;
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks relating to vulnerable clients.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: “a thriving community where everyone belongs” and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

• 19 Day Month
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace accredited)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Social Club Activities
• Subsidised Uniforms

To read more about our benefits visit meltoncity-staff-benefits.applynow.net.au

How to Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Heidi Brundell, Team Leader Enhanced Maternal Child & Health on 9747 5467.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.

We encourage you use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.

Situation (Task) – provide a brief outline of the situation or task?

Action – what did you do in response to the situation or task?

Result – what was the result of your action?

Key Selection Criteria outline the most important knowledge, skills, behaviours and experience needed to perform the role. The criteria may include technical knowledge and experience, as well as interpersonal skills, and tend to be specific to the role’s specialisation and industry.

To address the Key Selection Criteria you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

Applications submitted via email, after the closing date and/or that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements, dependent on the position.

All applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.

To view Position Description visit: meltoncity-vacancies.applynow.net.au

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

At Melton City Council we care for our people, we’re committed to the professional growth of our employees and support balance and flexibility. If you want to work with talented, passionate people and build a thriving and vibrant community, we encourage you to apply. We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Melton City Council is committed to being a Child Safe organisation.