Full Time Permanent Position

$140,165 per annum + 12% Super + ADO + 5 Weeks Annual Leave

(Rate of pay and super effective 1 July 2025)

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community 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

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) sits within City Life. MCH provides a family focused primary health care service that optimises the health and development of children 0-6 years and supports families to be confident and capable in their decision making related to their children.

Melton City Council’s Maternal and Child Health team is going through some exciting changes as the first standalone Maternal and Child Health business unit in Victoria in a community of rapid growth. The position will play a vital role in supporting and guiding Universal MCH Nurses, MCH Nurse graduates, and nurses working in the newly implemented Victorian MCH Nurse (VMCHN) Student Model.

MCH Team Leaders work with the Maternal and Child Health Coordinator and MCH Leadership Team, in the implementation and application of service best practice. You will also participate in MCH strategic planning, budget review and service planning. We currently have an opportunity for an experienced MCH Nurse to join the MCH Leadership Team. This additional Team Leader position will support our growing team. The position will report to the Maternal and Child Health Coordinator. Areas of responsibility include all aspects of operational and clinical management of the Universal MCH service and the MCH Nurses who deliver the Universal MCH service.

If you are an experienced MCH nurse, and passionate mentor with a strategic eye for supporting a growing community, then this job is for you. As part of the MCH leadership team you will help shape the future of our service.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-performance team culture and provide leadership, coaching and high-quality supervision.
• Provide clinical practice support for practitioners working within the Universal MCH Service including graduates, VMCHN student model nurses and MCH students, and undertake clinical sessions as required.
• Make decisions on the day to day running of the Maternal and Child Health service, to ensure optimum outcomes in all aspects of service delivery, Government policy and the Maternal and Child Health program standards and guidelines.
• Ensure a high standard of service, consistent with Council and Government policy and Maternal and Child Health program standards.
• Provide accurate and timely reports, advice and support to management as requested as well as contribute to the annual budget and reporting process and monitor expenditure.

To view the Position Description, click here.

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.
• Experience in a leadership role is highly desired
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" 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:

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

For further information about the position, please contact Heidi Brundell, MCH Coordinator on 0438 525 271.

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

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 19 June 2025