Maternal and Child Health Nurse - Sleep Settling Program

Job No: MEL1400

Part Time Permanent Position
30.4 hours per week (job sharing considered - days are flexible)

Salary Range: $113,351 - $129,603 per annum pro rata + 11.5% Super

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.

An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Registered Maternal and Child Health Nurse to join our team at Melton City Council. If successful for this role, your key position objectives will be to provide an evidence-informed Sleep Settling model of care and support vulnerable families by providing Sleep Settling outreach consultations and information sessions. You will be responsible for supporting families to be confident and capable in their decision making related to their children.

We are seeking a vibrant and proactive MCH Nurse who can work independently and contribute to the strong team culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver the Maternal and Child Health Sleep Settling program within the guidelines and policies of the Department of Health.
• Promote the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children through planned interventions and parent education information sessions, outreach consultations, and individual and group discussions.
• Collect and collate data as per Department of Health Sleep Settling program guidelines.
• Advocate for parents, the community, and the service as appropriate and within Council's policy framework.

About You

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

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) and Midwife, and able to satisfy the requirements to work as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse in Victoria.
• Demonstrated experience working as a Registered Nurse or Midwife.
• Experience with the use of CDIS IT program or a willingness to learn.
• Must have a current valid Victorian Driver's licence. Nurses are required to have their own private motor vehicle in order to carry out their role as a Maternal and Child Health nurse. A travel allowance will be applied in accordance with the Melton City Council Enterprise Agreement.
• 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

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

• Genuine flexible work options including the ability to purchase up to 4 additional weeks leave and other generous leave entitlements
• Reimbursement of AHPRA Registration if we are your primary employer
• Clinical Supervision Program for all nursing staff
• Mentorship, peer support, and opportunities to build essential skills and leadership capacity
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)

If you require further information about the position, please contact Amy Walker, Team Leader MCH Programs, .

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 COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

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 13 March 2025