Coordinator Maternal and Child Health

7 months ago


Melton, Australia Melton City Council Full time

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**MCH Coordinator - Salary $138,411 + 11% Super **+**
**5 Weeks Annual Leave + Qualification Allowance + Monthly ADO**
**including option for a Novated Lease vehicle**

**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**

If you are an experienced, passionate, and innovative Maternal and Child Health leader then this is the position for you. Melton City is Australia’s fastest growing local government area and is experiencing high demand for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services. Council recognises the benefits that MCH can provide to children and families, and the important role that the service plays to improve the early identification of children who need more support. We are incredibly proud of the service we offer and are working to increase our capacity to meet the needs of Melton City’s growing and diverse community.

That is why we are significantly increasing the support provided to our MCH team through the recent establishment of a dedicated MCH department and increased employment conditions and benefits. We are working to ensure that Melton City Council is a place where MCH nurses can grow their careers, we are recruiting more nurses and we continue to advocate for a stronger MCH system in Victoria.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a collaborative approach to integrated planning of Maternal and Child Health services.
- Ensure that the Maternal and Child Health Service operates efficiently, consistent with relevant Government legislation, guidelines, and Funding and Service Agreements
- Deliver a high-performance team culture and as well as providing support, coaching and high-quality supervision.
- Deliver and contribute to Council goals as outlined in the Council Plans.

To view the **Position Description**, click **here**.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will be able to satisfy the requirements to work as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse in Victoria and Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (division1) and Midwife.

And be able to address the following **Key selection Criteria**:

- Current Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and must hold qualifications in Maternal and Child Health.
- Substantial experience in strategic leadership with a strong emphasis on team engagement skills to drive a supportive and high-performance team culture.
- Thorough knowledge of all legislation and standards related to the Maternal and Child Health services.
- Experience in developing and implementing Maternal and Child Health policy and practice.
- Well-developed skills in strategic planning, business planning and budget management.

In addition you will require;
- Experience with use of CDIS IT program or a willingness to learn.
- 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
- Five weeks paid Annual Leave
- Flexible Working Hours
- 19 Day Month
- 4th Year for MCH Nurses, Immunisation Nurses and Lactation Consultants
- Reimbursement of AHPRA Registration if we are your primary employer
- Clinical Supervision Program for all nursing staff
- MCH nurse Graduate Program (2 years)
- Mentorship, peer support and opportunities to build essential skills and leadership capacity
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**:

- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Affirmation and Transition of Gender Leave
- Cultural and Ceremonial Leave
- Emergency Management Leave
- Subsidised uniforms
- Wellb



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