Maternal and Child Health Team Leader

**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.

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 Counci