Coordinator Maternal Child Health

**Coordinator Maternal Child Health**:
**Job no**: 497534

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: MCH Nurse

**Categories**: Management, Child & Family Services

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we have built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**About the role**
In this leadership role, you will provide strategic leadership in addition to managing all aspects of operations, with a particular focus on strengthening service collaboration and integration both internally, and externally with local stakeholders, government and community. You will also contribute to a multi-disciplinary service culture that promotes best practice and service excellence.

You will be responsible for the coordination, planning, development, implementation and delivery of Maternity & Child Health programs, projects and services, including:

- Universal Maternal & Child Health service;
- Enhanced Maternal & Child Health service;
- Tender responsibility for Immunisation service.

Key responsibilities include:

- Provide strong leadership in the development and ongoing operation of Maternal & Child Health services and programs that promotes excellence in the health care, and wellbeing of the child.
- Contribute to the development of services that are evidence based to ensure they meet the needs of local children and their families.
- Develop and implement a marketing strategy to promote Maternal & Child Health services and programs.
- Provide expert knowledge on contributors and effects of vulnerability on children and best practices to increase participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children and their families/care givers.
- Implement service strategies that provide positive access and are inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Manage service finances and budget in accordance with approved Council policies and requirements.
- Ensure that all funding requirements are met including project evaluation, reporting, data collation and quality assurance requirements.

**About you**

Essential Experience:

- Experience and ability to provide effective staff leadership and management.
- Experience in developing policies and strategies to support the effective planning and delivery of Maternal & Child Health nursing services.
- Understanding on contributors and effects of vulnerability on children and best practices to increase participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children and their families/care givers.
- Clear understanding of and commitment to the principles of integrated and innovative practice, and multi-disciplinary service delivery.
- Able to provide sound financial budget management and reporting.
- Minimum postgraduate Maternal & Child Health Nursing qualification and substantial professional experience in Maternal & Child Health nursing.
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a registered nurse and midwife.
- COVID-19 vaccination is required under the current state government pandemic orders.

**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.

Central Geelong-based City employees have moved to our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- flexible