Enhanced Home Visiting Nurse

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do.

• 4 days per week (.8FTE)
• $ $68.09 per hour + Qualification Allowance + 12% Superannuation
• Join a vibrant, supportive team focused on delivering high-quality care to vulnerable families
• Make a meaningful impact through an intensive, home-based MCH outreach program
• Year 4 now applied from February

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting transformation journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Good Governance and Integrity
• Long Term Financial Sustainability

The role:
As an Enhanced Maternal & Child Health Nurse, you will provide intensive, responsive, and home-based care to vulnerable families with children aged 0-36 months. Your role will involve conducting assessments, developing Family Action Plans, and collaborating with various services to ensure the best possible outcomes for at-risk children and their families. You will be responsible for managing a diverse range of cases, often with complex needs, and will play a crucial role in supporting families through and back into the Universal Maternal and Child Health Service.

About you:
All applicants must be an experienced Maternal and Child Health Nurse, holding registration as both a nurse and midwife, along with postgraduate qualifications in Family and Child Health. Your ability to communicate effectively with diverse families, combined with your strong organisational skills and commitment to family-centric, solution-focused practices, will ensure your success in this role. You are flexible, collaborative, able to manage multiple complex tasks, and have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable families.

Benefits:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional development.
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and families within a culturally diverse community.
• Be part of a committed team working on location to deliver essential services.

If you're passionate about making a positive impact and have the skills and experience required, we'd love to hear from you

In return, we will offer:

The ability to make a difference -
Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.

Great working conditions
- a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.

An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering
- Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.

Career opportunities
- engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.

Transformation
- We are in a time of transformation to stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of our community. Together, we are on an exciting journey to empower all of our employees to be innovative, and constantly strive towards continuous improvement.

Reward & Recognition -
extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

Further Information:

Further information is available from Melanie Sledge on Applications must address the key selection criteria contained in the position description. Applications close 22 September 2025.

The successful candidate must provide evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

Download the Position Description:

Enhanced MCH Nurse

City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all.

Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.

ABOUT US

The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, gardens and natural bushland reserves, bustling shopping centres and a diverse range of arts, cultural, sports and leisure facilities.

Whitehorse City Council provides more than 100 services and facilities across a range of areas within our community services, city development, infrastructure, corporate services and transformation directorates. Whitehorse is one of Melbourne's largest metropolitan councils with a workforce of approximately 1300 employees and aspires to foster an inclusive, vibrant, prosperous and sustainable community. Our employees help us achieve these goals

At Whitehorse, employee health, wellbeing and development are paramount, and we aim for everyone to become the best they can be in the workplace. Benefits of working with us include:

• A welcoming and supportive working environment
• Great opportunities for training and to build a long-term career within Whitehorse or the local government sector.
• Extensive employee health and wellbeing programs including flexible working arrangements
• Salary sacrifice options for gym / swim memberships, childcare and superannuation; and access to novated vehicle leases.
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Ample onsite parking at most facilities with ready access to public transport
• Active Social Club with a calendar of events through the year