About the role
Our team of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nurses promote optimal child health in children under 6 years of age through developmental assessment, monitoring health, and providing an advisory, supportive and educative primary health service to their families and caregivers.

Work type: Temporary part-time – 53.2 hours per fortnight commencing ASAP until 13^th June 2025.
Classification: MCHN Year 1 – 4 ($53.48 – 58.36 p/h) plus super & allowances

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a maternal and child health service delivered within the service program guidelines and standards.
• Commitment to the provision of a quality service and continuous improvement.
• Maintain professional knowledge and skills.
• Meet all requirements in respect to service agreements and relevant legislation.
• Contribute to the overall development of the service by displaying team work.
• Ensure that work practices reflect the organisational values and expected behaviours.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess the following:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse Division One and Midwife with a post-graduate qualification in Child and Family Health nursing (minimum of Graduate Diploma if qualified in 1999 or later). 
• If qualified outside Victoria, completion, or willingness to complete, additional training to be eligible to practice in Victoria as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse.
• Current Working with Children Check and satisfactory National Police Records Check.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver the Victorian Maternal & Child Health program to a diverse range of families. 
• Well-developed communication skills including interpersonal and written skills.
• General computer literacy – specific knowledge of CDIS MCH system or willingness to learn.
• COVID-19 vaccination is required under the current state government orders.

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At the 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've 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!

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

A career with us
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in 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:

• salary sacrificing and novated lease options
• cultural and ceremonial leave
• study leave
• paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
• IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
• training and career development opportunities
• a healthy and safe environment
• our employee wellbeing program
• corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
• unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning 

Applications and Enquiries

Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.

Enquiries: Nicole Carver | Coordinator Community Child Health | Nicole.Carver@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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