AddressMultiple Opportunities - Full time, Part time & Casual Positions available
Hourly Rate $51.99 + 10.5% Super including option for a Novated Lease vehicle (+ RDO for full time positions)
Casual Positions
Hourly rate $64.98 + 10.5% Super
Are you a Graduate Maternal Child Health Nurse who is excited to develop your career in a specialised environment, utilising your skills, your passion for caring? If so, we want you to join our team!
The program will support you, the next generation of nurses, in building your clinical confidence and strong leadership skills as you transition from study to professional practice.
We offer our graduates a structured program that will consolidate your clinical skills in a supportive and caring environment with:
- Multiple opportunities to consolidate your studies through targeted professional development and group learning activities
- A dedicated mentor who will provide resources, encouragement, support, coach, shape your professional career whilst guiding you in a dual centre
- We know that providing support and building meaningful connections are essential to a safe and curious learning environment. You’ll be supported by our Leadership team to guide you through this program.
Our graduate Program will include:
- Monthly meetings, debriefing, assistance with case studies and one on one sessions
- Extensive Council Induction and comprehensive Orientation program
- Nominated mentor for initial and ongoing support
- Externally facilitated clinical supervision sessions
- Structured career pathway mentorship and navigation to further professional development
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (division1) and Midwife
- Able to satisfy the requirements to work as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse in Victoria.
- Experience with use of CDIS IT program or a willingness to learn.
- Must have a current Victorian Driver’s licence or equivalent
- Must have a current working with Children Check
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.
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:
- 19 Day Month*
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave*
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace accredited)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms
To read more about our benefits visit https://meltoncity-staff-benefits.applynow.net.au/
How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Andrea Norden, MCH Program Team leader 0438919*** or June Williams, Coordinator Maternal Child & Health on 0477292***
To view the Position Description, click here.
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role .
We encourage you to use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.
Situation (Task) – provide a brief outline of the situation or task?
Action – what did you do in response to the situation or task?
Result – what was the result of your action?
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.
Applications submitted via email, after the closing date and/or that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.
Successful applicants must comply with COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.
To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.
We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery. Please note, we undertake several screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate to this position holds a valid employee working with children/vulnerable people check and satisfactory criminal history record check
