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Salary- Permanent Part-time, 0.6 FTE 22.8 hrs per week Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Hourly rate $56.30 - $60.11 + allowances + 11% Superannuation (pro rata)
- Work as part of a collaborative team across Manningham
Join a collaborative and people focused team who deliver a high standard of care to Manningham families. Help make a difference to parents and young children utilising a holistic approach to provide family centred and strengths based care
Manningham Council proudly delivers over 100 different services to our vibrant and diverse community. From parks and galleries to shopping hubs and leisure facilities, it is our focus to ensure that Manningham remains a liveable and harmonious place to reside, work and visit.
Quality of life is a key focus in our community. At Council, our job doesn’t end at infrastructure and open spaces. We provide a range of home and community based services designed to support residents to live independently and maintain vital community connections. We are always looking for ways to improve our residents’ lives.
We provide challenging and rewarding employment opportunities to innovative, passionate, and driven people. We have a positive and friendly working environment, and we offer our employees a range of benefits, including flexible work options, opportunities for career development, and health and wellbeing initiatives.
We’re constantly transforming our organisation to best support the needs of our local community. And we are looking for a new game changer to join the team. A high performing individual who wants to shape positive and inclusive outcomes for our community. You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of your work while developing and testing new ideas within a culture of learning to deliver excellent outcomes for Manningham.
About the Role
Our MCH service aims to support all families in Manningham with children 0-6 years. The service operates out of 4 multi-nurse centres and we offer initial home visits, KAS, additional consultations and new parent groups. Sleep and settle as well as Lactation Support initiatives are being rolled out. We offer flexibility for parents through some evening sessions. Some availability to work on a rotating evening roster is a requirement of this role.
The universal service focuses on prevention and detection of physical, developmental, emotional and social factors affecting young children and aims to promote health and development and referral for early intervention. The MCH service also aims to optimise Maternal and family wellbeing with a strong focus on supporting mental health and healthy relationships.
Manningham is a multicultural and diverse community and the MCH nurse is required to have a respectful and inclusive approach towards clients and colleagues.
Nurses work as part of a relatively small but highly skilled team and collaboration and a positive, can do approach is essential for this position.
Skills and Experience
- Current registration as both a registered nurse and midwife on the AHPRA register.
- Post graduate Diploma/Masters in Child and Family Health Nursing.
- An empathetic and holistic approach to practice embracing family centred and strengths based care.
- An ability to utilise appropriate communication tools to effectively communicate with people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and being sensitive to cultural practices and beliefs.
- A demonstrated commitment to participate in continuous improvement, education, professional development, and research activities to increase knowledge and skills.
- Highly developed time management skills and the ability to prioritise and develop achievable work plans.
- Drivers licence valid in Victoria.
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How to Apply
Click APPLY to submit your up to date CV and cover letter addressing the key requirements of the role under the “Who are you?’ section of the position description. For a confidential discussion please contact Nicole McLean, MCH Coordinator on 9840 9188.
For all other enquiries regarding the recruitment process, please email ****@manningham.vic.gov.au or visit http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/work-for-us
Applications close on Sunday 10 March 2024 at 5pm
Council recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce for its employees and customers.
To ensure equity of access to employment opportunities, Council encourages applications from underrepresented groups including people who are from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people from different ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds.
Manningham Council have a number of policies and practices to help support our staff, including a Working from Home policy, flexible work practices and an IT infrastructure to support various communication methods when working remotely.
If you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.
Manningham Council is a child safe organisation and, as such, applicants may be required to hold a Working with Children Check.
