Maternal and Child Health Team Leader Programs

Full Time Permanent Position

Salary $140,165 per annum + 12% Super +
ADO + 5 Weeks Annual Leave + Qualification Allowance including option for a Novated Lease vehicle

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

There is an opportunity for an experienced Maternal and Child Health Nurse to lead the MCH Programs Team. This role oversees the Immunisation service, Lactation service, Sleep and Settling and Parent Education Programs. This role works with the Maternal and Child Health Manager and MCH Leadership Team, in the implementation and application of service best practice.

The position will report directly to the Manager Maternal and Child Health. If you are an experienced MCH nurse, and passionate mentor with a strategic eye for supporting a growing community, then this job is for you. As part of the MCH leadership team you will help shape the future of our service.

Key Responsibilities

• Create a high-performance team culture characterised by empowerment, trust and respect through effective leadership, coaching and high-quality supervision.
• Provide clinical practice support for practitioners working within the Maternal and Child Health and Immunisation service and undertake clinical sessions as required.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of forward leaning policies and procedures as well as a plan that strongly positions the Maternal and Child Health and Immunisation services for population growth.
• Deliver and contribute to Council goals as outlined in the Council Health and Wellbeing Plan and the Melton: A City for All People Plan.
• Make decisions on the day to day running of the Maternal and Child Health services; specifically; new parent groups, parent information session, lactation support and sleep and settling support and the Council’s Immunisation service, ensuring optimum outcomes and continuous improvement in all aspects of service delivery, Government policy, National Immunisation Program Schedule relating to local government and the Maternal and Child Health program standards.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Current Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and must hold qualifications in Maternal and Child Health nursing that are recognised in Victoria.
• Be a qualified Maternal and Child Health Nurse.
• Preferably have experience in an MCH leadership role.
• Experience in all aspects of the Maternal and Child Health and Immunization services with strong knowledge and understanding of current theory and practice and legislative issues relevant to the service.
• Strong team engagement skills to drive an emotionally intelligent, supportive and high-performance culture.
• Work independently and make clear, precise, and evidence-based decisions, using service data related to the day-to-day operation of the service.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

Benefits

We offer:

• Five weeks paid Annual Leave*
• Flexible Working Hours
• Monthly ADO - Accrued Day Off (for full time positions)
• 4th Year for MCH Nurses, Immunisation Nurses and Lactation Consultants
• Reimbursement of AHPRA Registration if we are your primary employer
• Clinical Supervision Program for all nursing staff
• Mentorship, peer support and opportunities to build essential skills and leadership capacity
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)*
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Affirmation and Transition of Gender Leave
• Cultural and Ceremonial Leave
• Emergency Management Leave
• Subsidised uniforms
• Wellbeing initiatives

• These benefits are pro rata.

Most importantly, we offer a great multidisciplinary team of colleagues working together to build service capacity for Melton.

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

How To Apply

This role reports directly to the Manager Maternal and Child Health and interested staff are encouraged to contact Heidi Brundell, Acting Manager Maternal and Child Health to discuss the key responsibilities affiliated with the position in greater detail on 0438 525 271.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. 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.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

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.