City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington. If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
We are building a safe and inclusive culture where our people are empowered to deliver their best work. Embracing innovation and change, we continually deliver richer and higher quality services to a vibrant, diverse and iconic municipality. We are passionate and energetic, working as one team to build a healthy, prosperous and sustainable community. Progress is important to us, and we and make it a priority to invest in our people’s wellbeing, growth and development.
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The City of Stonnington has an exciting opening for a Maternal and Child Health Nurse on a permanent part time basis for 22.8 hours per week.
This is a great opportunity to make a difference in your community, utilising your knowledge of child development and your compassion and interpersonal skills to establish supportive relationships with families in the municipality.
In this position you’ll be responsible for providing a family centred Maternal and Child Health Service that maximises the health potential of children 0-6 years and their families within the municipality. As a universal MCH Nurse, through centre consultations and home visits, you’ll monitor and promote the health, growth and development of young children, which includes physical, social, emotional/mental and intellectual development of young children by providing support, guidance and information. This will include providing early intervention which is supported by identifying children, parents and families experiencing vulnerability, empowering them to act and facilitating the earliest possible opportunity for engagement with services.
This positon has an annual salary of $108,846 to $111,164 per annum based on full time (38 hours per week) + a qualification allowance + superannuation. This is approximately $55 to $56 per hour as a base rate.
Desired Skills and Experience
To be successful in this position, you’ll need excellent communications skills for mentoring students and working effectively with a diverse range of families, groups and service providers. Additionally you’ll need strong time management skills, highly developed assessment and referral skills and an understanding of legislation relating to Mandatory Reporting of child abuse.
A current drivers licence, WWCC and current registration with the AHPRA as a registered nurse and registered midwife, with a recognised qualification in Child, Family and Community Nursing are essential to be considered. You will have highly developed assessment and referral skills and an understanding of families’ support needs, child protection issues and knowledge of child development and family dynamics. Well-developed communication skills in correspondence, report writing and client documentation using Microsoft office and DHHS Information Systems is also required.
Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Samantha Cooke, Coordinator Maternal Child Health and Support Playgroup Services on 8290 3338.
For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Submitting your application
We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
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