* Permanent Full Time & Part Time positions
* Salary from $107,761.10 - $118,738.22 (pro rata), plus allowances and super
New Graduates encouraged to apply
About the role:
We are seeking motivated Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nurses to join our vibrant team and fill permanent vacancies within the Universal MCH program.
The MCH team sits within the Family, Youth & Children's unit and includes provision of KAS visits, facilitating first parent groups, outreach work as required, integrated service collaboration, flexible activities to target vulnerability, and participation in early year's initiatives.
About you:
To be successful in this role you will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with families, colleagues, welfare and early year's professionals. You are required to have current registration with AHPRA as a registered nurse and a registered midwife, and a recognised post graduate Maternal and Child Health qualification to meet employment in Victoria. You need a current Victorian driver's licence, Working with Children and police check.
A position in the MCH team will involve working from any of the six MCH integrated sites across the City of Ballarat, which are predominantly co-located early learning hubs. To match resourcing requirements and to meet the demands of an expanding MCH program days of work will be determined with the successful applicant.
Key Selection Criteria
* Appropriate qualification and current registration as per position description.
* Demonstrated practice based on respect for the values and rights of clients, self and colleagues.
* Ability to communicate effectively with families, colleagues and other professionals.
* Demonstrated experience and understanding of evidence-based practice in the Victorian Maternal and Child Health service including Key Age and Stage Universal Maternal and Child Health.
* Specialised knowledge of child health and development, women's health, and family violence.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage own workload.
* Demonstrated commitment to networking and liaison with key community organisations and Government departments.
* Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team framework responding to changing family needs and service delivery requirements.
* Familiarity with computer MS Office 365 products and Maternal and Child Health specific database.
To apply
Click on the apply button and upload your cover letter, current resume addressing the position description selection criteria before the closing date, Sunday 13 April 2025.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical and police check.
For further information on this position, please contact a Universal MCH Coordinators Diana Thomas 0418 553 923 or Belinda Joyce 0409 429 709.
The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access. We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.
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