Maternal and Child Health Nurse
Casual
Salary: $71.66 hour plus qualification allowance and 12% superannuation
Location: Morwell, Moe, Traralgon & Churchill
Department: Family Services
Do you want to make an IMPACT?
The Role
Our Maternal & Child Health Nurses provide advisory, supportive, and educative primary health and support services to families with children from birth to school age. In this role you will deliver Key Age and Stage consultations to assess, screen and monitor the health, growth and physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children from birth to school age and develop specific programs and strategies to assist families during this time.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate and has previous experience in providing advice, support, and education to families with children from birth to school age. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, with a non-judgmental approach, and the ability to communicate with families, groups, other employees, and other service providers.
You'll need:
* Registered Nurse with the Victorian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
* Qualifications in Midwifery.
* Qualifications and previous experience working as a Maternal & Child Health Nurse.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
* Proven experience to manage own time, determine priorities, plan and organise workload.
* Current Victorian driver's licence.
Successful applicants are required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.
Go Further at Latrobe City Council
A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.
Why work for us?
At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.
We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.
Our salaries are competitive, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.
We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland.
To apply
Please apply (and submit your responses to the Key Selection Criteria) via the Latrobe City Council website.
Applications close 11.59PM Thursday 12 March 2026.
For more information contact Natalie Watts - Team Leader Family Health on 0438 660 254 for a confidential discussion.
Child Safe Organisation
Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Our recruitment practices reflect this.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support applicants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and can be contacted at IndigenousEmployment@latrobe.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 367 700.
We strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at careers@latrobe.vic.gov.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details; a member of the team will be in touch.
Latrobe City Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.
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