Family Day Care Fieldworker

Fixed Term Part Time until September 2026 

4 days per week

Band 5 - Salary Range $81,006 to $93,280  per annum pro rata + 12% Super 

Be part of something new

This is a brand-new role at Melton City Council that has been created to support our growing community and evolving strategic priorities. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of the role, bring fresh ideas, and make a meaningful impact from day one.

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

This position will see you combining your experience supervising staff with your love of continuous improvement and problem solving. The Family Day Care team is seeking a professional to provide support and guidance to Educators caring for children in their home.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of educational programs. Train, advise and support educators to develop and implement educational programs and curriculum for all children in a family day care setting that meet the relevant Law, Regulations, National and Victorian Quality Framework and National Quality Standards, as the Educational Leader.
• Monitor, resource and support educators through regular home visits, phone calls and other forms of contact to assess and ensure the quality of care and suitability of placements.
• Undertake comprehensive annual safety assessment of educators’ homes and provide ongoing monitoring of safety during regular visits to the care environment.
• Monitor the documentation of the education, care and development of children in care in accordance with the relevant legislation.
• Lead in the recruitment, selection, training, orientation and evaluation of educators.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Tertiary qualification in Children’s Services or equivalent with experience working within the family and children’s services field, preferably Family Day Care experience.
• Current Level 2 or equivalent first aid, including CPR.
• Current Anaphylaxis Awareness and Management Training.
• Current Asthma Management Training.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

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 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 5 weeks annual leave*
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)*
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

*These benefits are pro rata. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Lisa Xerri, Early Years Team Leader on 0417 540 640.

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.

 Applications close 11:59pm Friday 16 January 2026