Maternal and Child Health Nurse - Outreach

Part Time Permanent Position
19 hours per week across 5 days per fortnight (0.5 EFT)

Salary range $116,752 - $133,491 pa + 12% Super (pro rata)

5 weeks annual leave

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

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) sits within City Life. MCH provides a family focused primary health care service that optimises the health and development of children 0-6 years and supports families to be confident and capable in their decision making related to their children.

The role of MCH Nurse will deliver the Maternal and Child Health program within the guidelines and policies of the Department of Health. The role will contribute to providing universal access to MCH services in the City of Melton.

If you are looking for an innovative outreach MCH role, then this is the job for you. The primary focus of this role will be to visit children in community settings to conduct Key Ages and Stages visits.

The Maternal and Child Health Nurse position reports to MCH Team Leader, liaising with MCH Coordinator and the MCH Manger. The role will liaise closely with the broader MCH Team, early year services, kindergartens, childcare, playgroups, community health service providers, Orange Door, Child Protection and Melton Families and Children team and other council business units.

Key Responsibilities

•    Work in partnerships with the educators, early childhood workers, kindergarten services and preschool field officers to support children with developmental concerns.
•    Assess the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and environmental health and wellbeing of individual children and their families providing Key Age and Stage consultations.
•    Provide support and guidance, information and intervention to families through individual and group discussion.
•    Conduct or participate in the planning and delivery of Parent groups where required.
•    Advocate for parents, the community and the service as appropriate and within Councils policy framework.
•    Liaise with other agencies for the purpose of referral
•    Ensure appropriate Occupational Health and Safety procedures are practised.
•    Maintain professional expertise and conduct in accordance with relevant regulatory body and legislation.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) and Midwife, and able to satisfy the requirements to work as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse in Victoria.
• Experienced MCH Nurse who is able to work independently and is self motivated
• Highly developed clinical skills and ability to identify deviations from normal and instigate appropriate early intervention.
• Demonstrated skills in accurate, objective and concise documentation.
• Knowledge and ability to seek out information and make referrals to other support agencies. 
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
• Nurses are required to have their own private motor vehicle in order to carry out their role as a Maternal and Child Health nurse. A travel allowance will be applied in accordance with the Melton City Council Enterprise Agreement No.10 2022.

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*
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*These benefits are pro rata. 

How To Apply

For further information about the position, please contact Heidi Brundell, Manager MCH 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.

 Applications close 11:59pm 26 January 2026