Maternal & Child Health Nurse - Max term -Full Time (12 months)

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• MCH
• Max term -Full time (with possible extension or permanency
• Guaranteed 5 days per week

Maternal and Child Health Nurse-Full Time 12 months contract (with possible extension or permanency)

Location: Cardinia Shire

• Exciting new opportunity for a Maternal & Child Health Nurse who enjoys the challenge of a wide variety of work across the entire service along with supportive benefits
• Guaranteed 5 days per week
• Community Engagement/Outreach/Service Improvement possibilities within this role
• Opportunity to negotiate for ADO’s
• Highly supportive team within a highly supportive & innovative organization with a great culture
• Generous professional development opportunities
• Qualification allowances
• Job share will be considered
• $49 - $54 per hour

Cardinia Shire Council is a growing municipality located in the South East growth corridor of the Melbourne metropolitan area. We welcome applications from qualified Maternal and Child Health Nurses seeking to join a dynamic and motivated team providing innovative, family centred services. Our service is comprised of a dedicated Home Visiting team, a Key Ages and Stages Outreach at Home program, as well as the Enhanced MCH team and the Universal MCH team, with a highly supportive admin team. You will be a flexible and dynamic individual who enjoys the challenge and variety of moving across the entire service to meet the needs of our clients. You will bring an abundance of creative ideas about how to make the most of opportunities in connecting families with our service and the wider community. If you are energized by the idea of this new position, then this job may be the change you are looking for! Cardinia Shire Council aspires to create a working environment that empowers, develops and encourages employees to be innovative and reach their full potential. By working collaboratively and flexibly, we make a positive difference to the lives of our present and future communities. Council also promotes being connected and cohesive, mobile, dynamic and engaged, so as to strive for excellence. This is an environment where the harmony of the workforce is valued, and where your professional experience will be enhanced through working in both rural and metropolitan communities within the shire, with a growing number of families from diverse backgrounds.

To be successful you will need to posses

• Qualifications as a MCH Nurse
• Current registration with AHPRA
• Current Working with Children’s Check
• Current driver’s license and have access to own vehicle

In addition, we are seeking someone with the following skills, abilities and qualities:

• Have the ability to work well within a team
• Authentic values and behaviour
• Strong emotional intelligence
• Well-developed reflective practice and awareness of self
• Ability to develop and maintain respectful and cooperative relationships
• Ability to be a change agent
• Sound understanding of the principles and practice around diversity and inclusive services
• Commitment to quality customer service and improvement

For details please view the Position Description.

Apply using the online application form below by EOD  Sunday 22nd July 2018. For enquiries please contact Cathy Massoud, Coordinator MCH 0409 541 795.

Cardinia Shire Council is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We welcome applications from people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.