Team Leader Maternal and Child Health

• Permanent Full time
• $135388.50 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the Maternal and Child Health team

Hume City Council is one of Australias fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

This position is responsible for supporting the coordination partnerships planning development and financial management of Maternal Child Health within the Municipality. The position provides leadership to all members of the MCH Team to provide optimal family centred primary health care for caregivers and their children from birth to 6 years to maximise their health development and educational outcomes.

What youll be doing:

• Lead and manage day to day operations of Maternal Child Health and Universal Maternal Child Health Services ensuring practices are consistent with Council and Government policies Program Standards and accepted professional best practice.
• Ensure an adequate workforce is maintained to meet the needs of clients including where staff are on leave attending education and training or meetings.
• Monitor performance of Maternal Child Services against internal and external service targets and lead inclusive processes to implement strategies to ensure targets are achieved.
• Provide effective leadership and foster a positive workplace culture where staff report feeling engaged empowered supported and encouraged to think and act creatively in supporting the community and delivering Hume City Councils services.
• In collaboration with Coordinator Maternal Child Health Services recruit and orientate appropriately skilled and experienced staff whose behaviours are consistent with Hume Values Culture and Staff Code of Conduct ensuring staff are developed and coached to achieve their potential.
• Provide positive role modelling demonstrating day to day practice and behaviours consistent with Hume Values Culture and Staff Code of Conduct.
• Contribute to and participate in research surveys benchmarking to direct and plan for future service requirements.
• Actively pursue own professional development
• Stay abreast of current information affecting broad service provision through reading and networking.

The skills and experience youll bring to the role:

• Demonstrated recent Maternal and Child Health experience and an understanding of the key issues affecting planning and service delivery in Maternal and Child Health.
• Demonstrated management skills including a high degree of motivation and initiative and an ability to meet task deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in monitoring budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and gain assistance from key areas within the organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to provide advice and recommend course of action to management.
• Demonstrated leadership ability well developed interpersonal skills and staff supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with staff and families with particular emphases on issue resolution.
• Computer proficiency with an extensive working knowledge of generic and specific software applications including Microsoft Office and Child Development Information System (CDIS).

Required Certifications & Qualifications:

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Nurse and Midwife
• Tertiary qualifications in a recognised Maternal Child Health.
• Current Drivers license

Why Hume City Council

A leader in local government were committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

Were better every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

Were in it together: At Hume everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages people with disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people LGBTIQA people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks Working with Children Check and a Criminal Record Check. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime