- Permanent Full Time
- $123,766.93 per annum plus Superannuation
- Join the Family, Youth and Children team.
Hume City Council is one of Australia’s 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 key leadership position within the Family Youth and Children’ s Department is responsible for leading a strategic approach to the delivery, and response to the Hume community through the provision of Maternal Child Health (MCH) Services.
What you’ll be doing:
- Coordinate and resource the MCH Service, ensuring optimum standards in all aspects of service delivery, consistent with Council and Government policies and procedures, along with relevant frameworks and service reforms.
- Develop, monitor and evaluate goals, objectives, standards and Key Performance Indicators to ensure planned outcomes are met.
- Ensure the development and implementation of a range of processes and innovative practice to adequately cater for the needs of people who access MCH Services.
- Ensure maintence of patnership with key stakeholders and peak bodies to support innovative and responsive service delivery to meet Hume City’s growing and diverse needs.
- Provide strategic advice and direction to ensure the leadership of contemporary and innovative Maternal and Child Health Services.
- Monitor service allocation to ensure that priorities set for the service are appropriate.
- In conjunction with the MCH Team Leaders, develop and review programs and nurse workloads to ensure effective planning and allocation of resources are undertaken- in both universal and enhanced programs.
- Identify changing community and market needs and assist with service reviews ensuring services reflect current and future demands.
- Provide effective leadership to staff and ensure they understand and achieve unit goals and priorities.
- Implement Council’s financial management processes, including profiling and midyear reviews to ensure that programs operate within budget.
- Prepare, monitor and review budgets and reports on any variances for consideration by Manager Health and Community Wellbeing.
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Agency as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) and Midwife, along with additional accredited post-graduate qualifications in Child and Family Health Nursing.
- Demonstrated experience in planning, developing and managing all facets of a MCH, or similar service
- In depth knowledge of services for families, and the general community, including an understanding of the relevant Acts, Legislation, Regulations, and funding guidelines in the Specialist MCH programs.
- Strong management skills with demonstrated experience in leading and developing large teams, along with proven experience in effective change management
- Demonstrated experience in developing innovative programs and achieving operational improvements
- Strong understanding of the principles of integrated service delivery, community development and family centred practice
- Proven ability in establishing and maintain strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to optimise MCH service delivery
- Experience in policy development, strategic service planning and MCH service delivery, along with extensive knowledge of relevant statutory and accountability requirements.
- Experience in planning, developing and managing all facets of a MCH or similar service.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, along with strong written and verbal communication skills, including the preparation and presentation of reports.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing and managing budgets
- Current Working with Children Check and drivers license
To request a copy of the Position Description, please contact Jasmine Tenace on [email protected]
Why Hume City Council
A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:
We’re 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.
We’re 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 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.
