Lactation Consultant - International Board Certified

Part Time Permanent Position

19 Hours per week

MCH Nurse Year 1- 4 - Salary Range $110,049.96 to $ 125,828.32 per annum pro rata + 11% Super 

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a vibrant, positive Lactation Consultant to join the ever-growing Maternal and Child Health team to support families within Melton City Council with their decision to breastfeed. Must be enthusiastic, adaptable and able to work independently and in a team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the enrolment of families into the breastfeeding service.
• Provide breastfeeding support through individual or group consultations conducted in the home, centre and via telephone.
• Provide accurate evidenced-based information and resources to breastfeeding women and their families.
• Maintain operation data and provide timely and accurate reports and information.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with community agencies and services for the purpose of referral.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Minimum qualifications, current Registration with AHPRA as both a Registered Division 1 nurse and a Registered Midwife, current IBCLC qualified Lactation Consultant.
• Post Graduate qualifications as Maternal and Child health Nurse highly desirable.
• Be passionate about promoting the health benefits of breast feeding, whilst acknowledging that it is not always the only outcome for all mothers.
• Providing secondary support and advice to MCH nurses regarding current breast feeding education.
• 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

We offer:

• Five weeks paid Annual Leave
• Flexible Working Hours
• Monthly ADO - Accrued Day Off (for full time positions)
• 4^th Year for MCH Nurses, Immunisation Nurses and Lactation Consultants  
• Mentorship, peer support and opportunities to build essential skills and leadership capacity
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Affirmation and Transition of Gender Leave
• Cultural and Ceremonial Leave
• Emergency Management Leave
• Subsidised uniforms
• Wellbeing initiatives

Most importantly, we offer a great multidisciplinary team of colleagues working together to build service capacity for Melton. 

*These benefits are pro rata. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Amy Walker, MCH Program Team Leader on 9747 5461.

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 COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.

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 Wednesday 1 May 2024