• Permanent Part Time Position – 22.8 hours per week
• Hourly Rate $35.19 - $40.52 + 9.5% Super

About Melton

The City of Melton is a place where everyone belongs, and we want you to enjoy the benefits that best work for you and your stage of life. We offer generous leave and flexibility that best suits your lifestyle and countless opportunities for professional and personal development. You’ll be able to work close to home and have new cafes and shops opening every day amongst the heritage buildings and open green spaces of one of Melbourne’s fastest growing municipalities. 

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is currently available for a Social Worker to join Melton City Council Maternal and Child Health in the Enhanced team. If successful for this role, your key position objectives will be to:

• Provide social support services, advocacy, short term case management and referral for children and families experiencing vulnerability and risk.
• Working within the Enhanced Maternal and Child Health team, provide a collaborative approach to promote child development and support parenting confidence and independence
• Provide advocacy and link children who are in Out of Home Care into various support services based on their needs, ensuring that these services are working efficiently in achieving positive outcomes for the families.

We are seeking vibrant positive staff who are able to work independently and contribute to the strong team culture. The position requires staff with highly developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and a capacity to relate effectively to a diverse range of families, communities and professionals in a constantly changing environment.

About You

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

• Degree or diploma in Social Work or lesser formal qualification with relevant experience in a relevant field
• Experience working with vulnerable and high risk families
• Must have a current Victorian Driver’s licence
• Current Working with Children check

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: “a thriving community where everyone belongs” and that means there’s a place here for you too. Council has a diverse and vibrant team serving our diverse and vibrant community 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: 

• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace accredited)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Social Club Activities
• Subsidised Uniforms

To read more about our benefits visit:

https://meltoncity.recruitmenthub.com.au/Staff-Benefits/

How to apply

For further information about the position, please contact Heidi Brundell on 0438 525 271.

To view position description and apply click on Apply Now.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

At Melton City Council we care for our people, we’re committed to the professional growth of our employees and support balance and flexibility. If you want to work with talented, passionate people and build a thriving and vibrant community, we encourage you to apply. We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds