Key Responsibilities and Function

Maternal and Child Health:

• Fulfilling a specialist role in the community by promoting and protecting the health of children ages 0 – 6 years and their families including the objectives of Enhanced Home Visiting.
• Monitor, assess and promote the health, growth, development and social skills of young children 0-6 years, including physical, social/emotional and intellectual status.
• Conduct regular consulting sessions offering guidance and advice on a wide variety of childcare, parenting, maternal and child health and family related issues, including home visits to parents of new babies.
• Provide advice and support in a non-judgmental, safe environment for individuals and families.
• Assess parents’ adaptation to parenthood, their coping ability and strengths and work with them to plan ongoing successful parenting strategies.
• Provide information on nutrition for children and promote breast-feeding by offering advice, help and education, and information and assistance on issues relating to women’s health, including family planning, antenatal and postnatal care.
• Identify the type of support needed by the customer/family and encourage the use of community resources and facilitate the access and continuity of health care to families who have additional needs.
• Intervene or refer children/families to other services as appropriate, including Mandatory Reporting.
• Recognise the rights and privileges of a child and the need for special safeguards, legal or otherwise, to protect her/his well-being.
• Act as an advocate for children, parents, the community and the Maternal and Child Health Service as appropriate.
• Maintain a safe and hygienic environment and be responsible for the security at the centre where working.
• Supervise student’s placements for nursing, medical, health and other allied professionals in accordance with Council policy.
• Accurate recording of consultations into Child Development Information System.
• Service delivery within MCH Competency and Documentation Standards.

Administration

• Maintain confidential, accurate and secure individual/child/family records i.e. daily activities, enrolments, birth notifications and developmental assessments.
• Provide annual and other reports to the Moira Shire Council and the Department Education & Early Childhood Development as required.
• Collect, maintain and report any data that is requested for statistical, funding or research purposes.
• Participate in or conduct research as required.
• Participate in the development of the Maternal and Child Health Service’s aims and objectives, to be used as a guide to planning, implementing and evaluating all aspects of the Service.
• Develop and maintain a positive public relations and promotional program for the service and its activities.
• Implementation of flexible work practices and arrangements including all relevant Council policies and procedures.
• Facilitate the development of community support networks.
• Assess the need for health education programs, support services and support groups for individuals/families and, where resources permit, design and implement appropriate services and programs.
• Assist communities to identify health needs and to implement actions, which will enhance the health of the community.
• Participate in community education/health promotion programs where appropriate and as required.

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This role will be required to start from multiple locations within the Moira Shire.