Our School Nurses are a vital role within our school and form part of the multi-campus Allied Health Team, along with multidisciplinary professionals. You will work closely with students, their families/carers, school staff, the wider school community, external health services and relevant community agencies to promote positive health and wellbeing.

About the Opportunity

Our School Nurses are a vital role within our school and form part of the multi-campus Allied Health Team, along with multidisciplinary professionals. You will work closely with students, their families/carers, school staff, the wider school community, external health services and relevant community agencies to promote positive health and wellbeing.

What a day in the role looks like:

- Provide primary health care to students, with a focus on initial assessments and brief support with a strong emphasis on external referrals, whilst collaborating with campus leadership on student medical needs and management.

- Apply nursing expertise to complete initial assessments, provide brief intervention, medical crisis management and psychoeducation to students.

- Arrange for external health services to visit all campuses to deliver targeted health and wellbeing services to students.

- Support and increase the health literacy of students, staff and the wider school community.

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

- Deliver services in accordance with MCM's Healing-Oriented Framework, youth-centred, trauma-informed, culturally protected, and strengths-based practice approaches.

- Engage with young people aged 10-18 years who are involved with the Children's Court and may have unmet disability support needs.





- Conduct disability screening using approved screening tools to identify possible disability characteristics, functional impacts, and support needs.

- Provide information, advice, and guidance regarding disability supports, assessment pathways, the NDIS, and relevant community services.

- Deliver short-term outreach and support to assist young people to access disability assessments, NDIS pathways, and other community-based supports.

- Develop and maintain effective engagement strategies with young people who may present with complex needs, developmental delays, cognitive impairments, neurodiversity, mental health concerns, or challenging life circumstances.

- Support young people and families to understand available support options and make informed decisions regarding their care and future planning.

- Work collaboratively with legal representatives, court personnel, families, and relevant professionals to ensure disability-related needs are identified and considered.

- Provide disability-informed advice and recommendations to legal representatives and court stakeholders, consistent with program scope and consent requirements.

- Assist with identifying reasonable adjustments and accessibility considerations to support a young person's participation in court processes.





- Maintain clear professional boundaries and operate within the defined scope of the YAIS program, ensuring no legal advice or long-term case management is provided.

- Build and maintain positive working relationships with Children's Court personnel, legal services, disability providers, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, government agencies, education providers, and community services.

- Work collaboratively with the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) and other key stakeholders to support culturally safe and responsive service delivery.

- Facilitate warm referrals and coordinated pathways to disability, health, education, housing, and community supports.

- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records, case notes, screening outcomes, referrals, and reports in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements.

Essential:

- Current and unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with no conditions or notations restricting practice.

- Demonstrated competency and experience, and preferably postgraduate qualifications, in adolescent health and development, community health, sexual health, mental health, public health, and/or health promotion.

- Well-developed knowledge and experience in the provision of health support to young people and evidence-based health program delivery tailored to young people and families.

- Demonstrated understanding of working with students and families that may experience youth issues including but not limited to; substance misuse, sexual health, mental health, adolescent / family violence, family conflict, socio economic barriers, housing etc g

📌 School Nurse (Melbourne)
🏢 Melbourne Citymission
📍 Melbourne