Certified Lactation Consultant

Casual Positions

$66.43 - $69.53 per hour + 25% casual loading + 12% super

Dependent on Experience

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

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.

The position requires persons 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.

Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Division 1 nurse or a Registered division 1 nurse and Registered midwife with current IBCLC qualified lactation consultant

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the enrolment of families into the breastfeeding service.
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• 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

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• Genuine Flexible work options
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• Wellbeing initiatives

How To Apply

For further information about the position, please contact Kate Clinnick Team Leader MCH Programs on 0419595770

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 public health orders applicable to local government. 

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 Thursday 2 July 2026