ABOUT US

Located 35km to the southeast of Melbourne, Greater Dandenong City Council covers 129 square kilometres and has a population of over 169,000 people. The central activities district is Melbourne’s second largest retail and commercial centre and includes large shopping complexes at Dandenong and Keysborough as well as the highly popular Dandenong Market.
Greater Dandenong City Council is the most culturally diverse locality in Australia, with residents from over 150 different birthplaces, nearly two-thirds of whom were born overseas. Key industries include manufacturing, health care and social assistance, retail trade, wholesale trade and transport.
We are a progressive organisation of exceptional character that offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment to approximately 900 employees. We recognise that our staff are vital to the delivery of excellent service to our community and the achievement of our long-term vision. We invest in the development of our people, and we strive to be a workplace that is respectful, engaged, accountable, creative and honest.

Greater Dandenong is an innovative and award-winning Council which sets leading standards for Immunisation programming. We are looking for candidates who enjoy working with diverse cultural communities and age groups, due to the variety of programs run on behalf of the Council. These positions offer applicants an opportunity to work with the Immunisation team, providing immunisation services to families living or being educated in the City of Greater Dandenong.

Candidates need to be:

• An accredited Nurse Immuniser, and ideally have a minimum of 2 years experience working in immunisation.
• Maintain current (and ongoing) valid Victorian Driver’s License and use of own car, as well as a current Working with Children Check supplied prior to offer of employment and commencement.
• Be willing to undertake a Police Check prior to offer of employment.

Please ensure you address the key selection criteria outlined in the position description as part of your application.
The successful candidate will be asked to produce a clear Working with Children Check and will be asked to consent to a national police check (and where relevant an ‘international criminal history check’), subject to the operation of spent conviction laws. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.