ELTHAM College is seeking a dedicated and experienced School Nurse to join our vibrant P–12 community. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting the health, wellbeing, and safety of students and broader College community at a school where education is a daring adventure.
This role is a part-time (0.4-0.6 FTE) role, commencing in Term 1, 2026.
To apply for this role, you will be available to work Wednesday to Friday.
ELTHAM College is an independent co-educational school located in the Nillumbik Shire, on 98 acres, in the northeast of Melbourne. ELTHAM College grows the heart and mind of each child. We believe that school is a daring adventure where children learn to think for themselves, in preparation for a future of exciting possibilities. Located in an extraordinary environment, students experience an engaging, rigorous world-ready curriculum while being supported with warmth, care, and respect.
The School Nurse is responsible for managing the physical health and wellbeing needs of students from 3 to 18 years, as well as staff and visitors, as required. This role ensures the effective health and wellbeing support of the College community and oversees compliance with legislative, medical, and College-based health requirements.
About the Role
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering high-quality first aid and emergency medical response.
- Managing student health information, Health Support Plans, and medication.
- Coordinating immunisation programs and supporting communicable disease management.
- Maintaining health records, policies, procedures, and compliance documentation.
- Liaising professionally with students, families, staff, and medical practitioners.
- Ensuring first aid resources and supplies are maintained across the College.
- Supporting staff training, including anaphylaxis and medical needs briefings.
- Assisting with camps, excursions, risk management, and student services processes.
About you
You are a compassionate and knowledgeable nursing professional who enjoys working with children and young people. You can assess medical situations with confidence, respond calmly in emergencies, and communicate effectively with staff, students, and families.
We are looking for someone with:
- Tertiary qualification in Nursing and current registration with the Victorian Board as a Div 1 Nurse.
- Demonstrated experience in first aid, emergency response and clinical assessment.
- Experience in paediatric, adolescent, community or school nursing.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong organisational abilities, flexibility, and professionalism.
- Commitment to confidentiality, care, and student wellbeing.
- A proactive approach to compliance, risk management, and documentation.
- Demonstrated knowledge of child safe practices including reporting requirements.
Why Join ELTHAM College?
- Help young people develop the heart, mind and confidence to be world-ready.
- A genuinely caring community where relationships and wellbeing come first.
- Beautiful natural surroundings that promote calm, connection and creativity.
- Be part of a College dedicated to wellbeing, creativity, inclusion and world-ready learning.
Be inspired by the young people of the College and have the green and leafy surrounds of the ELTHAM College Research campus as your work backdrop!
Applicants must be entitled to live and work in Australia.
Close date: Monday 15 December 2025
To apply, please submit a cover letter and your curriculum vitae, addressing the key selection criteria to ELTHAM College at employment@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au.
Child Safety at ELTHAM College
All staff at ELTHAM College are responsible for providing a safe environment and the protection of children and young people within our care, including promoting physical, emotional, and cultural safety. All staff are responsible for reporting information about suspected child abuse. All staff share in the responsibility for the prevention and detection of child abuse and promptly raise any issues or concerns about a child’s safety. All staff are required to follow the School’s Child Safe policies and Child Safety Code of Conduct.
ELTHAM College takes a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and is fully committed to ensuring that its strategies, policies, procedures, and practices meet all Child Safe Standards as specified in Ministerial Order No. 1359 (2022). All applicants should refer to our Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct found at www.elthamcollege.vic.edu.au/abouteltham/policies/.