Introduction

- Join a values driven, life friendly organisation
- Part-time max term (0.6 FTE) opportunity ending 30 June 2027
- $104188.50 + 12% Super + Salary Packaging

Description

Reach further with us

Join our team in Albany as a Financial Counsellor, you will provide a financial counselling service that aims to relieve monetary pressures experienced by clients in financial hardship. You will provide assistance to clients to gain an understanding of their own financial situation and to access appropriate support services. You will support clients to make informed decisions and take action as well as advocate and negotiate with creditors on their behalf. By doing so you will be instrumental in building our clients' financial resilience and achieving financial stability.

You will deliver services over the phone, ensuring that clients receive the support they need from the comfort of their own homes. a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Another essential part of this role is active community engagement and relationship-building with diverse community groups, including outreach activities and the ongoing delivery and support of community education projects.

This is a part‐time max term (0.6 FTE) opportunity ending 30 June 2027, based in Manjimup.

Skills and Experiences

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

You are a passionate individual who is driven to deliver a quality service for our clients. To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:

- A diploma in Financial Counselling OR relevant experience in community services with willingness to achieve diploma qualification.




- Eligibility for accredited membership with the Financial Counsellors Association of WA
- High levels of financial numeracy
- Excellent client and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated capacity for advocacy and successful outcome negotiation
- Great working knowledge of both credit procedures used by major utilities and the legal processes involved in debt recovery and income maintenance
- Ability to work in cross cultural situations and especially with Aboriginal people
- Experience working independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team
- Well-developed computer skills (Office 365 and client management systems)

The successful candidate must possess a current National Police Clearance, a current WA Working with Children Check and a current WA Driver's Licence.

A police record is not an automatic barrier to employment with us. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we review any disclosures on an individual basis, focusing on relevance to the role.

Impact And Benefits

Sharing your knowledge, skills and experience, you will make an impact to the lives of families and communities across the state.

In return for your drive and commitment, we provide the support of an inclusive and welcoming community which places people at the heart of all the work we do and encourages broad thinking, curiosity,



creativity and best practice.

Also:

- Salary from $104188.50 + 12% superannuation
- Salary packaging of up to $15,900 (which equates to circa $4K after tax) plus additional salary packaging of up to $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses
- Life‐balance friendly working conditions

Why join us

At Anglicare WA we are all about people, placing people at the heart of our work. We are focused on strengths, believing in and amplifying the strength of people and communities. We are fiercely inclusive, making sure everyone can belong. As trusted partners we are curious and creative, always looking for recent ways to do better. We are courageous and gutsy, tackling difficult issues, even when it's hard.

But don't take our word for it Explore our Story Feed and hear from our staff about what makes Anglicare WA such a great place to work

Safeguarding Children & Young People

Anglicare WA is committed to empowering children and young to feel safe, valued and respected. We have zero tolerance for harm or neglect, and take our legal, ethical and community responsibilities seriously. As such, we ensure that all of our candidates are appropriately screened (including police checks) to make sure that the right people are in the right roles.

Inclusive

We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

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📌 Financial Counsellor Manjimup (Canberra)
🏢 Anglicare WA
📍 Canberra