Financial Counsellor

Respect, Excellence, Celebration, Compassion, Acceptance, Professionalism Join an organisation that makes a real difference within the community. About Centrecare Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions. The Role Kalgoorlie-Boulder located 600 km from Perth is a vibrant mix of gold rush history, grand colonial buildings that provides a buzzing community place of events and activities all year round. If this lifestyle appeals to you, we would like to hear from you. Experienced Financial Counsellor to provide an outreach, assessment, counselling and referral service for clients and their families in accordance with the Financial Counselling program requirements and agency policies. A Few Specifics Provide casework support to clients who require assistance with financial management. Assess the client’s overall financial situation. Provide information and all possible options to address the client’s specific problem(s) and the implications of these for his/her financial situation. Advocate and negotiate on the client’s behalf with credit providers as required. Respond appropriately to a client in crisis. Identify financial difficulties and recognise and understand social issues and their link with financial problems. Evaluate the financial situation and identify possible options. Communicate financial options to clients in a non‑judgemental manner. Accommodation support of $300 per week for 12 weeks. Comprehensive professional development and training. Annual leave loading of 17.5 %. Extra five days paid leave pro rata. Twelve weeks paid maternity leave. Discounted corporate health cover provided by Bupa and Medibank. Study leave of five hours per week after two years of service. Insurance cover to and from work. Clinical and Management Supervision. Employee Assistance Program. Recognised qualifications in financial counselling, Diploma in Community Services (Financial Counselling) or other relevant or equivalent post‑secondary qualifications. Membership with the relevant regulatory body (e.g. Financial Counselling Australia etc.). National Police Certificate. Minimum of two years relevant experience providing financial counselling. Demonstrated experience and understanding of financial counselling services and challenges of remote and rural communities. Capacity to work from different Centrecare locations. Highly developed communication skills, written and verbal. How to Apply Click apply to be directed to our online jobs board to view further details on the vacancy and to complete your application. Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications; Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed. Should you have any queries, please contact Caroline Jusman – Human Resources Officer on (08) 9288 2***. Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child‑safe cultures and practices. We believe that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. We strongly support the rights of the child and are committed to ensuring the safety, well‑being and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive our services. We are Inclusive We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and work towards closing the gap. #J-18808-Ljbffr