Financial Counsellor

• Location: Shepparton, Victoria
• Part -Time (0.8FTE), Ongoing role
• SCHADS – Level 6 $55.72 to $58.19 per hour + Superannuation + NFP Salary Packaging 

About Vincentcare Victoria

VincentCare is a leading community-focused organisation dedicated to supporting people experiencing disadvantage, including homelessness and those impacted by family violence.  We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.

VincentCare has over three hundred dedicated, talented and enthusiastic staff working across a range of programs and services and offers a number of benefits including career development opportunities; salary packaging; study leave; family friendly, flexible working environment.

VincentCare is seeking a motivated, passionate and qualified Financial Counsellor who has specific knowledge of credit, bankruptcy and debt collection laws, concession frameworks and industry hardship practices.  You will confidently provide direct case work in either in-office, outreach or via phone and support clients by prioritising debt; accessing hardship variations; advocating and negotiating with creditors; lodging disputes both within internal and/or external dispute resolution practices; making relevant referring to other services; and administering emergency relief (if applicable).  As part of a small but effective team, you will be expected to uphold standards across your area of responsibility, including establishing and maintaining positive and sustainable partnerships and practice collaboration aimed to promote and ensure best possible outcomes for clients.

About the Role

Reporting to the Snr. Financial Counsellor, your primary responsibility will be to undertake work of significant complexity that requires professional judgement relevant to VincentCare’s Financial Wellbeing and Capability activities, in particular, providing safe, inclusive, culturally appropriate, timely and accessible financial counselling and financial capability services.

As an accredited Financial Counsellor, you will have specific knowledge about the credit, bankruptcy and debt collection laws, concession frameworks and industry hardship practices. You will be expected to provide direct case work in either in-office, outreach or via phone and support clients by prioritising debt; accessing hardship variations; advocating and negotiating with creditors; lodging disputes both within internal and/or external dispute resolution practices; making relevant referring to other services; and administering emergency relief (if applicable).

Qualification

• Diploma in Community Services (Financial Counselling).
• Member of (or eligible for membership with) Financial Counselling Victoria (FCVic).
• Valid Victorian Driver Licence.

Why work for us?  We offer

• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• Career Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• We offer a workplace with a firm commitment to helping others.
• We are passionate about #SocialJustice.

How to apply:

Apply today and help us create lasting change for victim survivors of family violence.

Applicants must submit their CV together with a detailed one page response to the key selection criteria in the position description. Please click here to find a detailed Position Description.

Applications close

 reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.

Phone enquiries may be made to Marie Murfet, Hume Community Hub Manager on 0428 316 385.

Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a working with children check.

VincentCare Victoria is an accredited Rainbow Tick organisation.

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.