Job description
- Seeking two financial counsellors for our expanding team!
- Full time – 38 per week
- Contract to June 2025
- $95,755 – $100,089 per annum
- SCHADS Level 5 (depending on on qualifications and experience)
- Suitably qualified and experienced First Nations candidates are encouraged to apply
- Regular remote travel to the APY Lands by 4WD is a requirement of this role. Please consider your readiness to undertake this work before applying.
Employee benefits
- Attractive modern office space close to cafes and transport in Alice Springs.
- Remote Area Salary packaging available
- 6 weeks annual leave
- 5 days additional “mini-break” non-accrued leave
- One day time in lieu every fortnight.
- Up to $2000 reimbursed towards relocation costs if required
- $500 wellbeing payment per annum (not cumulative)
About MoneyMob Talkabout
MoneyMob Talkabout is a not-for-profit organisation providing a range of financial literacy, energy efficiency programs and community services in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in northern South Australia, and in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. We advocate and influence across Australia on issues affecting First Nations people and their economic wellbeing. We use our knowledge and practice-based evidence to inform our positions and to advocate for our clients.
Our Focus First Nations people are equal partners in and co-creators of our practice. We elevate the voices of our clients and advocate, influence, deliver services, build and share knowledge to achieve equality.
Our Values
These values guide all aspects of our work including our service delivery, advocacy, governance and management.
COURAGE: We are committed to advocating strongly for change and creating a more just and inclusive environment.
EMPOWERMENT: We work to support First Nations people to be in control and work towards achieving independence, rights, opportunities and recognition of the inherent value of their culture and communities.
INTEGRITY: Honesty, openness, accountability, fairness and inclusiveness must be at the core of everything we do and are.
INSIGHT: Our actions and services are grounded in our organisational knowledge, evidence and ethics; the wisdom of the people, organisations and communities working alongside us; current thinking and research about what works nationally and internationally.
INNOVATION: We are a creative and agile organisation, motivated to continually improve, adapt and develop innovative solutions that add value and are valued by the communities we work with.
About the Role
MoneyMob Talkabout is looking for a special financial counsellor, with a passion for working with and empowering First Nations people and communities. The successful applicant will possess exceptional counselling skills and an understanding that to achieve long-term positive change, humans need holistic support which goes beyond just addressing financial concerns.
Reporting to the Money Mob Talkabout (MMT) Financial Wellbeing Services Team Leader, the role will preferably be based in Alice Springs and undertake travel to the APY Lands for outreach. The travel schedule will see you in the office every other week.
The Financial Counsellor Caseworker works with people experiencing high levels of trauma, financial stress and exclusion. Taking a holistic case management approach, they will support and advocate in relation to financial issues as well as provide counselling and referrals for matters underlying financial stress. They will develop well thought out plans to help clients and their families to move towards financial resilience and wellbeing.
The Financial Counsellor Case Worker should have:
- A Diploma of Financial Counselling OR Bachelor of Social Work, OR a Certificate IV in Community Services, or equivalent qualification and/or experience, and willingness to successfully complete a Diploma of Financial Counselling within one study cycle on the job.
- A commitment to social justice, particularly in relation to advocating for economic empowerment and inclusion
- A minimum of two years’ experience in community services work with complex clients (experience with First Nations clients and/or in a remote setting highly desirable).
- Skills in all stages of client case planning and management and demonstrated excellent human counselling skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a basic knowledge of the Australian legal system for effective advocacy.
- Great organisational, administration and IT skills using cloud based systems.
IN YOUR FIRST SIX MONTHS YOU WILL:
- Undertake training in our systems and processes.
- Undertake cultural awareness training.
- Travel to the APY Lands with the MMT team, familiarising yourself with our clients and our work.
- Get to know your caseload of 15 clients across allocated communities.
- Develop appropriate case plans and strategies for clients to assist with achievement of sustainable financial resilience goals
- Contribute to the organisation of MMT events and collaboration with other services to provide great outcomes for our clients.
- Membership of professional bodies and continuing professional development requirements maintained and met.
To Be Eligible:
You must have an unrestricted drivers’ licence and the right to work full-time in Australia
Employment will also be subject to a national police clearance, pre-employment medical check and psychological screening with satisfactory outcomes, Working with Children and Vulnerable People Checks.
Next Steps:
If you are considering an application, please read the position description and information for applicants carefully. These can be accessed on our website https://moneymob.org.au/jobs/.
To discuss the role, please contact Rebecca Smith on (08) 8953 2410.
Applicants must address the selection criteria (no more than two pages) and provide references from two recent direct supervisors.
Please note: Interviews will take place as suitable applications are received.