Senior Financial Counsellor
Job No:
131617
Location:
Alice Springs
- Are you an accredited Financial Counselling Supervisor?
- Join an expanding not-for-profit organisation helping Aboriginal people to improve their financial and social wellbeing whilst travelling to stunning remote Indigenous communities!
- Enjoy an attractive salary circa $92,268 plus super, remote salary sacrificing, relocation assistance, 6 weeks leave & more!
About MoneyMob Talkabout
MoneyMob Talkabout is a not-for-profit organisation currently undergoing a period of unprecedented growth, both in size and opportunity, supported by their dedication to delivering a range of financial and community support programs with and for people in remote Indigenous communities.
Their Money Hub in the APY Lands, which has operated since 2012, provides a one-stop-shop for local community members to interact with the broader economy in a safe and supportive environment. Teams also visit other communities in South Australia from Pipalyatjara to Indulkana providing services on an outreach basis.
MoneyMob Talkabout is also actively committed to being an Aboriginal run and led service, as such they strongly encourage experienced and qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People to apply for their positions.
About the Opportunity
MoneyMob now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Counsellor to join their team on a full-time, ongoing basis. You will be based in Alice Springs, NT with frequent travel to the APY Lands 2 weeks per month.
Reporting to the Community Services Manager, this position is primarily responsible for providing professional financial counselling supervision and guidance to the team of Financial Counsellors, whilst managing a limited caseload of approximately 10 clients.
More specifically, your key duties will include (but will not be limited to):
- Providing financial counselling supervision to the Financial Counsellors;
- Identifying team financial counselling learning needs and organising relevant training;
- Undertaking bi-monthly caseload reviews with junior staff as well as providing feedback on developmental gaps with those employees;
- Identifying and implementing needed improvements to financial counselling policies and procedures; and
- Assisting clients to achieve personal financial goals and increased financial resilience.
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About You
To be considered for this role, you must be an experienced Financial Counsellor with accreditation to provide financial counselling supervision.
Whilst you will be providing professional accredited supervision to the other Financial Counsellors, it is important that you are able to differentiate between this supervision and your role working alongside them as part of a collaborative team, not being their direct line manager.
You should be experienced with, or have a strong understanding of, working with Aboriginal people and their unique social context. Your high level of emotional intelligence, ability to remain non-judgemental and desire to empower clients will be essential to your success in this role.
Experience working in a remote environment will be highly regarded, but is not essential provided you are resilient and comfortable with travelling independently and living remotely for extended periods of time.
Please note: You must possess a current, unrestricted Australian manual driver’s licence and undertake a National Criminal History and Working with Children Check prior to commencing employment.
About the Benefits
This is a wonderful opportunity to bring your expertise to a dedicated not-for-profit organisation supporting some of the most economically disadvantaged and financially excluded people in Australia.
In return for your hard work and dedication, you will be generously rewarded with an attractive salary circa $92,268 plus 9.5% superannuation, remote salary sacrificing, above award leave provisions and a wellbeing and travel allowance!
You will also gain access to an impressive range of additional benefits including:
- Relocation Assistance;
- 6 weeks annual leave;
- Employee Assistance Program;
- $500 annual wellbeing payment;
- 5 days mandated annual breaks (mini-break);
- Training/education opportunities; and
- External professional supervision and support if needed.
You will also be welcomed into a friendly and passionate team, with comprehensive support from colleagues and management, and ongoing opportunities for career development and advancement.
Alice Springs and the APY Lands
Although traditionally regarded as a small, dusty town with a few rustic buildings, Alice Springs today offers all of the shopping, sight-seeing and entertainment facilities of a modern urban town, and is home to a thriving arts community and a wealth of adventure opportunities. In addition to its rich history and diverse cultural heritage, you can explore the local sports teams, photography, camping, hiking, motorsports, desert-racing and more, whilst benefiting from the relaxed country atmosphere, fantastic weather and internationally-renowned environment.
The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands covers over 103,000 square kilometres of remote South Australia, near the tri-state border. Home to around 3000 people of Aboriginal descent over seven main communities and seventeen homelands, the land was returned to the traditional owners in 1981. The area itself is a vital part of Aboriginal desert culture, with many people there identifying the history and basic laws of human existence as largely being written in the land.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.