Financial Counsellor

• 532142
• Broadmeadows, VIC, 3047
• Resilient Communities
• Maximum Term Part Time
• Closing on: Jul 6 2026

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• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Part-time (53.2 hours per fortnight), Maximum term until 30/06/2027
• Based in Broadmeadows

Your new role

As a Financial Counsellor, you will provide financial counselling and assistance including advocacy, planning, and provision of advice and information to consumers experiencing financial difficulties.

In This Role, Some Of Your Responsiblitioes Will Include

• Providing tailored responses to consumers from varied backgrounds and levels of disadvantage to help build financial literacy
• Building referral pathways and collaboration in provision of support to consumers and their families.
• Community education and promotion of Uniting’s financial counselling services.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your hourly rate (SCHADS Level 5) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Diploma of Financial Counselling or equivalent - fully or partially completed
• Associate or Accredited membership with Financial Counselling Victoria (FCVic)
• Full Driver’s licence
• Demonstrated experience in a financial counselling or related role and an understanding of issues relevant to the community service sector.
• Knowledge of casework issues as related to the target group
• Demonstrated capacity to:
• Provide energy and/or financial literacy information to residential households, community groups and other related organisations,
• Actively participate in relevant networks and liaise with support agencies,
• Respectfully discuss billing/financial issues, and
• Advocate payment arrangements and access to consumer schemes and other services.

View the position description here

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If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Rob Roles at ***email_hidden***

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.