Join our amazing Financial Counselling team with this unique Traineeship in Katanning - be supported to develop your skills, qualification and experience in financial counselling!

About us

Anglicare WA is a highly regarded not for profit organisation, delivering a diverse range of community services throughout Western Australia. With over 600 staff and 250 volunteers, we are passionate about having a real and sustainable impact in the Western Australian community and to do this we need talented and engaged people who share our drive to achieve positive outcomes.

About the Financial Counselling Team

The Financial Counselling Team works with individuals, families and communities who are experiencing financial hardship to build their financial stability and resilience.

The service provides assistance to clients to gain an understanding of their own financial situation and to access appropriate support services. We provide support to clients to make informed decisions and take action as well as advocate and negotiate with creditors on their behalf.

More broadly, we work with the wider community to provide information relating to debt management, credit regulations and consumer finance issues. You will represent the program by participating at relevant external forums and will work to develop strong relationships with other members of the Financial Counselling Network.

About the role

As a Financial Counsellor Trainee, you will have the opportunity to be supervised, developed and trained as a Financial Counsellor whilst working towards a Diploma of Financial Counselling. You will work closely with and assist Financial Counsellors to deliver the service in order to relieve monetary pressures experienced by people in financial hardship.

This position is a full time (37.5 hours per week) maximum term contract and is based in Katanning. The successful applicant must reside in a daily commutable distance to Katanning township.

About you

You are a passionate individual who is driven to learn to deliver a quality service for our clients. To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:

• Willingness to undertake study towards a Diploma of Financial Counselling (not suitable for applicants with an existing tertiary qualification)
• Ability to effectively manage workload, set priorities and work flexibly
• Skills in communication and stakeholder engagement
• Capacity to promote positive engagement with clients including persons from an Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse background
• Ability to relate and empathise with clients experiencing financial hardship
• Emerging advocacy and negotiation skills
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Client Management Systems)

You must have working right within Australia and possess a current National Police Clearance valid within one year and a valid WA driver’s licence.

About our values

While your qualifications and experience tell us part of your story, your values and attitude speak louder still. At Anglicare WA we are all about people, placing people at the heart of our work. We are focused on strengths, believing in and amplifying the strength of people and communities. We are fiercely inclusive, making sure everyone can belong. As trusted partners we are curious and creative, always looking for new ways to do better. We are courageous and gutsy, tackling difficult issues, even when it’s hard. Do these values resonate with you?

In return, you will be rewarded with a career building role, supported by an extended team of people who are proud and passionate about walking with people on their journey to thriving.

Benefits

• $47,330 - $48,370 full time salary range per annum + 10% superannuation
• In addition to your remuneration, you will enjoy generous tax-free salary packaging benefits where you can package up to $15,900 per annum and not pay tax on that amount.
• Additional 3 days (pro-rata) leave per year
• Access to purchase leave
• Flexible, family friendly working conditions