About Anglicare NT

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services

We offer great benefits, including:

• Further training and development options.
• Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.
• A strengths-based environment.

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About the Opportunity

As the Financial Counsellor you will be committed to building people’s capacity to improve their financial wellbeing by providing financial counselling, financial literacy, problem gambling amelioration, micro finance, and emergency relief assistance to members of the community experiencing or at risk of financial hardship. You will work with participants to assess eligibility and needs, address individual and family worries, provide information and supported referrals to services, and deliver community education sessions.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A minimum Diploma in Community Services (Financial Counselling) along with registration with an affiliated professional body or the willingness and ability to complete the core qualification within 12 months and undertake the Problem Gambling Skills Set within an agreed timeframe.
• Prior experience working as a Financial Counsellor, or in the human services sector in casework/advocacy/finance or banking.
• Be empathetic, nonjudgmental, solutions focused and culturally responsive.
• Experience in facilitating and or co-delivering small groups, community education sessions and or short courses in financial literacy and / or life skills.
• Have prior experience or, at a minimum, demonstrated commitment to working respectfully with Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse clients, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations

Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), section 57 of the Antidiscrimination Act 1996 (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Applications are being assessed on receipt so speed is key! The sooner you apply the better!

As part of the recruitment process, please address the key selection criteria using the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Development Officer Child, Youth and Families on (08) 8985 0000

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver’s licence.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.

Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals. Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).

Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination.

A position description is attached.