• Full Time or Part Time (0.8 FTE), ongoing
• Newly created role to support older LGBTIQA+ and HIV+ people
• Leading LGBTQIA+ community services organisation

About the role

Working in a full-time or part-time (0.8FTE) capacity, the Specialist Financial Counsellor will play a vital role in improving financial resilience, security and overall wellbeing for LGBTIQA+ individuals accessing our service/s. The role will also:

• Utilise a holistic, person-centred, intersectional, trauma-informed approach when delivering the financial counselling service.
• Provide individual financial counselling, debt management strategies and financial literacy education to LGBTIQ+ clients.
• Advocate for clients with creditors, government agencies and housing providers to ensure fair treatment and access to financial assistance.

What’s on offer

In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 5 and superannuation, Thorne Harbour also pays above award. You’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits. There is also the option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchased leave program as well as professional and career development.

About you

You will have a Diploma in Financial Counselling and be eligible for membership with Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) or relevant state-based association. You will also bring to the role:

• Demonstrated experience providing financial counselling, including debt management, financial hardship advocacy, and support for clients facing financial stress.
• Knowledge of tenancy rights, eviction prevention strategies, and mortgage-related financial issues.
• Experience developing and delivering financial literacy programs, workshops, and community outreach initiatives.
• Strong case management, record-keeping, and reporting skills, with knowledge of relevant financial counselling regulations and ethical guidelines

About us

Combining passion, commitment and activism, Thorne Harbour Health aims to improve the health and wellbeing of our LGBTIQ+ communities and of those living with or affected by HIV.

For a detailed position description, including selection criteria, visit our website: https://thorneharbour.org/about/work/. 

For further enquiries please contact Lynda Horn, Senior Financial Counsellor on 0429 694 184 or [email protected] using the subject line: Specialist Financial Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants from LGBTIQ+ communities including those living with HIV, those from CALD communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Written applications addressing the selection criteria and including a resume and the names and contact details of three professional referees should be sent to [email protected] using the subject line: Specialist Financial Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Important: it is essential that applicants specifically address the selection criteria. Where selection criteria have not been addressed, applications will not be considered.

Thorne Harbour Health is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.