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Current Vacancies 

Thursday
Feb092012

Financial Counsellor - Epping & Outreach

DateThursday, February 9, 2012 at 4:08PM

 

Full Time Position–  2 year contract available

Salary Packaging

Kildonan UnitingCare is one of Victoria’s most vibrant and ground-breaking community service organisations. Kildonan delivers integrated and innovative services, empowering vulnerable people and providing options and choices. 

 

Join our Financial Inclusion and Energy services team as our next financial counsellor.  Your primary responsibility will be to provide information, options, support and advocacy to individuals and families who find themselves in financial difficulties.  The position will require you to contribute to the extension of the consumer rights of the target group and to ensure the protection of the individual's welfare rights. 

 

You will have well-developed communication skills, and be a compassionate and empathetic person. Sound organisational, time management and planning skills are a must in order to manage client casework and ensure client files are accurate and recorded.  A working knowledge of credit and debt, particularly the National Credit Code, the Bankruptcy Act and Debt Recovery Legislation is highly desirable.

 

Requirements:

  • Eligibility for membership of Financial and Consumer Rights Council
  • Demonstrated experience in a financial counselling role and an understanding of issues relevant to the community service sector
  • Community Services Diploma of Financial Counselling or relevant tertiary qualification

 

You will be required to undertake a Criminal Records Check with satisfactory outcome and apply / hold a valid Working with Children Check (E) Card.  Travel between sites is required therefore you will need to hold a current Victorian Driver’s licence.

 
For further information, a confidential and private conversation please contact Mona Mrad, Program Manager, Financial Counselling on 03 8401 0100, or refer to our website www.kildonan.unitingcare.org.au for a position description.

 

An application addressing the key selection criteria, your resume and cover letter needs to be sent to hr@kildonan.org,au by 5PM on Wednesday 15th March 2012.

Kildonan UnitingCare – An Equal Opportunity Employer