Organisation : EACH via BigSplash
Location : Melbourne (Boronia and Eastern suburbs)
Work type : Part-time
Sector : Aged Care & Seniors, Community Support Services, Disabilities, Mental Health
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 3 Sep, 2019
About the organisation
At EACH, our vision is for a healthy and inclusive community.
Founded on the vision that everyone is entitled to good health, we're one of the nation's leading health and community services providers, offering a broad range of services for over 40 years. Our services include Community Health, Mental Health, NDIS, Counselling, Support for Older Australians and Family Services.
About the role
Part-time hours – 0.9 FTE
Who we’re looking for
You will have:
- A Diploma of Financial Counselling/ or equivalent, fully or partially completed or enrolled;
- Eligibility for membership of the Financial and Consumer Rights Council (FCRC);
- A current Working With Children Check;
- A current National Police Check, including an International Police Check (if relevant).
The successful candidate will be based in Boronia and also may be required to work from any EACH site/s within the Eastern Metropolitan Region as determined by program need and may also be required to work after hours.
What you’ll be doing
As a Financial Counsellor you will:
- Provide professional financial counselling to the target group to reduce financial hardship and financial difficulties experienced and resulting from a range of factors including gambling related harm;
- Provide a ‘recovery focused’ and ‘harm minimisation’ model of practice offering service options to clients and their affected others that is holistic and strengths based;
- Identify and respond to the range of co-occurring mental health, social and primary health issues associated with financial hardship and gambling related harm to provide an integrated and collaborative care response within a multidisciplinary – Integrated Service Team (IST) Area Based structure;
- Refer to other EACH services and relevant local service providers;
- Promote the service both within EACH and the broader community.
What we offer
EACH offers all staff benefits by offering not-for-profit salary packaging, a family friendly workplace strategy, and support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Financial Counsellor via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Aged_Care_and_Seniors, #Community_Support_Services, #Disabilities, #Mental_Health
