Address Employment Type: Full Time
Hours: 75 hours per fortnight
Area: Greater Shepparton Region
Primary Care Connect is a local community health centre operating under the social model of health. We are a not-for-profit organisation that has continued to offer local, quality services focusing on a range of health and wellbeing matters for the past 30 years. We work to achieve this by providing inclusive community health care services of the highest quality. We work collaboratively with individuals and other stakeholders to identify, discuss, and resolve the complex issues affecting our community's health and wellbeing.
To find out more about Primary Care Connect, please visit www.primarycareconnect.com.au
Seeking a Financial Counsellor to join our team at Primary Care Connect!
About the Role
The role of the Financial Counsellor is to provide high quality financial counselling services including education, information, support, and advocacy to assist individuals and their families in financial difficulty who are experiencing financial stress. The Financial Counsellor delivers services varying in intensity, duration, and modality (face-to-face or telephone) based on an assessment of the client’s presenting circumstances however, taxation and business advice is outside the scope of this position.
This position provides Financial Counselling support to persons experiencing Family Violence (0.5FTE) as well as providing generalist Financial Counselling (0.5FTE) funded under Consumer Affairs Victoria.
This position reports directly to the Manager Community Services and will work closely with the Financial Counselling and Family Violence Teams. It is also expected that this position works within the larger Primary Care Connect team, and network with external organisations.
Key Selection Criteria
The following criteria must be met and addressed in applications for consideration for this position:
Essential
Diploma of Community Development (Financial Counselling) or Equivalent undergraduate financial qualifications and counselling training or experience.
Eligibility for full membership of the Financial and Consumer Rights Council.
Demonstrated ability to provide assessment and case management to individuals including care coordination and working in partnership with an external lead clinician and care team.
An understanding of relevant Acts relating to credit provision, debt collection and Bankruptcy.
An understanding of the MARAM, information sharing and FV legislation relevant to supporting victim/survivors of FAMILY VIOLENCE
Skills in recognition of other issues requiring referral to other workers.
Experience in planning, delivering, and evaluating groups and programs.
Ability to maintain client documentation including care plans, case notes and statistics.
Ability to self-manage a complex workload, manage multiple tasks, prioritise, and delegate where necessary to meet prescribed timeline with available resources.
High level of communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience using technology to complete daily work tasks.
Professional and personal alignment with Primary Care Connect core values.
Benefits and Perks
Primary Care Connect provides a supportive workplace with staff who are committed and passionate about the community that we work in. Some of the many benefits of working with PCC include:
Professional Development
Salary Packaging
Employee Assistance Program
In House Gym
All candidates who are interested in the position must include in their application the following;
Cover letter including address to Key Selection Criteria
Resume with at least two professional references, or willingness to provide on request.
Further information can be found by:
Visiting our careers page: https://www.primarycareconnect.com.au/Careers/Current-Vacancies OR
Contacting Kelly Woolstencroft – Manager Community Services (03 5823 3***)
