Financial Counsellor
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Job Location:
Fitzroy North - Australia
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23-08-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- Work Type/s:PartTimemaximumterm contract
- Location:Based in Melbourne (Fitzroy North)
- Applications close:31 October 2025
Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) is an Aboriginal1 community organisation responsible for managing more than 1600 rental properties for Aboriginal people living in Victoria.
Our vision is to ensure that Aboriginal Victorians secure appropriate affordable housing as a pathway to better lives and stronger communities.
In addition to being the largest Aboriginal Registered Housing Agency in Australia AHV is the lead agency for Victorias Aboriginal housing and homelessness policy Mana-na woorn-tyeen maar-takoort. As the housing and homeless policy lead in the Victorian Aboriginal community AHV has a responsibility to work in partnership with the Government to secure the resources and reforms to implement the policy while we support sector development to empower Victorias Aboriginal community to determine its chosen housing future.
AHVs housing services are targeted to those most in need of support. Through the provision of secure housing by an Aboriginal rental provider AHV helps strengthen and maintain Aboriginal communities and cultural ties.
We are seeking applications from highly motivated reliable people who are keen to work in an Aboriginal organisation that is taking the next step towards self-determination and self-management by ensuring that the organisation is able to maintain a sustainable and financially viable housing portfolio across Victoria for Aboriginal people.
Based in our Fitzroy North office but delivering services statewide the Financial Counsellor will support Community experiencing financial hardship or requiring financial counselling where renting stress is a contributing factor and/or to improve access to home ownership for Aboriginal Victorians.
The Financial Counsellor will work closely with the AHV teams other ACCOs community legal centres and relevant support service providers to provide holistic support to clients. This will integrate financial counselling with appropriate AHV services providing a comprehensive response to the complex needs of our clients.
We are looking for someone who will bring a client-centred focus to the role and with the following key attributes and skills:
- Awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal communities and cultures and an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal people in contemporary Australia and the diversity of circumstances of Aboriginal people.
- Experience of financial counselling issues experienced by individuals and families and an understanding of the issues that contribute to this.
- Competent counselling and interpersonal skills including negotiating and conflict resolution skills and the ability to counsel clients in a supportive non-judgemental manner.
- Ability to assess a persons financial situation identify possible options and communicate this knowledge to individuals clearly and effectively.
- Ability to advocate and negotiate on persons behalf and help develop self-determined skills around financial management.
- Experience working effectively with clients with complex needs.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- High level interpersonal skills with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with peers staff and other stakeholders and exercise influence in a range of contexts.
- Ability to work independently including capacity to exercise effective personal judgement.
Position based in Fitzroy North with travel required.
To apply please submit aresume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteriain the attached position description (also at by COB 31 October 2025.
Applications should be sent tousing the subject line: Financial Counsellor.
Please direct enquiries about the position to Rian on.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Organizational skills
- Classroom Management
- Behavioral Health
- Classroom Experience
- Mediation Experience
- Special Education
- Conflict Management
- Teaching
- Experience with Children
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
