Financial Counsellor
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Job Description
Westjustice is a community organisation that provides free legal help to people in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.
We help with a broad range of everyday legal problems including consumer disputes credit and debt family law and family violence fines motor vehicle accidents tenancy youth criminal law and more.
Westjustices purpose is to deliver targeted services and drive meaningful change.
Benefits & Culture
Be a part of an organisation that 98% of our team are proud to work for
We pay 3% above the SCHADS Industry Award
Salary packaging
Up to 5 hours study leave per week
Flexible working conditions
17.5% annual leave loading
Passionate professional and dedicated team
Gifted additional paid leave over the summer holiday period
Strong focus on wellbeing
Ongoing commitment to being a diverse and inclusive organisation
With 90% of our team recommending Westjustice as a great place to work we can provide a culture of a values driven inclusive feedback oriented workplace
The Role
Westjustice is seeking to employ a full-time Financial Counsellor on a 12-month maximum term contract (with potential for a longer-term contract depending on availability of funding) to join our Economic & Housing Rights team.
The Financial Counsellor will play a key role in the Restoring Financial Safety and Tenancy Safety Victoria program within the Economic & Housing Rights team. These projects are aimed at assisting family violence victim-survivors experiencing economic abuse and/or people living in rental stress and at risk of homelessness.
This position will be primarily based at our Werribee office but may be required to work from our Sunshine office and our partner sites.
Skills Required
You will hold a Diploma of Financial Counselling (or equivalent).
You will also have:
Experience in credit and debt issues
Ability to work autonomously and with a small team
Ability to engage and communicate complex information to vulnerable clients
Ability to engage a diverse range of stakeholders and industry
A commitment to Westjustice values and working with their clients and communities
For a copy of the position description please visit the careers page on our website
We welcome applications from financial counsellors who are new to the industry as well as more experienced financial counsellors for this position.
If you want to use your experience to improve life outcomes of people experiencing family violence economic abuse and intersecting disadvantage please send your resume together with a cover letter responding to the key selection criteria to by COB 12 September 2025.
Alternatively please call our office onif you have any questions in relation to the role.
The successful applicant will require a Diploma of Financial Counselling (or equivalent allowing membership of Financial Counselling Victoria).
Please Note: This position involves out-reach at a partner site/sites which hold an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) exemption. This exemption permits that only women workers may work onsite with women and child clients.
The successful applicant will require a current Working with Childrens Check and a Police Check or be prepared to apply for both. People with lived experience of the justice system are encouraged to apply. A police check result does not automatically disqualify an application which in each case will be individually assessed for the relevant role. Applicants must possess the right to work in Australia.
Westjustice is committed to building a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people living with a disability people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds mature age workers and LGBTIQA-identifying people. People with lived experience of the justice system are encouraged to apply. A police check result does not automatically disqualify an application which in each case will be individually assessed for the relevant role.
If you require any adjustments throughout the application or recruitment process please contact
Please ensure that you let us know in advance of any reasonable adjustment you may require during any part of the recruitment process including application and interview by contacting Information disclosed will be held in the strictest of confidence.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
