Financial Counsellor

WHAT WE OFFER!

• Access to salary packaging benefits
• Enjoy a supportive Employee Assistance Program because your wellbeing matters to us.
• Join an incredible team culture collaborate with passionate caring professionals who are truly making a difference every day.
• Extra time off! Enjoy up to 10 additional paid days of leave including public holidays over the Christmas / New Year period (pro-rated for part-time roles).
• Parttime role (0.8 FTE)- 4 days/week
• Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2026
• Amazing CBD location close to public transport and excellent coffee just steps away!

ABOUT US

Circle Green Community Legal (Circle Green) is a community legal centre providing humanitarian tenancy workplace and family and domestic violence legal advice further assistance representation advocacy community legal education referrals outreach and support.

OUR PURPOSE

Accessible Justice. To create a system place and space to ensure a safety net of best practice legal advice education and advocacy in our specialist fields.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Financial Counsellor provides highquality financial counselling to eligible private rental tenants experiencing or at risk of financial hardship. Their work involves assessing clients financial situations and offering both immediate and longterm strategies including information advice and practical support to improve financial outcomes literacy and wellbeing.

They work within the Tenancy team alongside lawyers and other support staff to deliver coordinated traumainformed clientcentred services. A strong commitment to supporting vulnerable clients and delivering highquality assistance is essential for the role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Client services

• Deliver financial counselling effectively through both phone and inperson appointments.
• Conduct assessments of clients financial circumstances and provide either discrete or ongoing support as required.
• Work collaboratively with clients to understand their financial situation and offer information advice and practical strategies to reduce financial hardship.
• Identify additional legal or nonlegal issues where appropriate and facilitate referrals to relevant legal community or support services.
• Provide advocacy as needed and support clients to build financial knowledge skills and longterm resilience.

Stakeholderengagement

• Contribute to the development of community education initiatives that promote awareness of financial resilience and related issues.
• Represent Circle Green as required building and maintaining strong partnerships networks and industry connections.

Administration

• Prepare internal and external reports as required.
• Maintain accurate client data and detailed records of assistance provided in relevant databases.
• Complete additional administrative tasks as needed.

Team Responsibilities

• Implement Circle Greens policies and procedures and act in alignment with the organisations mission and values.
• Participate in team meetings planning activities and review processes.
• Carry out other duties consistent with the role as directed by the Principal Lawyer.

ABOUT YOU!

Skills and Attributes

• Demonstrated experience working within a financial counselling framework and delivering bestpractice services.
• Ability to identify how legal financial and other nonlegal issues interact.
• Understanding of the social challenges faced by financially disadvantaged individuals and families.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Effective timemanagement skills with the ability to handle a high and varied workload.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in financial counselling.
• Experience supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged people.
• Strong commitment to social justice and human rights principles.

Credentials

• Diploma of Financial Counselling (or equivalent qualification).
• Member or eligible for membership of the Financial Counsellors Association of Western Australia.

Join a team of passionate and diverse like-minded individuals committed to creating accessible justice and providing best practice services in our specialist field.

If you have any questions or would like to have a confidential discussion about the role please contact Human Resources at (08)or by email

Circle Green is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values and supports all individuals. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds people from the LGBTIQA community and people with disabilities.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply submit your CV and a Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria by 23rd March 2026

Please note that shortlisting interviewing and appointing may begin immediately. We reserve the right to close the position prior to the closing date. Early applications are encouraged!

Due to high number of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest to work at Circle Green.