About the role:

Financial Capability workers deliver financial literacy education, information and coaching and maintain a strong focus on supporting consumers to change their behaviour and 'learn by doing'. This includes basic financial literacy education and support either individually or in group settings.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Budgeting support to individuals.
• Non-accredited financial literacy community education workshops to clients and local groups.
• Helping clients to build skills to avoid or resolve financial difficulties and strengthen their capacity to manage their own money and to know where to get further help when required
• Assisting families at risk of homelessness to manage their finances and household expenses in order to prevent future accommodation crises.

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as a part of a team.
• Well-developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills including the ability to confidently prepare and facilitate workshops to individuals and small groups,
• Willingness and ability to travel remotely to other communities such as Balgo, Billiluna, Warmun etc. for outreach purposes. Overnight stays may be required.

Other Requirements:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
• Experience in working across diverse communities including CALD, Indigenous and Rural communities.
• Current 'C' class driver's license.
• The successful candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete a National Police Records Check and a Working with Children Check.

Position is full time, (75 hours per fortnight) and remote travel is required.

For more details, please contact Sharon Bambling on 08 91686168 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Financial Capability Worker - Halls Creek enquiry via EthicalJobs.