• One year contract, full time or part time
• $94,344.83 - $99,267.49 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience

About us

The Financial Abuse Service is an innovative and dynamic statewide practice with a specialist and integrated approach that provides holistic legal and non-legal support to clients, increasing their safety and wellbeing and leading to financial independence and empowerment. 

We also drive systemic change through test cases, advocacy and law reform.

The role

The financial counsellor will deliver trauma informed financial counselling services including assessing safety, advocacy and negotiation, provision of information and options, budgeting, capacity building and empowerment, as well as undertake complex casework to resolve financial abuse issues relating to consumer credit, banking, telecommunications, utilities, fines, vehicle registration and other debts.

• Redfern Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal centre that promotes social justice and creates change.
• We provide free legal advice, legal services and education to people experiencing disadvantage in New South Wales.
• We drive innovation and work to address inequalities in the legal system through policy and law reform.
• We provide effective and integrated free legal services that are client focussed, collaborative, non-discriminatory and responsive to changing community needs - to our local community as well as state-wide.

Applications

Enquiries should be directed to Catherine Hewett, [email protected] using the subject line: Financial Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

Redfern Legal Centre is a diverse and inclusive workplace that offers flexible working conditions and supports wellbeing.

We require staff to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and non lawyers to comply with s 121 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.

We strongly encourage applications by First Nations people and people with disability.