Welcome to Lutheran Care. We are an energetic, forward thinking and values driven faith based not for profit organisation, providing support to people who need it most. Current programs include emergency relief, financial counselling, family support and education, foster care, housing and family shelter, homelessness services, and refugee services.

Our Financial Wellbeing team support people with their personal financial situation to address their financial concerns, make informed choices and to develop capacity to manage their money. The Financial Counsellor role will provide advocacy and accurate information including financial rights, responsibilities, debt management legislation, credit regulations and consumer finance issues.

Training and support will be provided to the successful applicant. 

The aims and objectives of this role are to:

• Provide high level and confidential financial counselling and education to clients.
• Provide advocacy and accurate information regarding financial rights, responsibilities, debt management legislation, credit regulations and consumer finance issues.
• Refer clients where appropriate to other services as needed.
• Build financial resilience for vulnerable people through information, education and promotion of our services. 
• Work collaboratively with all members of the Financial Wellbeing team to assist clients to overcome financial barriers.

The role is based three (3) days at Blair Athol and one (1) day in the Adelaide Hills. 

Benefits of working with Lutheran Care:

Lutheran Care values all its staff by ensuring that they are well supported through paid maternity and paternity leave, an Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service, access to internal and external training opportunities, annual staff conference, professional development days, annual volunteer celebrations and an innovative and caring culture.

Salary Packaging:

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) allows Public Benevolent Institutions (PBI), such as Lutheran Care, to offer special tax concessions. These concessions allow an employee to salary package a maximum of $15,899 from their gross salary each Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) year.

To Apply:

For details about Lutheran Care and to access a copy of the Job Description, please visit our website at www.lutherancare.org.au. To apply, please submit your resume via Seek, along with a brief cover letter outlining your interest in, and suitability for, the role.

Applications are required by 5pm on Monday 3 October 2022.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a Working with Children Check, a NDIS Workers Screening Check as well as a current Safe Environments for Children & Young People certificate. You must hold a current and unrestricted South Australian Drivers License and possess a registered roadworthy vehicle available for work use (employees reimbursed for work travel). In addition, the successful applicant will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or a medical exemption.