The Credit Counselling Society Looking for Credit Counsellor at New Westminster, BC Full Time

What This Role Involves:

As a Credit Counsellor, you are passionate about providing support, care, and guidance to clients who come to CCS seeking help with managing their finances and specifically with finding a solution to resolve their debt.

You’re a money management expert who helps your clients better understand their monthly income and expenses, and after exploring their overall financial situation, you offer hope by providing suitable options to help them successfully resolve their debts. In many cases, you will also offer ongoing support to clients as they begin a Debt Management Program, which allows them to pay off their debts with interest relief.

You will be an ongoing resource for the clients in your portfolio, answering their questions and following up as needed to support them in successfully completing their program and achieving their financial goals.

As part of our commitment to a consistent, high quality counselling experience for our clients, successful candidates will be required to complete the Accredited Financial Counsellor Canada (AFCC) certification program within two years of their start date.

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What We Have To Offer: *

The starting salary for this role is $56,440, with some opportunity to credit additional previous experience. In addition, we offer an annual salary review process each January, so the successful candidate can expect to receive regular increases to their salary, subject to meeting established performance objectives.

We are proud to qualify as a Great Place to Work! Our employees love the close-knit team environment and the commitment to work-life balance, which includes a 35 hour work week and half-days off before each long weekend, in addition to generous time off provisions. In addition, we are all rewarded by the meaningful work we do, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our clients each day. Our team has the opportunity to work remotely on a hybrid basis, but even though we aren’t in the same office, we have chat groups and activities supported by our Culture Club, to offer our team the chance to develop relationships and have some fun at work too!

In addition to a great workplace culture, our employee experience and compensation package includes:

• Flexible health care spending account (valued at $4,300/year – $3,450 for healthcare costs, and $850 for prescription coverage), plus a Health & Fitness Subsidy (up to $300/year).
• Long term savings program with employer matching (starting at 5%).
• Educational reimbursements (up to $2,500/year).
• Three weeks vacation to start, plus 3 CCS days to use at your discretion and 6 Sick/Personal Days.
• Celebration of personal milestones, including a paid day off when moving or getting married, as well as gifts for important events like having a child or celebrating a milestone service anniversary.
• Employee and family assistance program, offering counselling support as well as a wide variety of support resources.
• The opportunity to participate in our two-level employee development program and supplemental mentoring relationships to support those interested in furthering their professional growth.
• Recognition programs to celebrate the accomplishments of team members working towards CCS’s goals with respect to Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, as well as overall Engagement and Organizational Change.
• CCS’s Birthday Gift – each employee receives an additional $100 each year towards their RRSP on CCS’s birthday, in recognition of their contributions to the organization’s ongoing success.

Finally, it’s important to us that every member of our team feels safe, supported, and respected at work. We are an Employer Partner of the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI), offering every one of our employees a chance to learn more about the role we all play in creating that space together.

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What We Are Looking For: *

The successful applicant for this position will bring the following qualifications and skills:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma is considered an asset.
• Three to five years of experience in the financial or counselling/social services industries.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, demonstrating a genuine desire to work as part of a team and help people.
• Strong goal orientation, motivated by achieving objectives and supporting others in meeting their goals as well.
• Ability to influence others, addressing and overcoming objections.
• Strong organizational abilities, including capacity for multitasking, prioritization, and time management.

Who We Are:

CCS is an accredited non-profit organization that offers support to clients who are encountering financial challenges. Every year, we change the lives of thousands of Canadians who are looking for help to get their life back.

Our mission, should you choose to accept it: We Help. We Educate. We Give Hope.

CCS is committed to the ongoing development of a safer, respectful and equitable space for employees, clients and stakeholders of all races, gender identities, gender expressions and disabilities. We believe in the value that diversity brings to the workplace and to our ability to meet our clients’ respective needs. We are committed to an inclusive approach where the qualities that make us different are always welcomed, valued and celebrated, and we will engage in continuous learning and education to better understand the experiences of our community and how we can support it.

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Work Environment: *

This is a full-time position that requires you to have the ability to work remotely. There will be the requirement to work from our New Westminster office at an anticipated rate of 1-2 days per week.

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How to Apply: *

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit, we would love to hear from you! Please send in your resume and a cover letter, explaining your interest in the role and what you would bring to it.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on the grounds included in the Human Rights Codes of Canada and the provinces we serve, including: status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person, race, country of origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or social standing.

Applications from all qualified individuals are welcome, and successful candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Due to the volume of applications received, we will only reach out to candidates who are shortlisted for further consideration. Thank you for your interest!

Keywords: counselling, debt, social work, credit, non-profit, not for profit, banking, finance

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $56,440.00 per year