Join Our Team

Join our well-respected not-for-profit team and make a difference to farmers in your community.

We are currently recruiting for three professional, passionate rural financial counsellors to work with local farmers in Bega, Broken Hill and Bourke. Use your skills in business, finance, and agriculture to guide and support farmers through hard times. Qualifications are ideal but not essential.

Full time role / flexible hours
Office and working from home arrangements available
NFP salary packaging benefits
Support to study for diploma in financial counselling
Immediate start

If you live in Bega, Bourke or Broken Hill and interested in making a difference to farmers in your communities, email a cover letter and CV to craig@rfcsnsw.com.au

Job Description: Rural Financial Counsellor

Financial analysis

Complete and apply the Diploma in Financial Counselling
Understand debt types and products and processes available for resolution
Complete financial/business reviews for clients including development of a Statement of financial position, P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow, financial ratios and forecasts and Budget
Support client negotiations with lenders, creditors and financial institutions in the presence of the client or with the written authority of the client

Client centric case management

Deliver client led financial counselling sessions according to the organisation’s service delivery model to address presenting financial issues of clients and support them to gain the ability, skills and knowledge to manage their financial affairs
Ensure client records are accurate, complete and maintained concurrently with the provision of client services
Establish and maintain current knowledge of required systems and processes to deliver client services
Develop a network of services to refer clients to based on their needs and aspirations

Business development

Contribute to marketing initiatives to promote the service
Develop strong relationships and processes with agencies to obtain client referrals
Attend and deliver relevant events in the local community to promote the service

Community engagement

Participate in relevant community development initiatives
Monitor and where appropriate respond to policy proposals and their implementation in relation to Financial Counselling, which have a direct impact on the quality of life of Australian families e.g. social security changes

What Our Clients Say

Friendly, efficient, knowledgeable and empathetic counsellor. So grateful for her assistance navigating difficult financial issues."

"They have been a great assistance in guiding us through the quite complex application process for the Farm Household Assistance program."

“RFCS NSW has been a positive and transformative experience, they exceeded every expectation with respect, concern and genuine desire to help”

Have always found the RFC that we have been in contact with over many years very helpful listens to our concerns is very knowledgeable and always supportive. Some of the natural disasters we have dealt with on the property leave you feeling fatigued and depressed. Our Rural Financial Counsellor has always been a person to talk with and give advice and has a can do attitude.

"Encouraged pro-active actions, and assisted with strategic business planning and cash flow preparation to enable us to secure the RIC loans and Drought Loans. Also provided valuable assistance, which is giving us more confidence in our negotiations with the bank."