Job Details
Job DescriptionTzedek DC seeks diverse and dynamic applicants for a full-time financial counselor position to help clients facing debt-related issues take steps toward achieving financial stability. The financial counselor will work with staff attorneys to provide free services to clients in financial matters related to budgeting, bankruptcy, debt collection, student loans, credit card debt, and other consumer financial matters. We value diversity and strongly encourage applications from people of color, people with disabilities, bilingual and bicultural people, people from immigrant communities, people of all genders, veterans, and LGBTQ community members.
About Tzedek DC:
Tzedek DC is a public interest center headquartered at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Tzedek DC s mission is to safeguard the legal rights and financial health of DC residents with lower incomes dealing with the often-devastating consequences of abusive debt collection practices and other consumer-related issues. Tzedek DC provides free services for DC residents with debt issues, advocates for fairer policies nationally and in the District of Columbia, and conducts community-based financial empowerment programs.
Position Tasks & Duties:
Providing financial counseling and assistance to community members, including group, one-on-one, and follow-up
Presenting in Tzedek DC s 8-session Young Adult Financial Empowerment Program
Evaluating individual or family income and expenditures and providing recommendations for short- and long-term actions to achieve financial goals
Providing assistance to help improve and organize finances, including empowering clients to develop a budget, manage their debt, establish and rebuild credit and savings, identify and access public and tax benefits, and efficiently meet financial goals for the short and long term
Assisting clients with establishing financial literacy, good financial habits, and long-term financial planning
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