Personal Financial Counselor - Hattiesburg, MS

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Hattiesburg, MS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides personal financial services at assigned military installations, delivering the full breadth of financial counseling and management services to military service members and their families. Services may include one-on-one counseling, consultations with commanders or other providers and staff, briefings and presentations, and referrals to resources outside counseling sessions. The counselor works with installation and military branch points of contact to ensure services remain within scope and meet installation needs.

The position includes helping service members establish spending plans for extended absences; developing and distributing informational financial materials; and coordinating, publicizing, and delivering personal financial management classes and workshops. Topics may cover the military lifecycle, such as arrival at a first duty station, pre- and post-deployment, and personal and career events outlined in DoDI 1322.34. The counselor also responds to requests for age-appropriate classes or seminars and may use authorized virtual counseling and other secure electronic communications.

The counselor manages duty-to-warn situations according to Department of Defense protocol, communicates with leadership, participates in individual and group supervision, shares installation trends and issues, and takes part in training, quality improvement committees, and other assigned contract activities. Additional duties may be assigned. The position is based on-site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, unless otherwise specified.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or an associate degree plus 4 years of experience, or a high school diploma plus 6 years of experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• At least 3 years of financial counseling experience.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Fluent English.
• Bilingual English and Spanish if required by the contract.
• Ability to obtain a favorably adjudicated Tier 2 investigation.
• Ability to pass the Congressionally Mandated Disclosures for Organizational Conflicts of Interest process.
• At least one of the following certifications: Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), or Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC).
• Valid in-state driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal financial counseling and management services to service members and their families.
• Deliver one-on-one counseling, consultations, briefings, presentations, and referrals to appropriate resources.
• Work with installation and military branch points of contact to ensure the program operates within scope and meets installation needs.
• Help service members establish spending plans for extended absences.
• Develop and make informational financial materials available to service members and families.
• Coordinate, publicize, and provide personal financial management classes and workshops covering military lifecycle topics and related events.
• Respond to requests for age-appropriate classes or seminars.
• Use virtual counseling and secure electronic communications when authorized by the OSD FINRED Program office.
• Manage duty-to-warn situations in accordance with Department of Defense protocol.
• Communicate with leadership and participate in individual and group supervision, sharing information about trends and issues at assigned installations.
• Participate in in-service training, quality improvement committees, and other appropriate contract activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Health, life, voluntary, and other benefits and perks supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.
• May be eligible for short-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time