Social Worker – Financial Wellness Counseling
Help Military and Veteran Families Move from Financial Crisis to Financial Wellness
Are you a compassionate, strengths-based social worker who believes lasting change happens through meaningful relationships rather than temporary solutions? Do you want to help military service members, Veterans, and their families build hope, resilience, and long-term financial wellness?
At Support The Enlisted Project (STEP), we're redefining what financial wellness looks like. Rather than simply providing short-term assistance, STEP empowers military and Veteran families to overcome financial stress, strengthen their confidence, and create sustainable financial futures through individualized counseling, coaching, and behavioral change.
We're looking for a dedicated Social Worker to join our Financial Wellness Counseling (FWC) team and become a trusted partner for families navigating financial hardship and life transitions.
What Makes This Role Different?
STEP Social Workers:
- Focus on long-term transformation, not just crisis intervention.
- Help clients discover their own solutions rather than prescribing them.
- Integrate financial wellness with behavioral health and social work practice.
- Build lasting relationships that reinforce confidence, self-efficacy, and resilience.
- Empower clients to become the drivers of their own success.
Responsibilities include:
- Build trusting, supportive relationships with military and Veteran families experiencing financial hardship.
- Restore hope from financial crisis
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of financial strengths and needs.
- Utilize Solution-Focused and Strengths-Based approaches to help clients identify goals, recognize existing strengths, and develop goals for the future.
- Partner with clients to create personalized financial wellness plans.
- Assist clients in reducing financial stress by addressing barriers to housing stability, food security, debt management, and other basic needs.
- Build resiliency through crisis response plans intervention and safety planning when appropriate, including suicide risk assessment and referral.
- Maintain accurate documentation while contributing to measurable client outcomes and program success.
Qualifications
We're looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about serving military members, Veterans, and their families.
- Skilled in building rapport and motivating meaningful behavior change.
- Experienced in or willing to quickly learn Solution-Focused, Strengths-Based, Crisis Intervention, Client-centered approaches.
- Comfortable discussing budgeting, financial stress, and financial wellness with empathy and confidence.
- Organized, collaborative, and committed to high-quality client care.
- Able to navigate complex situations while maintaining compassion and professionalism.
Additional Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Social Work (BSW/MSW).
- Knowledge of community resources and systems navigation.
- Military spouse or Veterans preferred
- Financial counseling or financial capability experience is a plus.
What You'll Love About Working at STEP
- Meaningful work that creates measurable, life-changing outcomes.
- Collaborative, mission-driven team culture.
- Opportunity to innovate within a nationally recognized financial wellness model.
- Professional growth and ongoing learning.
- The privilege of serving those who have served our country.
Join Our Mission
Financial stress impacts housing, mental health, relationships, and overall well-being. At STEP, we believe every military and Veteran family deserves the opportunity to move from surviving to thriving.
If you're ready to combine your social work skills, compassion, and passion for helping others create lasting change, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of a team transforming financial crisis into hope, resilience, and financial wellness for those who have sacrificed so much for our nation.
Pay: $28.85 - $29.42 per hour
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- We prefer to hire military spouses or veterans. Are you qualified for this preference?
- Do you have a BSW or an MSW?
- This is an in-office position. Why do you prefer to work in our office rather than remotely?
Work Location: In person
