Financial Assistance Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

The Financial Assistance Counselor provides eligibility assistance to families and individuals regarding health insurance and affordable care programs; including but not limited to, Health Insurance Marketplace, Maine Care, and the health center’s Sliding Fee Scale Program.

The Financial Assistance Counselor will follow up with people as needed to assist with successful applications. This position will work under the supervision of the Financial Counselor Manager and in coordination with other outreach and enrollment staff and volunteers.

We are a mission-driven team focused on taking care of each other and our community. And we're growing!!

This position is not eligible for a hybrid or fully-remote schedule.

Requirements

  • Associate’s degree in related field and/or equivalent experience.
  • Level 3 English is required.
  • Knowledge/experience in finance, customer service, or social service is required.
  • Knowledge of regulations such as HIPAA and OSHA.

Generous Benefits Package

  • Organization-wide incentive bonus of up to 5% of annual base salary
  • Competitive compensation with shift differentials for some positions
  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance (Employer – Employee shared)
  • Health Savings Accounts with employer contributions
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employer paid Life insurance, Short-term, and Long-term Disability
  • 403(b) employer match up to 3%
  • Generous PTO package, including paid personal days and holidays
  • Paid Volunteerism Day
  • Bereavement and Military Leave
  • Non-CME training reimbursement up to $300 for full-time (32 hour) employees
  • Tuition assistance up to $1,500 for full-time (32 hour) employees
  • Gym membership reimbursement up to $300

Key Responsibilities

The Financial Assistance Counselor assists individuals and families with health insurance eligibility and affordable care program applications. They work under the supervision of the Financial Counselor Manager to coordinate outreach and enrollment efforts.

Key Skills

Financial counselingHealth insurance enrollmentApplication processingHIPAA complianceOSHA regulationsCommunicationData entry

Financial Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution28 jobs · 27 employers

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<$70k
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$70k-90k
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$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
42% this job
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,820 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$569k
Typical market rent
$2,419/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.9
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Portland-South Portland, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Organization-wide incentive bonus up to 5% of annual base salary
Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
Health Savings Accounts with employer contributions
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employer paid Life insurance, Short-term, and Long-term Disability
403(b) employer match up to 3%
Generous PTO package including paid personal days and holidays
Paid Volunteerism Day