The chief objective of this position is to provide financial aid counseling to students and parents on the various federal, institutional and state aid programs. Conduct high school workshops; perform verification, enforce satisfactory academic progress, perform student aid packaging and awarding of students; respond to parent and student inquiries regarding all aspects of the financial aid process.
Job Duties:
- Process financial aid awards in accordance with federal, state, and institutional. Interpret student aid legislation.
- Advise parents and students in person and/or by telephone.
- Assist parents and students with the completion of required forms.
- Understand and maintain current knowledge of all financial aid programs. Also, act as a resource person for support staff.
- Work with individual student files to perform verification and recalculation of financial need when necessary.
- Identify errors on ISIR’s/SAR’s and assist the student in the correction process.
- Monitor students’ satisfactory academic progress.
- Ensure student awards do not exceed the total cost of attendance.
- Assist with entrance and exit counseling session.
- Assists students and parents with all questions relating to completing the steps required to obtain education loans, e.g. federal and private
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School graduate, but Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Preference will be given to those who have previously worked in a Financial Aid Office, and/or Higher Education Finance.