Financial Aid Officer

The Financial Aid Officer will:

- Assist the student with filling out the FAFSA

- Determine the student's title IV eligibility

- Create cost estimates and explain funding options to the students and parents

- Work with students to obtain the documentation necessary to process their aid if they are selected for verification

- Review weekly reports to ensure all students' financial aid has been processed

- Submit financial aid packages to be processed by established deadlines

- Ensure a low rate of return due to errors on all packages submitted to be processed

- Provide excellent customer service and answers to student inquiries

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree required

- Demonstrated ability of Key Behaviors

- Knowledge of Federal and State funding programs helpful

- Knowledge of title IV regulations helpful

- Knowledge of CampusVue software helpful

- Financial Aid Experience helpful

- Ability to work assigned/flexible hours necessary to complete the job on a weekly basis

Key Behaviors:

- Dependability: Respond to requests in a timely manner

- Teamwork: Balance team and individual responsibilities

- Decision Making: Display willingness to make decisions

- Communication: Effectively communicate with others

- Time Management: Able to complete all job requirements in allotted time

- Work Ethic: Display an organized and results-oriented approach, and motivation to perform without extensive direction

- Accuracy: Display a high quality of work and level of accuracy

- Innovation: Use a creative, solution-oriented approach to address problems

This is a full time position that requires day, evening and weekend availability: Monday and Thursday: 11:00am-8:00am; all other days 8:30am-5:30pm.