Financial Aid Advisor

Financial Aid Advisor

Company:

Central Coast College

Job Location:

Salinas, California

Category:

Financial Aid

Type:

Full-Time

Email:

josh.miller@hdmc.edu

Summary:

The Financial Aid Advisor shall have responsibility for meeting with prospective students, creating a positive and friendly environment, facilitating participation in the Financial Aid eligibility process, assisting in determining eligibility for Financial Aid, for Financial Aid record-keeping (hard copy and electronic), and assisting in default prevention.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Informally meets with prospective students on initial visit to:

Ensure all prospective students are given all the necessary resources available to pay for tuition.

Give guidance to prospective stu­dents on completing their FAFSA,

Interviews prospective students and assist them in securing and/or completing the proper paperwork requirements

Package students financial aid in Anthology.

Communicates with other departments on prospective students pending documents for follow up.

Generates reports to identify starts for the month and ensure starts are fully packaged.

Follows up with pending students to ensure file completion.

Completes new starts files and submits them to immediate supervisor for review, originations and disbursements.

Meets one-on-one to counsel loan borrowers within one week of first disbursement

Manages Default management activities weekly

Coordinates assigned student financial aid programs

Monitors standards of quality control for financial aid programs

Communicates with Federal and State agencies, as well as current and potential students regarding financial aid related issues

Identifies program issues and works with management to resolve them

Attends meetings, seminars and or/conferences and performs frequent liaison activity with external agencies

The Financial Aid Advisor is required to adhere to all applicable State, Federal and accrediting agency regulations

The Financial Aid Advisor is required to adhere to all company policies and reports directly to the Assistant Director of Financial Aid.

Counsels financial aid students and makes decisions regarding awards

Interprets and implements regulations set forth by Federal and State agencies

Serves as liaison between the Office of Student Financial Aid and Federal and State agencies

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Three years of work experience in a closely related field to the duties being performed. Work experience in Financial Aid preferred
• Proficiency in MS Microsoft Office products and ability to learn other software programs
• Must have strong interpersonal and communications skills as well as excellent organizational skills and be detail oriented
• Ability to multi-task, demonstrate computational ability, respond effectively in a variety of situations, and work effectively in team situations
• Dependable; possess excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills; detail oriented and take pride in quality of work
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Strong sense of ethics and ability to maintain confidentiality of private personal and business information Essential Skills and Experience Ability to work comfortably with people.
• Self-starter.

Able to work on their own with little director. Equipment Used Computers, phone, fax machine, copy machine. Physical and Mental Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Working Conditions School environment. Most of the work requires routine walking, standing, bending, and lifting.

Job Type:

Full-time Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Experience:

Financial Aid:

2 years (Required)

Work Location:

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