Assistant Director Of Financial Aid

Reporting to the Associate Director of Financial Aid, the Assistant Director will join a service-oriented team and will be responsible for counseling students and parents in the areas of financial aid.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide top level customer service, advice, and counseling to students and families as they make decisions about college planning and financing.

• Perform need analysis and award aid to case load of approximately 300 first-year applicants and assume responsibility for a class of approximately 300 students after May 1 commitment date.

• Work independently to read and award financial aid to applicants under a tight timeline.

• Assist with the system processes and functions including full utilization of PowerFAIDS to ensure compliance and enhance efficiency.

• Perform weekly ISIR corrections.

• Serve as Security Liaison for the Financial Aid Office.

• Serve as Outside Scholarship Liaison.

• Work as a team to innovate and coordinate outreach activities to current and prospective students to improve file completion rates.

• Develop, coordinate, and participate in outreach activities with various on and off-campus partnerships, including current and prospective students, the Admission Office, Career Center, high schools, and community service organizations.

• Provide back-up support in various office functions.

• Co-manage various financial aid publications in conjunction with others on campus.

• Aid other staff in the back-office operations.

• Maintain knowledge of federal and institutional financial aid regulations and requirements to ensure legal, fair, and consistent administration of federal, state, and institutional financial aid funds.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

This is an on-campus position.