Financial Aid Counselor - Alpine Campus

Job Title

Job Title

Location

Location Alpine

Department

Job No. 999047/ 998933

Posting Date 09/10/2026

Until Filled No

Appointment Date

Salary $37,665

• Entry level understanding of financial aid and/or admissions experience; experience with computerized systems; ability to relate to students in a multicultural environment; experience with word processing (MS Word).

• Training in business and/or student services.

Summary
Function:
Student Financial Aid Counseling.
Duties
Essential:
Review student eligibility for federal, state, and institutional aid; assist with the management of student financial aid files; receive and process change request forms, adjust aid as requested by the student and per guidelines; assist with the reviewing of financial aid applications and packaging awards for eligible students; counsel students regarding their financial aid concerns; review applications, complete the verification process for FAFSA applications that have been selected;

clear c-flags; process mail correspondence; respond to emails/voicemails/walk-ins per on-call schedule; counsel students and families; document student interaction in Banner; process R2T4s; assist with SAP process as needed; coordinate, attend and present at FAFSA nights or other events within the community; oversee the FWS program and implement the CPFWS module in Banner; assist with processing consortium agreements; maintain student records in compliance with federal regulations;

keep abreast of regulations affecting financial aid and other duties as assigned.

Received:
Member of the Enrollment Management Division. General supervision and instruction from the Assistant Director of Financial Aid.

Usual:
Office conditions. Exempt from overtime provisions. The position is Security Sensitive. Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

Special:
May work extra hours during registration; some travel.

This position is classified as Security-Sensitive and is thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094, which authorize employers to obtain and review criminal history record information for applicants.
Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.

It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary.

Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

Our campuses span a fascinating part of Texas—Alpine, in the heart of the beautiful Big Bend area, and Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Uvalde along the vibrant, bicultural Texas/Mexico border.

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