Financial Aid Advisor

Agency:
Texas A&M University

Department:
Scholarships And Financial Aid

Job Location:

College Station, Texas

Job Type: Staff

Proposed Minimum Salary: $21.64 hourly

The Financial Aid Advisor I learns to monitor non-resident tuition waiver process and creates all vouchers in Aggiebuy to send outside scholarship funds back to donors/organizations. Learns to process awarding for Gates Millennium Scholars and Gates Programs. Learns to plan and organization the annual scholarship reception. Learns to assist with university department compliance audits.

Salary: $21.64/hour.

Cover Letter & Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended

• Occasional travel.
• May be asked to work weekends, holidays, and outside regular business hours during peak periods.
• Must comply with Texas A&M System Policy 07.02 Texas Higher Education Fair Lending Practices.
• Must be in good standing on all Federal Student Loans. The U.S. Dept. of Education will not grant access to student loan data for any individual who is in default status. Access to such information is a necessity for this position. Must be able to rectify default status within three months of employment. Good standing must be maintained for continued employment.

The mission of Scholarships & Financial Aid is to provide students and their families with information and financial resources to attend Texas A&M University, along with support programs that promote higher education and developmental opportunities. We administer scholarships and financial aid, which include the following programs: grants, student loans, student employment, veteran educational benefits, athletic aid coordination, short-term loans, and emergency tuition and fee loans.

In addition, our office provides advising on the programs listed above. Our office is responsible for processing student aid and veteran educational benefits for College Station, Galveston, and all Health Science Center sites which totaled approximately $1 billion in financial aid assistance for the prior academic year.

• Under close supervision, uses discretion and independent judgment to advise and counsel students on financial aid.
• Learns how to collaborate with on campus representatives regarding students' financial aid concerns.
• Learns how to and assists with reviews of student files and makes adjustments as needed.
• Learns the student financial aid appeal process and shadows team members.
• Learns how to and awards, revises and/or approves the awarding of financial aid through the specific controls of program policy and guidelines.

• Learns, interprets, and maintains knowledge of current federal, state, and institutional policies, procedures, and regulations pertaining to financial aid.
• Learns how staff interact with and transition students from prospective to currently enrolled students.
• Ensures that processing activities adhere to established policies and procedures.

• Learns to monitor non-resident tuition waiver processes
• Learns to create vouchers in Aggie Buy to send back funds to donors
• Learns to coordinate and processing awarding for Gates Millennium Scholars and Gates programs (GMS portal manager)
• Learns to provide input for the planning and organizing of the annual scholarship reception
• Learns to assist with university department compliance and self-audits

• Participates in and assists in the planning and execution of events for departmental initiatives (e.g. financial aid awareness programs, Aggieland Saturday, outreach efforts).
• Learns how to and responds to varied questions that may require researching and…