Financial Aid Counselor

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Contributes to NSU success by providing advise to student and families regarding financial aid; interviews students applying for financial aid such as loans, grants-in-aid, or scholarships to determine eligibility for financial assistance.

Exempt

$50,000.00 Annually

Annually

No

• 1. Reviews student accounts for completion, accuracy and adjustments in accordance with federal financial aid regulations, state statutes, and institutional guidelines.
• 2. Provides counseling and advisement services to prospective and current students and parents relative to financial aid, registration, student accounts, recruitment, admissions and transfer credits.
• 3. Conducts financial aid presentations and workshops for prospective and current students. Financial aid workshops are held at both local and out of area locations, both in person and via tele or video conference, and may be held in the evenings and weekends.
• 4. Performs a variety of financial aid duties to ensure that students maintain financial aid eligibility, as required by the United States Department of Education.
• 5. Serves as a key liaison with undergraduate and graduate admission offices regarding recruitment, housing and residential life, cost of attendance, scholarships, student employment, payment plans and other financial aid matters.
• 6. Communicates directly with academic units regarding registration issues for students requesting financial aid.
• 7. Attends and participates in workshops and meetings as it relates to financial aid.
• 8. Participates in annual undergraduate student housing initiative providing one on one counseling to First Time-In-College students and parents that includes student outreach and an educational overview of financial obligations.
• 9. Accesses federal, state and/or private platforms to review and report student information.
• 10. Works evening and weekends as requested.
• 11. Completes other projects as required.
• 12. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Prior to submitting your application:
  • Ensure your application is accurate and up to date
  • Complete the entire application
  • Provide only professional references

Knowledge:

• 1. Financial Aid
  - Through knowledge of federal and state financial aid regulations.
• Clerical
  - Thorough knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• 2. Customer and Personal Service
  - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
• 3. General knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Skills:

• 1. Critical Thinking
  - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• 2. Service Orientation
  - Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
• 3. Self-Direction
  - Proficient skills in motivating oneself to work independently, as well as working well within teams.
• 4. Complex Problem Solving
  - Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• 5. Time Management
  - Proficient skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.
• 6. Judgment and Decision Making
  - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.

Abilities:

• 1. Detail Oriented
  - The ability to pay attention to details, understand underlying cause/effect relationships, and account for those…