Assistant Director of Financial Aid - Internal

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Founded in 1968 to meet the post-secondary and continuing education needs of Cecil County residents, Cecil College has been serving the community and shaping its future for more than 50 years. The College is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the governor. The College’s fifth president, Dr. Mary Way Bolt, reports directly to the Board of Trustees.

Cecil College is centrally located in Maryland’s most northeastern county, just one half mile from Interstate 95. It is easily accessible from Philadelphia and Baltimore, as well as from Wilmington, Delaware.

With a diverse student population, Cecil College enrolls approximately 2,500 credit students and 3,400 non-credit students. Cecil offers associate degrees, certificate programs and non-credit classes. Cecil offers a variety of associate degree and certificate programs.

Through its open admissions policy, Cecil College provides learning opportunities for all who have the desire and ability to benefit from its courses and programs, regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or socioeconomic status.

Employees of Cecil College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US, as the College does not offer Visa sponsor ships.

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Reporting to the Director of Financial Aid, the Assistant Director of Financial Aid is responsible for the administration and reconciliation of multiple financial aid programs and must adhere to the applicable federal, state, and college regulations and practices to perform essential processing. These responsibilities will necessate the use of various software and web-based applications specific to financial aid operations.

The Assistant Director is responsible for managing part-time aid staff and providing additional mentorship and guidance to full-time financial aid staff. The Assistant Director serves as the primary back up to the Director of Financial Aid.

The Assistant Director will have responsibility to review student financial aid applications/records, including verification. Additionally, they will be responsible for oversight of Veteran’s education benefits. The Assistant Director will be held accountable for compliance with all federal and state regulations related to financial aid, veteran’s educational benefits, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. This role is responsible for maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress records and performing audits of student enrolled hours for applicability towards approved programs of study.

The Assistant Director is accountable for exchanging data between the U.S Department of Education and PowerFAIDS on a continuous basis via EDConnect, the federal interface system. This position requires an exceptional degree of regulatory and statutory knowledge in the areas of needs analysis, verification, and financial aid packaging as well as the ability to exercise critical thinking and decision making within the framework of Professional Judgment Standards.

Due to the need for interaction with students, employees, and college community, this position requires in-person presence but is eligible for telework: positions with back-up duties require consistent on-site presence; telework may be available to certain roles on a limited basis to best meet the needs of the department.

• Provide leadership and management for the part-time financial aid staff to include hiring, supervision, and oversight of the front desk coverage.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to full-time financial aid staff.
• Manage and maintain record of all WFP approved programs with bi-annual review of all programs to ensure hour and length requirements continue to be met.
• In collaboration with the Director, establish, lead and coordinate, WFP program approval submission process and CEWD procedural requirements, to include attendance and disbursement rules.
• Counsel parents and students regarding availability of…