Financial Aid Technician

Overview

Financial Aid Technician

Date Opened: 2/2/2026 08:00:00 AM

Filing Deadline: 2/24/2026

Location: Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Salary: $5,784.84 - $7,166.40/mo; $69,418.08 - $85,996.80/yr (based on a full-time, 12-month position)

Job Type: Open and Promotional

Definition: Oversees and participates in one or more of the functional phases of awarding scholarships, loans, and grants at a college or has full responsibility for one major financial aid program at a college or the Central Financial Aid Unit of the District Office.

• Interviews students to evaluate their needs and to determine their eligibility for one or more of the financial aid programs.
• Authorizes awards for financial aid through a combination of loans, grants, and work study based on individual needs and applicable laws and regulations.
• Provides advice and offers solutions to students who have special financial problems, who question eligibility requirements, or who have been denied aid.
• Compiles facts and figures necessary for the preparation of periodic and special reports.
• Audits individual student financial aid files to assure completeness and accuracy of all documents and corrects or orders the correction of any discrepancies.
• Prepares public information material related to financial aid for use in college papers and bulletins.
• Verifies the accuracy of information received through follow-up investigation or other means.
• Operates a computer terminal to input and retrieve information from a variety of specialized financial aid and student information records systems.
• Effectively utilizes standard office software applications to compile data and prepare information and correspondence.
• Attends and participates in seminars, conferences, workshops, and other training sessions to learn about state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to financial aid.
• May provide work direction and training to financial aid clerical support staff.
• May assist in the development and recommend new procedures and changes in existing clerical procedures.
• May perform a variety of tasks during peak work load periods or in the absence of assigned staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• A Financial Aid Technician oversees and participates in one or more of the functional phases of awarding scholarships, loans, and grants at a college or has full responsibility for one major financial aid program at a college or the Central Financial Aid Unit of the District Office; performs tasks on several software programs including downloading of information.
• A Financial Aid Supervisor supervises activities related to the day-to-day operations of a college's Financial Aid Office, including the areas of analysis of student financial needs, determination of student financial aid eligibility, review of financial aid applications, and awarding of financial aid, as well as maintenance of related records and files. A thorough knowledge of financial aid program policies, goals, and procedures is continuously applied in performing the duties of the class.
• A Financial Aid Assistant performs specialized clerical duties related to providing financial assistance to students in the college's Financial Aid Office or the Central Financial Aid Unit of the District Office; operates a computer terminal to input and update financial aid related data.

Immediate supervision is received from a Financial Aid Manager or Financial Aid Supervisor. May provide work direction to lower-level clerical staff and student employees.

• Federal and state regulations, requirements and procedural guidelines pertaining to govern mentally-funded programs of student financial assistance
• Techniques of counseling and interviewing
• Customer service techniques for public contact in person, on the telephone, and in written communication
• Correct use of business English, punctuation, spelling, and grammar
• Letter, memorandum, and report formats
• Clerical practices and procedures
• Recordkeeping procedures
• Capabilities of computer systems, applications, and hardware used in the operation of a Financial Aid Office

• Use of computer and standard office equipment

• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, regulations, and procedures concerning financial aid programs
• Advise students on personal management of financial aid funds
• Evaluate financial needs of students by applying prescribed criteria
• Communicate effectively with individuals from various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds and different levels of academic achievement
• Work effectively and cooperatively with students, staff, faculty, and the public
• Critically review financial aid data and resolve discrepancies
• Train support staff to use various types of computers and software programs
• Gather and compile statistical and financial data
• Give clear and concise instructions
• Work under the pressure of recurrent deadlines with frequent interruptions
• Perform mathematical computations accurately
• Keep…