Financial Aid Specialist

1487 Financial Aid Specialist

San Francisco Community College District

Salary:
See Position Description

Location:

San Francisco, CA

Position

Description:

Once (1) Permanent
- Exempt, Full Time, Full Year 260 days position. Permanent-Exempt. Exempt employees are considered "at will" and serve at the discretion of the appointing officer.

NOTE:

THIS POSITION IS NOT A REMOTE WORK POSITION AND REQUIRES AN OFFICE PRESENCE.

Under general supervision of the Financial Aid Supervisor or designee, the primary responsibilities for 1487 Financial Aid Specialist includes assisting students and families with financial aid options and processing federal, state and institutional financial aid applications in accordance with federal, state and institutional regulations. The incumbent will perform multifaceted and specialized financial aid functions in the initial phase of assisting students with the financial aid process, verification, and eligibility determination.

Perform specialized financial aid document verification, data entry, document scanning, and needs analysis work for the Financial Aid Office. Collect, assess, and verify completion of documents necessary for students to complete their financial aid file. Duties include but are not limited to: conducting presentations on or off campus, resolving financial aid questions, helping students resolve discrepancies, processing financial aid awards, reconciling reports and submitting financial aid data to various federal and state agencies.

NOTE:

Although, this position will be assigned to the Ocean Campus, it may require working at various off-site financial aid office locations, various shifts - mornings, evenings, and weekends as needed.

Job Duties:

Please note the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the 1487
-Financial Aid Specialist class code and not intended to be an inclusive list.

Essential Functions

• Acts as liaison to the business office, Admissions and Records office, Counseling Department and faculties for the purpose of communicating financial aid information and resolving discrepancies.
• Assists with retention support (e.g. with students (ALERT); workshops, meetings, explanation of EOPS responsibility contract, etc.) for the purpose of providing understanding and opportunity for student success.
• Attends a variety of trainings and conferences (in and out of state), and webinars (e.g. federal regulation conferences, state conferences, staff meetings, etc.) for the purpose of communicating and receiving important information and updates regarding or involving financial aid.
• Communicates with staff, students, other CCSF Departments, community agencies for the purpose of providing information or guidance and assisting with all CCSF financial aid processes.
• Conducts confidential interviews with students, parents, potential students regarding the financial aid process (e.g. eligibility, disbursement options, SAP standards, Title IV funds, web grants, etc.) for the purpose of advising, counseling and assisting students/parents with completing federal and state financial aid applications.
• Determines student eligibility for financial aid (e.g. state and federal grants, work study program, FAFSA, etc.) for the purpose of providing optimal opportunities for students while ensuring compliance with Federal, State and College policies, regulations, guidelines, rules and laws.
• Determines dependency override (e.g. students experiencing extenuating/unusual life circumstances, etc.) for the purpose of re-evaluating necessary changes in financial aid for student needs.
• Facilitates a variety of outreach activities (e.g. financial aid orientation workshops at CCSF and other college campus, a variety of veteran eligibility processes, etc.) for the purpose of communicating important information to students regarding financial aid.
• Maintains financial aid records in department categorical/federal program funding and funding for students (e.g. student disbursements, necessary student information collected, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and privacy of student financial records in accordance with regulations.
• Manages front counter…