Director of Financial Aid

Overview

Gurnick Academy is a leading Bay Area private healthcare college offering an extensive variety of Nursing, Allied healthcare, and Imaging programs.

Gurnick Academy is currently seeking a Director of Financial Aid for our Fresno, CA Campus. This is a ground position working on Campus.

Salary Range: $75,000-$95,000/year

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with enrollment in a qualified medical plan
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan

The Campus-based Director of Financial Aid (DFA) reports directly to the Campus Director with dotted line reporting to the corporate FA department. The DFA at each campus is responsible for oversight and management with ensuring that the financial aid policies and procedures are in compliance with the regulatory agency guidelines, regulations, and requirements and that the policies and procedures used within the FA department are also in compliance at all times through periodic review and internal file audits.

The DFA has oversight of FA Advisors and FA Assistants ensuring support of the Admissions Department, providing estimates, and meeting the needs of students. In addition, the DFA is responsible for maintaining a highly professional image, managing KPIs, and training of company-provided policies and procedures.

• Manage and oversee the recruitment, training and overall supervision for the Campus level Financial Aid team.
• Oversee the financial aid processes and procedures for the Campus level Financial Aid staff.
• Conduct daily and weekly meetings with Campus level staff to ensure appropriate progress is being made toward Financial Aid goals and quality of work.
• Actively participate and meet benchmarks for the Campus Level Financial Aid Department.
• Participate in scheduled evaluations and goal-setting meetings with all Campus Level Financial Aid Staff.
• Review and evaluate Financial Aid Staff for quality assurance and provide necessary coaching/training.
• Actively seek out and promote ongoing Financial Aid best practices.
• Other assigned duties as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in related Administrative, Business, Liberal Arts or Social Sciences preferred.
• 3-5 years of increasingly responsible experience managing Financial Aid.
• 2 years prior work experience in financial aid, collections, and lending.
• Registrar experience / exposure preferred.
• Outstanding verbal, writing, and presentation skills.
• Must communicate and interact effectively with students, faculty, staff, and all constituencies.
• Working knowledge and understanding of established professional codes of ethics and related principles of good practice for Financial Aid professionals.
• Fluency with the execution of reporting and data analysis.
• Organizational knowledge of educational institutions.
• Preferred management work experience in a school environment.
• Working knowledge or experience interfacing with hospitals and other healthcare organizations.

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by any applicable law.