Financial Aid Advisor

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The University of Nevada, Reno is seeking a Financial Aid Advisor 1 to join our Financial Aid team.

Financial Aid Advisors advise and counsel a diverse population of students and parents on all aspects of financial aid, including program eligibility, budgeting, financial planning strategies, and satisfactory academic progress. Advisors review aid applications, package financial aid, administer aid programs, and monitor student eligibility within federal, state, and institutional regulations. In this role, you will manage assigned programs of increasing complexity and work alongside office leadership to carry out the unit's core functions.

As a member of a team of advisors, you will share responsibility for delivering excellent customer service to every student and family we serve.

Specific duties may be assigned in areas such as:

• Federal Work Study and Regents Service Program

• Loan Management

• Scholarship Management

• Verification and Professional Judgment

• Outreach and Financial Literacy

Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years of related work experience OR

Master’s Degree and one (1) year of related work experience

Related work experience in higher education

Variable work schedule

Occasional travel

Administrative Faculty – B

Candidates will be hired at the level that is comparable to their experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit:
Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance

• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance – Faculty Benefits

• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

• Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to Wolf Card holders

• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.

• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate

• No state income tax!

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.

Faculty Grants-in-Aid