Cornish College of the Arts | Financial Aid Specialist | seattle, wa

2 days ago

seattle, United States Cornish College of the Arts Full time

Cornish College of the Arts is looking for a Financial Aid Specialist to join their dynamic team. This role reviews and awards financial aid, provides counseling to current, prospective students and their families about financial aid and student accounts, and works closely with internal departments on wider goals such as continuing student retention. This position is represented by OPEIU Local 8.


The mission of Cornish is to provide students aspiring to become practicing artists with an educational program of the highest possible quality, in an environment that nurtures creativity and intellectual curiosity, while preparing them to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators. Cornish realizes this mission by offering baccalaureate studies in the performing and visual arts and by serving as a focal point in the community for public presentation, artistic criticism, participation and discussion of the arts.


If you are looking for a culture that promotes and supports creative engagement, consider Cornish. In addition to a great culture, Cornish offers generous paid medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, paid time-off and holidays.


Responsibilities

  • Counsels and advises incoming and current students regarding their financial aid, in person and via Google Meets.
  • Explain the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) including eligibility and filing issues. Answers questions about the financial aid packages and the timing of awards.
  • Communicates with students regarding their eligibility and responsibilities as federal, state and institutional aid recipients.
  • Explains the financial aid verification process and assist students and families with documents required to satisfy verification.
  • Tracks, verifies, packages and processes awards.
  • Provide counseling to students, prospective students, and families about educational finance options.
  • Understands and complies with federal, state and institutional financial aid policies. Provides input to office policy and procedure decisions and working with departments, such as Admissions, Student Accounts, and Registrar’s Office.
  • Monitors PowerFAIDS for data accuracy from other sources at the college.
  • Provides accurate information for annual compliance audits.
  • Assists with monitoring external scholarship resources and processes external scholarship checks
  • Updates internal communication documents and Compass.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Director of Financial Aid.


Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree, or comparable combination of education and experience
  • Excellent customer service, organizational and prioritization skills with attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability to work well with a diverse campus community
  • Problem solving skills with flexible and team-orientated approach to financial aid processes
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite, with emphasis on Excel and Sheets


Preferred Qualifications

  • One year of financial aid experience, or other enrollment offices at a four-year college
  • Experience with Jenzabar and PowerFAIDS
  • Familiarity with Washington state aid and federal aid
  • Sensitivity to the arts and arts education
  • Experience in a not-for-profit setting


Department: Financial Aid

Reports To: Director of Financial Aid

Supervises: NA

Pay Grade: Non-exempt; Full-time

Compensation: $23.57 hr.


Application Procedures

Please submit the following items to our email, Careers@Cornish.edu:

1) Cover Letter or Letter of Interest

2) Resume or C.V.

3) Cornish Employment Application Form


Cornish commits to demonstrating respect for individual expression and integrity; to promoting the equality of opportunity and rights of all persons within the community and to actively encouraging and maintaining the representation and inclusion of diverse cultures and backgrounds within the student body, faculty, staff and curricula.


We believe that diversity refers to a number of human qualities and characteristics. National origin, race, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation and disabilities are characteristics that combine in unique ways, forming the multiple identities we all hold. Those diverse characteristics contribute positively to the environment of Cornish and to an education that accurately reflects and contributes to the complex interplay of art, culture and society.


We hold ourselves responsible to fulfill the mission of Cornish by preparing students “to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators,” and believe that the mission is best served by actively cultivating a positive environment in which to explore and express the diverse perspectives of a pluralistic society.


Cornish College of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer intent on enriching the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students. Our goal is to create an intercultural learning environment comprised of people with varied experiences and perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups for all open positions.

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