Financial Aid Specialist

1 month ago

McAllen, United States South Texas College Full time
Posting Details

General Statement of Job

General Statement of Job

The Financial Aid Specialist assists the Director of Student Financial Services and the coordinator in the overall administration of local, state and Title IV financial aid programs.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Assists the director and coordinator in the overall administration of local, state, and Title IV financial aid programs.
  2. Informs groups and individuals of financial aid services.
  3. Oversees the student verification and award packaging process.
  4. Submits initial, renewal and correction applications through the Department of Education's websites.
  5. Assists students and parents with financial aid programs.
  6. Handles all information in a confidential and sensitive manner.
  7. Assists students with their FAFSA transmittal.
  8. Reviews student schedules and degree plans.
  9. Monitors subjects pursued by students to certify classes that only apply to their program of study.
  10. Ensures that students are not on academic suspension. Responds to inquiries from students and team members.
  11. Maintains familiarity with the College's policies, procedures, and academic standards.
  12. Keeps abreast of changes to regulations and requirements of financial aid programs.
  13. Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
  14. Serves as Campus Security Authority.
  15. Performs other duties as assigned.
Position Information

Posting Number
SP2665

Position Title
Financial Aid Specialist

Department
SAEM-Student Financial Services

Temporary End Date (if applicable)

Location
Mid-Valley

E-Class
Professional/Technical

FLSA
Non-Exempt

Min Salary
$38,896

Salary Range*

Required Education and Experience
  1. Bachelor's Degree required.
  2. At least one (1) year of customer service experience, preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  1. Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
  2. Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
  3. Knowledge of local, state and Title IV financial aid programs.
  4. Understanding and working knowledge of regulations and requirements of financial aid programs.
  5. Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
  6. Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
  7. Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
  8. Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
  9. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
  10. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  11. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, parents, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  12. Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  13. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
  1. Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
  2. In addition, subject to a federal background check.
  3. Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.
Physical Requirements
  1. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
  2. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
  3. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
  4. Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
  5. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  6. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
  7. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
  8. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
  9. Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
  10. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
  11. Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
  12. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
  13. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
  14. Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.


Working Environment

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Posting Detail Information

Desired Start Date
11/11/2024

Close Date
10/29/2024

Open Until Filled (overrides Close Date)
No

Special Instructions to Applicants

This is an online only application
Thoroughly redact or block security sensitive information including social security number, date of birth, age, citizenship status, sex/gender, ethnicity, marital status and applicant photos from all documents. Failure to block such information will render the application incomplete. For further information, click here. All uploaded documents become part of the applicant's application and are viewable to personnel involved in the hiring process.

Transcripts
Transcripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Foreign transcripts
Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members

Candidate Review Start Date

Annual Security Report and Non-Discrimination Statements

Notice of Non-Discrimination

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