Financial Aid Specialist Jobs

Salary: $59,405.00 Annually
Job Type: Classified - Full-time
Job Number: 6237-c-06/23
Closing: 8/25/2023 5:00 PM Pacific
Location: Hanford, CA
Department: Financial Aid
Division:

General Description
Under the direction of the Director of Financial Aid and the Hanford Provost, perform complex and responsible work in the development and maintenance of records related to student financial aid and awards for grants and loans; provide financial aid information to students and assist in determining income, academic and financial aid eligibility according to established procedures and guidelines for a variety of financial aid and grant programs; enter financial data in computer.

The working hours will be:
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Full-Time 12-months. Initial placement is at $59,405.
This position will be assigned to the Hanford Educational Center. However, the Financial Aid Specialist may be required to work at other District and off-site locations for meetings, trainings, staff shortages, or outreach activities.

Job Duties
Representative Duties:

• Correspond with funding sources as necessary; serve as liaison between California Student Aid Commission, lenders and students; determine and report Cal Grant eligibility.
• Provide information to students regarding availability and types of financial aid programs; prepare and distribute financial aid applications and other related information.
• Create permanent records for financial aid recipients and maintain in current status. E
• Assure payments distributed accurately reflect amount to which each student is entitled; place holds on and void checks according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Utilize computer terminal and applicable financial aid software to create accounting records; assure compliance with local, State and federal audit standards.
• Receive financial aid applications and review to assure accuracy and completeness of documents; assist in determining income, academic and financial aid eligibility according to established procedures and guidelines; review academic transcripts for satisfactory academic progress.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Perform general clerical duties in financial aid office.
• Utilize integrated software in performing the required duties of the position.
• Conduct exit interviews with recipients who have outstanding loans.
• Enter financial data in computer for award determination; schedule accurate grant payments to students.
• Train and provide work direction to student employees.
• Assure that records maintained accurately reflect the current enrollment and academic status and entitlement of each financial aid recipient.
• Perform verification of reported income and asset data reported by applicants and parents in accordance with federal and State regulations.
• Utilize the District's integrated software in performing the required duties of the position.
• Perform needs analysis and compute awards; operate a computer terminal to enter new awards, revised or canceled awards and payment schedules.
• Post records and prepare statistical and other reports as required by local, State, and federal entities; report total students awarded federal grants to the Department of Education; maintain budget on financial aid system; transmit related information electronically.

Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Any combination equivalent to: two years of college-level course work in a related field and two years of increasingly responsible experience in financial record-keeping methods and procedures.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:
Rules, regulations and policies pertaining to financial aid programs.

• Train and provide work direction to others.
  
  Application Procedure
  
  To be considered applicants must submit ALL of the following required material before or by the filing deadline:
  
  • An online job application.
  • Letter of interest which addresses how the applicant's experience and/or education enables him/her to be able to perform the job duties.
  • Resume
  • Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university work. Official transcripts are required upon employment. Note: Applicants who have completed college or university course work at an institution outside of the United States that is not a post-secondary institution accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by either the US Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents by either NACES or AICE.
    
  
  
  Recruitment Analyst: John Bratsch [email protected]
  
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  To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cos/jobs/4085235/financial-aid-specialist
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• Letter of interest which addresses how the applicant's experience and/or education enables him/her to be able to perform the job duties.
• Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university work. Official transcripts are required upon employment. Note: Applicants who have completed college or university course work at an institution outside of the United States that is not a post-secondary institution accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by either the US Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents by either NACES or AICE.
• An online job application.
• Resume