Financial Aid Counselor
This posting is for a full-time, 12-month, exempt position. The financial aid counselor is an entry level staff position with the Office of Financial Aid. This position will provide financial aid counseling to incoming and continuing students and their families. The Financial Aid Counselor will have an essential role in developing an "enrollment team" which will consist of creating Financial Aid (FA) Estimates and working with prospective students throughout the stages of the enrollment cycle to ensure the FA process is completed.
Essential Functions
This position requires regular, predictable, reliable attendance in the office environment.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies 1. Strategic Thinking. 2. Problem Solving / Analysis. 3. Financial Management. 4. Project Management. 5. Communication Proficiency. 6. Personal Effectiveness / Credibility.
Supervisory Responsibility This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities of office staff and students.
Work Environment This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time 12-month position, and general hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m. Some occasional night and weekend hours are required to provide support events for prospective students, new student registration, outreach activities, and move-in weekend in August.
Travel No travel is expected for this position.
Required Education and Experience 1. Bachelor's degree.
Preferred Education and Experience 1. Financial aid experience is desirable.
For optimal consideration of your applicant file, faculty applications must include a cover letter; current Resume or Curriculum Vitae; a statement of teaching philosophy; and the contact information for three professional references with your application. Staff applications must include a current Resume or Curriculum Vitae and cover letter with your application.
The University of Findlay is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. It is the university's policy to prohibit discrimination and provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to their race, sex (including gender identity / expression), color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, military or sexual orientation.
Financial Aid Counselor • Findlay, OH, US