District Financial Aid Specialist

Under supervision of the assigned supervisor/manager, with minimal supervision, provides complex technical and analytical assistance to the Los Rios colleges in support of federal and state student financial assistance.

This position is 100% categorically funded (funded by federal or state grants). Categorical funded positions are for a limited term, see beginning and ending dates in this job posting. When the funding ends, the District may eliminate this position due to the lack of funding. If that happens, the District will provide notices to all affected employees explaining their rights under the Board Policy, Collective Bargaining Agreement, and Education Code. Please also see Frequently Asked Questions regarding this process.

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$5,924.31 per month LRCCD Salary Schedules

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Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.

Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 18 days of annual paid holidays, 15 days’ vacation yearly (with increases after 5 & 10 years), and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 FTE or greater. To calculate this position’s FTE, take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked multiplied by the percentage of months worked to get the position’s FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 10 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 10/12 = 0.8333; 0.75 * 0.8333 = 0.625 FTE). For the full LRCEA contract agreement details click here.

Provides technical assistance to district colleges in support of financial aid related issues including COTOP, grants, loans, scholarships, Federal Work-Study, and consortium agreements, employing extensive knowledge and understanding of financial aid programs and regulations, and system configurations; analyzes and defines student information systems functions, business processes and user needs, and perform functional configuration, testing and maintenance tasks for the district’s student information system modules that support financial aid according to operational and business needs; serves as a technical liaison between departmental end-users and IT staff in the analysis, design, functional configuration, testing, and maintenance of large student information system modules to ensure optimal system integration and performance; interfaces effectively with business process owners and users to identify, define, and document operational needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of system access; works with and maintains large, data files; performs relational database queries, data analysis, interpretation, documentation, and presentation of research findings; coordinates with multiple colleges and departments to develop, implement, and maintain communications management module setup to provide for increased department efficiency.

Assesses students’ and prospective students’ financial needs; performs needs analysis using financial aid software system; determines students’ eligibility for financial aid; assists with student information system set up; conducts mass processes including but not limited to: packaging, disbursement, checklist assignment, Common Originations and Disbursement file processing, and communication; conducts review of aid packages for satisfactory academic progress for continued eligibility, and monitors compliance with financial award conditions.

Assists with the development of the district’s standard practices and procedures for accurate data extraction, analysis, and MIS reporting; monitors financial aid disbursements and maintain accurate fiscal records; assists and coordinates with the establishment of districtwide student financial aid budget requirements; assists with troubleshooting student issues impacting the delivery of financial aid, providing information as appropriate to explain financial aid related matters to students and parents as needed; assists in analyzing and recommending improvements to business processes, ongoing outcomes assessment, program review and integrated planning processes, assuring adherence to accreditation standards; provides recommendations to improve software applications and procedures to maintain compliance with federal, state and local regulations and policies; works with internal and external auditors in providing records and documents for completion of periodic audits; plans, develops and implements, and conducts training to support financial aid processes including an annual training plan; explains financial aid policies, procedures, and regulations to financial aid and college staff; prepares and delivers formal presentations, updates, or briefings; serves on committees, both internal and external, as required; chairs routine staff meetings; performs related duties as required.

12 month

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday

40 hours per week