Financial Aid Counselor

Baltimore, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 3/14/2024

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Job Title
Financial Aid Counselor

Division
Enrollment Management & Student Success

Department
Financial Aid Office

Work Status
Full Time

Position Category
Staff

FLSA
Exempt

Pay Range
N/A

Minimum
Commensurate with experience

Maximum

Fund Source
State Support

Job Duties
Duties & Responsibilities:

Assist with the administration of federal and state aid programs
  • Award and adjust financial aid in accordance with federal regulations and institutional policy.
  • Provide accurate and confidential financial aid counseling and guidance to students, prospective students and parents.
  • Review federal tax transcripts and other confidential financial documents to determine financial need and eligibility for federal, state, and institutional programs.
  • Perform federal verification, resolve conflicting information, exercise professional judgment and review appeals
  • Review students Satisfactory Academic Progress and perform degree audits in accordance with federal regulations and institutional policy.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Title IV
  • Must have strong customer service skills and be able to work effectively in a culturally diverse environment.
  • Provide flexible, responsive and high quality service to students, community, and staff, while maintaining high degree of confidentiality.
  • Participate in new student orientations, open houses, financial aid nights, and other related events both on and off-campus.
  • Work actively with other areas of the college to ensure a spirit of college wide collaboration, collegiality, civility, and teamwork.
  • Serves as liaison for office functions, programs and services, internal and external to the University; attends open houses and orientations; manages Incoming calls, e-mail messages and follow-up procedures applicable to assigned student groups.

Requested Minimum Qualifications
Educational Requirements
The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from an accredited College or University
Experience
at least two (2) years of related experience.

Other Preferences for Consideration

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
ST01159

Number of Vacancies
1

Job Open Date
03/14/2024

Application Review Date

Job Close Date
04/14/2024

Special Instructions to Applicant
Please enter two professional reference in the References page of the application.

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