Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. jobs in Sitka, AK

Interested in pursuing a career in financial aid? Consider exploring opportunities at the University of Alaska Southeast.
Our Financial Aid department is a dynamic and supportive team that prioritizes student support and financial well-being.

The UAS Financial Aid department is seeking qualified candidates for the Financial Aid Associate Director position. This position utilizes highly complex and technical financial aid programs designed to assist students pay for their educational expenses. This position will help lead the management of major Title IV, Institutional and State Financial Aid programs including, Direct Loans, Federal Work Study, TEACH Grants and Veteran’s Affairs.

This fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving program is a good fit for candidates with strong customer service and supervisory backgrounds and a passion for helping students achieve their goals while able to interpret federal and state laws and work as an influential part of a team. To thrive in this role, applicants should be able to communicate effectively, independently problem solve and be extremely detail-orientated.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years progressively responsible relevant experience and one-year management experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental, and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 81, based on education and experience.

Applications will be accepted for review on April 15, 2024, to ensure consideration, please apply by 11:55 PM, Alaska Standard Time on April 14, 2024.

Located in the ancestral homeland of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is fully committed to advancing the education and research aspirations of Indigenous peoples and is committed to ongoing work toward decolonization. These efforts are reflected in our UAS programs and formal community partnerships across our three campuses and throughout all of Southeast Alaska.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution, and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Mae Delcastillo, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs HR Coordinator, at uas.emsa@alaska.edu or (907) 796-6335.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: call 907-796-6371 or email uas.clery@alaska.edu.