Financial Aid Officer - Flagler/Palm Coast

Daytona-State-College; Flagler (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Daytona State College seeks a Financial Aid Counselor to support students at the Flagler/Palm Coast campus. To support onboarding and training, the selected candidate will attend in-person training at our Daytona Beach campus during the initial months of employment.

Applicants must be able to work on-site at either designated campus location as required. The role involves counseling students, parents, and faculty on financial aid programs, determining eligibility, maintaining records, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and one year of related experience, or Associate degree and two years of related experience.
• Knowledge of financial aid programs, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate with students and College personnel.
• Ability to organize work and handle multiple responsibilities.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Counsels students, parents, and faculty on financial aid programs and regulations; assists students with financial aid applications.
• Determines financial aid eligibility (including verification) and awards financial aid in accordance with federal, state, and institutional guidelines.
• Maintains updated knowledge of federal, state, and institutional rules/regulations pertaining to Financial Aid programs.
• Maintains record system and gathers data to support periodic and special reports for the area of responsibility.
• Work extended hours during peak registration periods as needed and be available at other times during the year as deemed necessary by the Dean.
• Conduct Financial Aid nights and group presentations when needed.
• Performs routine office tasks such as data entry, typing, filing, faxing, telephoning, and photocopying.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned and directed by the President or their designee.

Skills

Financial aid

Student counseling

Communication

Organization

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Bachelor's degree and one (1) year of related experience, or
• Associate degree and two (2) years of related experience

Please Note:

This position is based at our Flagler/Palm Coast campus. To support onboarding and training, the selected candidate will be required to attend in-person training at our Daytona Beach campus during the initial months of employment. Applicants must be able to work on-site at either designated campus location as required.

• Counsels students, parents, and faculty on available financial aid programs and accompanying regulations; assists students with application for financial aid.
• Determines financial aid eligibility (including verification), and awards financial aid in compliance with all federal, state and institutional guidelines.
• Maintain an updated working knowledge of all federal, state, and institutional rules/regulations pertaining to Financial Aid programs.
• Maintains record system, gathers and maintains data/information to support periodic and special reports documenting activities for area of responsibility.
• Work extended hours during peak registration periods as needed and be available a other times during the year as deemed necessary by the Dean.
• Conduct Financial Aid nights and group presentations when needed.
• Performs routine office tasks such as data entry, typing correspondence, filing, faxing, telephoning, and photocopying.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned and directed by the President or their designee.

• Knowledge of financial aid programs, policies, and procedures.
• Commitment to the principles of access and providing the best customer service and student support experience to families.
• Ability to effectively communicate with students and College personnel.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with students, parents and coworkers.
• Ability to organize work and handle multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Possess computer skills and have knowledge of software programs including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.