Grant-Funded Financial Aid & Scholarships Specialist

Viterbo University; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Viterbo University is seeking a Financial Aid Specialist to lead efforts to improve students' financial literacy and access to financial resources by developing financial aid and scholarship resource webpages, creating educational materials, and facilitating workshops and scholarship seminars.

This is a full-time, 12-month, benefit eligible position funded by a grant for up to five years, contingent upon continued grant funding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Financial aid experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, technological, and creative skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop a program and space for students to ask questions about loans, budgeting, scholarships, and paying their bill.
• Develop and maintain a webpage dedicated to outside scholarship opportunities and promote those options to students.
• Create educational materials, facilitate workshops and scholarship seminars.
• Support the effective utilization of campus-based employment opportunities.
• Provide professional development and training to financial aid staff to strengthen student-centered service practices.
• Hire and supervise four peer mentors (10 hours a week each) to assist with these responsibilities.
• Other financial aid or related duties assigned by the Director of Financial Aid

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Technological skills

Creative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Viterbo University is seeking a Financial Aid Specialist to lead efforts to improve students' financial literacy and access to financial resources by developing financial aid and scholarship resource webpages, creating educational materials, and facilitating workshops and scholarship seminars.

This is a full-time, 12-month, benefit eligible position funded by a grant for up to five years, contingent upon continued grant funding.