Senior Financial Aid Specialist

Tarrant County College; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 466,000 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarrant County College invites applications for Specialist III, Financial Aid at the Trinity River Campus. This role educates and enrolls students in financial aid programs, coordinating with internal teams and producing reports and communications for the department.

The position requires a relevant degree with experience, and offers a Mon-Fri schedule, on-site work at Trinity River Campus, and collaboration with multiple departments to support student financial aid needs.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or 60 college credit hours and three (3)years’ working experience related to the Essential PerformanceRequirements; or any equivalent combination of education andwork-related experience

Responsibilities

• Assures compliance with all local, State, and Federal regulations and laws regarding student financial aid
• Manages specialized financial aid programs (reviews, processes,notifies, or reconciles)
• Creates reports, business correspondence, forms, andpresentations
• Conducts staff training
• Regularly interacts with faculty, campus, and districtadministrators, technical staff, as well as other colleges
• Assists the department with its outreach and awareness efforts,including conducting financial aid presentations, for both on andoff-campus locations
• Assist students with financial aid applications andprocesses
• Evaluates student eligibility for financial aid awards, includingscholarships, grants, work-study, and loans
• Enters and retrieves student information in the studentmanagement system and Federal student aid databases in connectionwith the responsibilities of serving financial aid students
• Collaborates with essential departments to ensure studentpreparedness and success
• Participates on behalf of the College in external communityorganizations and associations as assigned to support the essentialperformance requirements
• Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, andfollows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of theworksite
• Completes all required training and personal development sessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
• Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of theCollege

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Microsoft 365

Communication skills

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Education

Assoc degree + 3 yrs exp

Tools

Student information system

Job description

Tarrant County College invites applications for Specialist III, Financial Aid at the Trinity River Campus. This role educates and enrolls students in financial aid programs, coordinating with internal teams and producing reports and communications for the department.

The position requires a relevant degree with experience, and offers a Mon-Fri schedule, on-site work at Trinity River Campus, and collaboration with multiple departments to support student financial aid needs.