Specialist - Financial Aid

South Texas College; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

South Texas College is seeking a Financial Aid Specialist to assist the Director of Promise Program and Enrollment Management in the administration of local, state and Title IV financial aid programs.

The role requires strong communication skills, proficiency in MS Office, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Some travel is required as needed within the college district.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least one year of customer service experience preferred.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Assist the director and coordinator in administering local, state, and Title IV financial aid programs.
• Inform groups and individuals of financial aid services.
• Oversee student verification and award packaging processes.
• Submit applications through the Department of Education websites.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Teamwork

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Transcripts

Transcripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Foreign transcripts Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members.

Job Description Department

Office of Recruitment and Outreach

General Statement of Job

The Financial Aid Specialist assists the Director of Promise Program and Enrollment Management and the coordinator in the overall administration of local, state and Title IV financial aid programs.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the director and coordinator in the overall administration of local, state, and Title IV financial aid programs.
• Informs groups and individuals of financial aid services.
• Oversees the student verification and award packaging process.
• Submits initial, renewal and correction applications through the Department of Education's websites.
• Assists students and parents with financial aid programs.
• Handles all information in a confidential and sensitive manner.
• Assists students with their FAFSA transmittal.
• Reviews student schedules and degree plans.
• Monitors subjects pursued by students to certify classes that only apply to their program of study.
• Ensures that students are not on academic suspension.
• Responds to inquiries from students and team members.
• Maintains familiarity with the College’s policies, procedures, and academic standards.
• Keeps abreast of changes to regulations and requirements of financial aid programs.
• Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least one (1) year of customer service experience, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Knowledge of local, state and Title IV financial aid programs.
• Understanding and working knowledge of regulations and requirements of financial aid programs.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, parents, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to a federal background check.
• Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from a work site to another.

Compensation and Dates

Minimum Compensation $19.75

Desired Start Date October 26, 2026

Posting Close Date 30 September 2026 11:59pm

About South Texas College

Founded in 1993, South Texas College offers more than 127 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing, and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer 5 baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,200 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus. Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served 130,000 high school students at 70 high school partners, saving families over $340 million dollars in tuition.