State Financial Aid Coordinator

Passaic County Community College; New Jersey; On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Retirement plan

Tuition waivers

Tuition reimbursement

Short-term disability

Paid holidays

Vacation/sick/personal

Job summary

Passaic County Community College is seeking a State Financial Aid Coordinator who reports to the Director of Financial Aid and oversees reviewing, awarding, and monitoring state and federal aid programs. This is a full‑time administrative position within the Enrollment Services team.

Responsibilities include processing NJStars, TAG, EOF, and CCOG; ensuring disbursements, reconciling state funds, and advising students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–3 years of experience in financial aid preferred.
• Knowledge of state and federal financial aid programs preferred.
• Computer literacy and ability to use an integrated student system.
• Bilingual Spanish/English welcome.

Responsibilities

• Oversee review and processing of all state financial aid programs (NJStars; TAG, EOF and CCOG).
• Reconcile state programs with Bursar, Finance, and Financial Aid.
• Perform need analysis for a caseload of over 500 students.
• Assist students and staff with corrections and revisions to state applications.
• Monitor and oversee disbursement of state funds.
• Review withdrawal and dropped course reports for state grants.
• Update catalog with state grant requirements, deadlines, and policies.
• Participate in financial aid workshops for students and parents.
• Assist in processing and awarding Direct Loan funds.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Bilingual Spanish/English

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Colleague

Job description

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Full-Time Regular Passaic, NJ, US

17 days ago Requisition ID: 1530

We are seeking a State Financial Aid Coordinator who will report directly to the Director of Financial Aid and will be responsible for reviewing, awarding, and monitoring federal, state and alternative aid programs. This position is part of the PCCC Enrollment Services team that strives to provide excellent customer service for all enrollment-related functions.

This is a full-time, administrative position.

Example of Duties:

• Oversee the review and processing of all state financial aid programs (NJStars; TAG, EOF and CCOG)
• Perform the reconciliation of state programs in conjunction with the administrative office of Bursar, Finance, and Financial Aid.
• Perform need analysis for a caseload of over 500 students.
• Review and assist students and staff in the submissions of corrections and revisions to state application.
• Monitor and oversee the disbursement of state funds.
• Review withdrawal and dropped course reports for all state grant recipients.
• Update catalog with state grant requirements, deadlines and policies.
• Participate in training and financial aid workshops for students and parents.
• Assist in the processing and awarding of Direct Loan funds to students.
• Participate in high school and community presentations on financial aid.
• Provide excellent customer service and answers to student inquiries.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• One to three years of experience in financial aid preferred.
• Working knowledge of all State and Federal Financial Aid programs preferred.
• Computer literacy and ability to utilize an integrated student system (preferably Colleague).
• Ability to work well with people, excellent communication (both oral and written) and customer service skills. Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English).
• Must be committed to serving a diverse student population,
• Must be able to travel locally.
• Must be willing and able to work evenings, overtime and/or at other locations as required.

The completion of a background check will be required for the selected candidate.

Compensation: Compensation is determined by a variety of criteria, including but not limited to, previous relevant experience, education level, and certifications. The starting salary for this position is $50,000.

Benefits: PCCC offers a variety of benefits which include:

• Excellent New Jersey State health insurance plans
• Dental Plan options 100% covered by employer
• Retirement systems through New Jersey State
• Tuition waivers for PCCC courses for employees and eligible dependents, per terms of the relevant labor contract (Some fees may still apply.)
• Tuition reimbursement for all full-time employees, excluding grant-funded positions, per terms of the relevant labor contract
• Short-term disabilityproviding up to 26 weeks of paid leave, per terms of carrier (excluded for faculty and grant-funded positions)
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Floating Holiday hours(*Prorated based on hire date)

Vacation

Sick

Personal

Floating Holiday

Administrators

154 hours

105 hours

28 hours

14 hours

The college also offers optional programs such as:

• Employee Assistance Programprovides free, confidential, limited counseling services, work-life assistance, legal and financial guidance.
• Commuter Benefits: Free parking access is provided on site. An optional Transit Pre-Tax Plan is available which allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to purchase eligible transit expenses.
• Flexible Spending Accountallows employee to contribute pre-tax dollars to use for eligible out-of-pocket medical and dependent care expenses.
• Supplemental insuranceprovides cash benefits to assist with out-of-pocket expenses when hurt or sick.
• Voluntary Annuity Programs:Additional contributions to retirement account