Financial Aid Specialist

  • River Grove
  • Triton College
<strong>Posting Number:</strong> <p>S00305P</p> <strong>Position Title:</strong> <p>Financial Aid Specialist</p> <strong>Position Type:</strong> <p>Classified</p> <strong>Department:</strong> <p>Student Affairs</p> <strong>Essential Function:</strong> <p>Assists students in obtaining financial aid and acts as a liaison between applicants and various financial aid institutions.</p> <strong>Qualifications:</strong> <p>Education: Associate's degree or two (2) years of equivalent work experience<br /> <br /> <br /></p> <strong>Responsibilities:</strong> <p>1. Shares proportional caseload to advice students and parents on available financial aid sources for programs such as: Pell Grant, Illinois State Grant, Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant, Work Study and scholarships.<br />2. Assists students and parents in filing out the necessary forms.<br />3. Verifies accuracy of all paperwork submitted by applicants.<br />4. Assesses and notifies students of eligibility for all types of federal and state financial aid, packages types of aid to be awarded.<br />5. Certifies student loans and transmits information to appropriate guarantee agency.<br />6. Provides (schedules or conducts? ) entrance and exit interviews to loan recipients.<br />7. Assures that grants are applied against recipients tuition balance and initiates grant refund process.<br />8. Assists other departments on campus, off-campus agencies and other institutions by providing information and resolving problems.<br />9. Maintains current knowledge of federal and state regulations pertaining to financial aid.<br />10. Trains and assigns office tasks to student aids.<br />11. Performs other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor.</p> <strong>Posting Date:</strong> <p>05/13/2024</p> <strong>Special Instructions to Applicants:</strong> <p>1. Annual salary of $36,149 with full benefits package;<br /> <br />2. Official transcripts required prior to employment;<br /> <br />3. Candidate recommended for hire will be subject to pre-employment screenings;<br /> <br />4. Triton College is an EOE</p> <strong>Quicklink for Posting:</strong> <p> <a target="_blank" href="https://jobopenings.triton.edu/postings/1568" >https://jobopenings.triton.edu/postings/1568</a></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YmJnZW5lcmljLjE4MjIyLjEyNTI0QGluc2lkZWhpZ2hlcmVkY29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">