"Assistant Director of Financial Aid"

Job Description

Assistant Director of Financial Aid

R-0002547
Joplin Campus

Job Type:
Staff

Job Description:

The Assistant Director of Financial Aid ensures timely, accurate and appropriate dissemination of financial aid information regarding processes to students and prospective students. Provides accurate and timely information to external parties regarding student eligibility. Coordinates activities related to outside scholarships, newsletters, webinars, application processing and other financial literacy initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responds to external agencies requesting student information by reviewing student files, validating data, completing forms and verifying student's financial aid eligibility
• Will supervise the Financial Aid Coordinator position on the Joplin Campus
• Manages Policy and Procedure library for financial aid office by ensuring written materials accurately reflect the policies of the university and that they are compliant with federal and state regulations
• Responds to students and families in a responsive and friendly manner about methods on how to pay for their education and financial aid eligibility
• Must have the ability to explain Title IV, state and institutional regulations
• Participation in training seminars, conferences, committee meetings in order to maintain current on all Title IV financial aid rules and regulations
• Represent department and the University favorably and in accordance with established Core Values and expectations
• Host financial literacy events on campus
• Assists Veteran's Administration certifications and communications
• Present to incoming and continuing students on the financial aid process
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed to meet the goals and objectives of the organization
• Represent the Student Financial Aid Services office on university committees, at recruitment events and other events, as assigned
• Assists with application processing and dissemination of information to students regarding their aid eligibility for federal and/or private aid
• Develops and updates written informational materials regarding the process to apply for financial aid and/or scholarships.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Five years or more experience in higher education or a financial aid office
• Knowledge and understanding of Federal Student Aid programs essential
• Working knowledge of Department of Education software
• Workday Student experience a plus
• Knowledge of private loan process
• Required initiative and the ability to work effectively under minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

Annual Security Report

KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff. Our annual campus security report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU!

To apply, visit https://kansascity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs/job/Joplin-Campus/Senior-Financial-Aid-Coordinator_R-0002547

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Who is KCU?
Kansas City University (KCU), founded in 1916, is a fully accredited, private not-for-profit health sciences university with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and a developing College of Dental Medicine. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the sixth largest medical school in the nation, the ninth most impactful medical school in primary care for the nation, the tenth most affordable of private medical colleges, and the leading producer of physicians for the State of Missouri. The College of Osteopathic Medicine has two sites strategically located on the University’s campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri, to address the growing needs of both urban and rural populations. The University offers multiple graduate degrees: a doctor of osteopathic medicine; a doctor of psychology in clinical psychology; a master of arts in bioethics; a master of science in the biomedical sciences; a master of business administration in partnership with Rockhurst University; a new master of public health in partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center; and plans to seat the first doctor of dental medicine students in 2023.