"Financial Aid Counselor - Loans - Bellarmine University"

Job Description

Bellarmine University and the Office of Financial Aid invites all qualified applicants to apply for the position of Financial Aid Counselor-Loans.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Financial Aid, the Financial Aid Counselor will:

• Provide quality customer service to prospective, and continuing students regarding financial aid eligibility
• Analyze federal financial aid applications to determine a student's financial need
• Prepare and award financial aid packages, as well as perform all duties related to the financial aid process
• Interact in a professional manner with students and parents in challenging situations to help them resolve financial issues relating to financial aid eligibility and monetary awards
• Utilize and update databases and process applications for financial aid received from students
• Collect and analyze financial data regarding students to determine aid eligibility and make awards within federal, donor and/or institutional guidelines
• Evaluate unusual/mitigating circumstance documentation or information provided by the student
• Exercise judgment by making adjustment or revisions to costs, contribution, or dependency status as exceptions to the prescribed process
• Assist in the preparation of and present information regarding federal financial aid, scholarships, employment and grants for various campus groups to high school students and parents at meetings, group discussions, workshops and recruitment sessions
• Plan, organize, and execute the loan programs. The loan programs include Federal Direct Loans, Parent Loan for Students (PLUS), Graduate PLUS loans, and alternative loans.
• Resolve any issues with direct loans by reviewing the comment codes on the FAFSA form.
• Process and monitor budgets for institutional loans, create Master Promissory Notes on ECSI (third-party partner)
• Analyze various system generated reports such as grades and enrollment status or award status to verify continued compliance and eligibility of students receiving aid under federal and institutional guidelines
• Notify students of changes in eligibility of awards and alternatives to amend the situation
• Answer questions, inquiries or requests from students, parents, or guardians in person or in writing regarding financial aid programs and eligibility

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• one year of financial aid experience in a school, college or university setting
• knowledgeable in financial aid eligibility, application procedures, aid programs, costs, indebtedness, responsible money management and financial planning

Additional Information

Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.