Financial Aid Specialist
Lamar State College-Orange

Job Info

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Job Title:

Financial Aid Specialist

Type of Position:

Staff

Responsibilities:

The Financial Aid Specialist is a full-time position that reports directly to the Assistant Director of Financial Aid. The Financial Aid Specialist serves as the first line of contact to assist students with the financial aid process to include assisting with the application, submitting required documents, and counseling on the various types of aid and requirements to receive aid. This position also has the primary responsibility of overseeing all administrative duties of the Office of Financial Aid.

• Two to three years of financial aid experience and work directly related to student services.
• Experience with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application for State Financial Assistance (TASFA)
• Knowledge of the Federal Verification Process
• Experience with Ellucian Banner, NSLDS, COD, and FAA Access
• Provides office support, including, but not limited to, typing, photocopying, scanning, filing, and shredding documents, entering data, handling incoming telephone calls, making outbound calls, working on projects across multiple departments, and making office supply orders
• Manages the financial aid e-mail account, phones, messages, text messaging service, flyers, updating the financial aid webpage information and annual documents and forms
• Maintain budget for the department operations: Enter budget requisitions, manage invoices and purchase orders, and maintain records of available budgets for the department
• Open, sort, and route department's mail; Process and post outgoing mail and other materials
• Make travel arrangements for the financial aid staff and complete appropriate forms, requisitions, and vouchers
• Assist with managing the departments calendar of events
• Provides information to students, prospective students, parents, and professionals on the various financial aid programs and application processes on the telephone, in person, through e-mail, and at workshops and student orientation
• Assists with the collection and review of all financial aid documents for the administration of aid including but not limited to verification documents, eligibility forms, academic plan agreements
• Provides back up support to the Financial Aid Advisor, Assistant Director, and Director
• Advises students on availability and sources of financial assistance including grants, Direct Loans, scholarships, and other programs
• Interprets to students the policies, the processes, and the regulations pertaining to financial aid and all aid programs
• Participates in outreach activities and presentation of financial aid information to groups of students, parents, high school counselors, and/or the general public in workshop or training sessions
• Work in a fast-paced environment with interruptions and noise
• Provides support and guidance to all student worker/assistants within the Office of Financial Aid

Qualifications:

• H.S. diploma or equivalent required. Associate degree or higher preferred
• Requires one to two years of similar work experience. Experience in a higher educational setting is preferred
• Must possess excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office applications, office administrative procedures, desktop and laptop computers, copiers, scanners, and normal office equipment
• Possess good time management skills
• Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Able to work independently, but also has the ability to function effectively as a team member
• Able to deal with stress and schedule of peak seasonal workload
• Able to work some nights and weekends
• Requires constant, sitting, standing, walking, and seeing. Requires frequent standing, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying objects up to 25 pounds. Requires infrequent stooping, bending and twisting upper body, kneeling, and squatting; operating personal computer, adding matching, copier, telephone, and fax machine

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.223
Normal office environmentSalary:

$30,877 - $33,877

EEO Statement:

Lamar State College Orange is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

Lamar State College Orange's Annual Security Report:

We value the safety of all members of the Gator Community at our beautiful campus on the Sabine River. LSCO publishes an Annual Security Report that provides information regarding campus Safety & Security, including topics such as crime reporting policies, information regarding programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, the procedures the College will follow when one of these crimes is reported, and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes.

If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by the Safety and Security Department, located in the Academic Center, Room 149, during regular business hours. You can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-882-3910 or emailing joseph.hargrave@lsco.edu.

You can also find the report on our website at https://www.lsco.edu/student-life/safety-security/_documents/lsco-2023-asr.pdf

Posting Number:

AS311P

Open Date:

03/13/2024

Close Date:

04/15/2024

Open Until Filled:

No

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