Financial Aid Counselor

Job description

Summary Description: The Financial Aid Counselor provides a variety of professional and administrative duties in support of the day to day operations of Financial Aid in compliance with all policies related to internal and external financial aid requirements. Essential Functions: - Exercise discretion and independent judgment through interpretation, implementation, and research of federal and institutional policies and regulations in response to customer needs and departmental practices - Provide one-on-one financial counseling and eligibility information to students and/or parents according to individual need - Review documents, perform need analysis, make determinations, and award financial aid packages to eligible students implementing established guidelines and procedures - Verify student FAFSA information; prepare individual student aid reports for packaging, analyzing information reported for consistency - Present at prospective and new student events and by request from staff, faculty, and students - Counsel students on issues related to borrowing including aggregate limit issues, maximum time frame processes and graduation exit requirements - Work collaboratively with indiv...