Financial Aid Advisor

Title: Financial Aid Advisor

Salary Range: $37,000 - $39,000

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Community College

Department: Financial Aid / Student Affairs

Total Rewards

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Owensboro Community and Technical College is seeking to fill a full-time staff position to support our Student Affairs Department. This position focuses on assisting the Financial Aid department and providing guidance in financial aid matters to prospective and currently enrolled students. At the same time, ensuring compliance with state, federal, and institutional policies and regulations.

Job Duties:

• Manage the state Work Ready KY Scholarship program.
• Process John B. and Brownie Young Scholarship certification forms.
• Award third party scholarships and waivers to student accounts.
• Manage OCTC Financial Aid e-mail, Blackboard, and Signal Vine accounts.
• Review withdrawal requests and communicate with students about the consequences of withdrawing on their financial aid.
• Counsel students and parents about federal and state financial aid programs.
• Manage Institutional Student Information Records (ISIR) file load.
• Complete verification of financial assistance forms for state and local agencies.
• Review and update OCTC financial aid website pages to ensure accurate and up-to-date information.
• Assist in reviewing student files to determine eligibility for various financial aid awards.
• Learn and remain current on federal, state, and institutional financial aid regulations.
• Maintain and ensure confidentiality of student records and information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and two (2) years related work experience are required.
OR
• Associate degree and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
 

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS Office experience preferred.

Additional Skills Requested:

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.