Student Financial Aid Specialist- Financial Aid Advisor III

Title: Student Financial Aid Specialist- Financial Aid Advisor III

Salary Range: $3,490 - $4,363 per month

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5 per week

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

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

• Exceptional health care, vision, and 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

Acts as a primary assistant to the Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Financial Aid Director. Primary student contact for Satisfactory Academic Progress. Primary contact for resolving returned refunds.

Job Duties:

• Manage Satisfactory Academic Progress for the college. Reevaluate all students’ progress. Adjudicate student appeals. Collaborate with academic advisors on individual student success plan.
  
  
• Resolve returned refunds that include Title IV aid. Work with Bursar’s Office to ensure all returned refund monies are reconciled.
  
  
• Performs financial aid verification, disbursement, authorization, directs loan processing, counseling, and reporting requirements. Resolve individual student issues and conflicts from the KCTCS Student Service Center and/or Starfish. Use individual dissection to implement resolution.
  
  
• Use professional knowledge to determine eligibility for professional judgments, EFC and budget recalculations, and Unusual Enrollment History Appeals.
  
  
• Conduct financial aid / scholarship presentations at workshops, orientation, high school workshops, and other community organizations/events.
  
  
• Attending Professional Development and Financial Aid conferences and training. Serve on college committees. Active participation in state financial aid association.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Vice President for Student Success/Dean of Students, Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Financial Aid Director of Operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, education or related field and four (4) years of related work experience, or equivalent. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, education or related field and six (6) years of related work experience, or equivalent.

Additional Skills Requested:

• Attention to detail.
• Problem Solving
• Good organizational skills.
• Good communication skills
• Ability to multi-task.
• Commitment to the mission of the college.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Personal and professional integrity.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Canva

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

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