Financial Aid Advisor Sr,Univ

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PositionTitle:Financial Aid Advisor Sr,Univ

Employee Classification:Financial Aid Advisor Sr,Univ

College/Division:DACC Dona Ana CC

Department:941660-DACC FINANCIAL AID SVCS

Internal or External Search:External - Open to all applicants

Location:Dona Ana Community College

Offsite Location (if applicable):Dona Ana Community College

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $51,518 - $65,686 target entry commensurate with qualifications

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt

Summary:DACC, a responsive, accessible, comprehensive, learning-centered community college that provides education opportunities to a diverse community of learners is inviting candidates to apply for the following vacant position:

Classification Summary: Responsible for an on-going specialized function such as Federal Regulatory Compliance Monitoring or Scholarship Coordination. Provides support and guidance as a student's single point of contact for all matters related to financial aid opportunities, including but not limited to federal grants, loans, work study, and state, institutional and private scholarships. Follows federal and state regulations and NMSU policies and procedures in the review and analysis of financial aid applications. Acts as an advisor to students, potential students and families, enforces regulations and policies, serves on appeal committee, creates academic plans for students with Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) issues and recommends solutions on how to improve their status. Effectively presents federal, state and scholarship aid information to individuals, small and large groups. Leads policy research, implementation, documentation, and training for entire NMSU-system.

Classification Standard Duties: Meets with students, prospective students, families and community groups to provide information on all available federal, state and scholarship funds, eligibility criteria for each and the application procedures. Perform need analysis according to federal Title IV methodology, review and verify accuracy of applications and complete the packaging of awards for eligible applications. Revise existing awards to reflect changes in eligibility or allowable budget adjustments. Exercise professional judgement in adjusting a student's application to accommodate documented, qualifying special circumstances. Maintains proactive contact with students and creates solutions to potential setbacks that may affect student retention and works collaboratively with other departments to address and/or resolve issues. Participates in the development, implementation, documentation and training of departmental procedures, as appropriate.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency Required Education:Bachelor's degree in a related field.; Required Experience:Three (3) years of professional experience directly related to the standard duties as outlined.; Equivalency:None; Required Certification/License:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities KNOWLEDGE:Extensive knowledge of all types of student aid, and associated regulations, requirement and application processes.; SKILLS:Demonstrated skill in personal computing, including Microsoft Office products.Research and interview techniques for the purpose of recording, classifying and interpreting factual information.Demonstrated skill in usi g initiative and resourcefulness to plan work assignments and implement long-range goal planning.; ABILITIES:To access specialized systems related to the awarding, disbursement and reporting of student aid. To accurately interpret and make recommendations for implementation of federal, state, institutional and private rules and regulations. To build and maintain excellent working relationships with faculty, staff, administrators, students and general public. To exercise professional judgement in line with federal and state regulatory guidelines.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Create comprehensive reports for donors recognizing and thanking them for their contributions to DACC students. Award scholarships via the SD$ application. Review accounts receivable screen for student advisement. Analyze and review documents, per application for appropriate file completion and record keeping. Revise existing awards for accuracy in accordance with fed and university policy. Follow and maintain all scholarship guidelines when awarding scholarships and federal aid. Monitor to ensure scholarships are posted, paid and billed correctly via ScholarDollar or manually. Monitor to ensure scholarship recipients are still meeting requirements for scholarship. Participate in committees for scholarship awarding and appeals committees. Follow federal regulations when posting awards for Pell grant and/or loans Ensure correct forms are being used when students are selected for verification. Secure all PII documents. Supervise work-study students and their work to assure they are meeting federal, state, and institutional compliance Stay up to date with knowledge of Federal and state laws, regulations and policies pertaining to student aid Stay up to date with policies, procedures and student eligibility requirements Makes inquiries and suggestions on institutional policy implementation documentation and training related specifically to DACC students Participate in committees for scholarship awarding and appeals committees. Follow federal regulations when posting awards for Pell grant and/or loans Ensure correct forms are being used when students are selected for verification. Secure all PII documents. Supervise work-study students and their work to assure they are meeting federal, state and institutional compliance Stay up to date with knowledge of Federal and state laws, regulations and policies pertaining to student aid Stay up to date with policies, procedures and student eligibility requirements Makes inquiries and suggestions on institutional policy implementation documentation and training related specifically to DACC students

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to speak and write fluently in Spanish. Previous experience in Financial Aid or Student Services.

Special Requirements of the Position

Department Contact: McKenna Garcia, 575-527-7550, mcgarcia@dacc.nmsu.edu

Contingent Upon Funding:Not Applicable

Bargaining Unit Eligibility:This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Standard Work Schedule:Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:Occasional work beyond 8-5 time frame for special events

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment:Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environmen