What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Aid Counselor position at Bob Jones University?
Summary: Responsible for guiding students and families through the financial aid process, administering state and military educational assistance programs, and ensuring the accurate processing and delivery of financial aid.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide financial aid counseling and customer service to students and families regarding federal, state, institutional, and military educational benefit programs.
- Administer state grants, scholarships, and military educational benefits, including eligibility determination, certification, compliance monitoring, and issue resolution.
- Counsel students on financial aid eligibility, application requirements, award offers, financing options, and financial responsibilities.
- Process and maintain student financial aid records to ensure accurate awarding, disbursement, and reconciliation of aid funds.
- Perform financial aid operations, including verification, eligibility review, record maintenance, and data integrity functions.
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, military, and institutional financial aid regulations through required processing, reporting, and training activities.
- Collaborate with campus partners, state agencies, and military benefit administrators to support student aid programs and resolve funding issues.
- Support financial aid outreach, presentations, and educational initiatives that promote available funding opportunities and financial stewardship.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of Federal Aid process preferred
- Attention to detail
- Excellent analytical skills
- Understand computer operating systems and desktop applications
- Professional in appearance and presentation
- Effective in oral and written communication
- Bachelor's degree
- 1-2 years of related experience
- Experience with PowerFAIDS and/or Ellucian
An applicant must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology. Applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, worldclass education from a biblical worldview.
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