Student Financing Counselor

Student Financing Counselor

Job Description:

The University of Scranton, a private, Catholic, Jesuit university located in Scranton, Pennsylvania invites applications for the position of Student Financing Counselor. This new position is part of a campus wide Strategic Enrollment Plan intended to increase student success. Reporting to the Associate Director of Financial Aid, the Student Financing Counselor will oversee and coordinate campus initiatives related to student financing success and strategic enrollment initiative to recruit and retain financially at risk students, as well as provide enhanced financing, loan, debt and credit counseling to all students through the use of a formal financing education program, and to liaison with the Director of Student Retention and Completion to coordinate and support student persistence and completion.

Specific duties for this position include acting as liaison with Director of Student Retention & Completion, Admission, Bursar, Student Life and Academic Advising staff to identify students experiencing financing difficulties, and provide outreach support.  The counselor will also provide financial aid and financing guidance to targeted high need, at-risk students to ensure completion of all financial aid, financing and enrollment requirements, and counsel all students on cost of attendance, methods of payment and management of financial responsibilities.

Institution/Agency:

University of Scranton

Qualification:

Qualified applicants should have at least two years of full-time experience in financial aid or financing counseling or related experience.

Instructions:

Apply at http://universityofscrantonjobs.com/postings/4244 Include a cover letter, resume and listing of three professional references.

Application Deadline:

Accept Electronic Resumes

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To apply for this job email your details to william.burke@scranton.edu