PT Financial Aid Generalist – LCCC Tamaqua – Morgan Center

Assists in the presentation, explanation and administration of various federal, state, institutional, third-party student financial assistance programs.  Work involves varied and complex duties subject to intense regulation and requires discretion, initiative, attention to detail and person to person counseling.  This job entails heavy customer contact including but not limited to face to face contact, electronic contact or telephone contact.  The Financial Aid Generalist is directly responsible to the Associate Director of Financial Aid.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

·         Provides general financial aid information to students and prospective applicants.

·         Assists students and prospective applicants with completion of any and all application forms, verification forms, and other paperwork needed to secure and maintain funding.

·         Responsible for distributing, collecting, reviewing and scanning financial aid documentation for correctness and completion.

·         Assist with College events related to enrollment and financial aid including but not limited to Open House, FAFSA Completion Events, Financial Aid nights, Summer Information Sessions and various other student visit programs at assigned site.

·         Oversees special scholarship programs particularly those that are regional by distributing and collecting data for scholarship application purposes.

·         Be familiar with campus resources in order to properly direct and refer students to appropriate offices, faculty, support services and any other area that may assist the student in achieving their academic objectives.

·         Works with Admissions personnel in regard to new applicants to the college, to include application procedures and financial aid and scholarship eligibility.

·         Undertakes specialized projects, duties and/or functions as assigned.

·         Develops and maintains an operations manual for this position.

·         The ability to use administrative computing systems such as Ellucian Banner.

·         Performs other duties as assigned.