Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Company: Simmons University
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Assistant Director of Financial Aid page is loaded Assistant
Director of Financial Aid Apply locations Main Campus - Boston, MA
time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id
R09353 Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons has a
strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional
gender roles. Simmons University was one of the first higher
education institutions to prepare women to become leaders and has
evolved to become a university offering a women's undergraduate
program and graduate programs open to all. -You're joining our
community at an especially exciting time as one of our strategic
goals is to become the most inclusive campus in New England. You'll
find that people who work here are truly committed to our mission
of preparing students to become champions of social justice and
leaders in their professions and their communities. This commitment
and pride make for a dynamic workplace. Simmons University is
committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's
community experience.As a university committed to diversity,
equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all
under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating,
developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at
all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the
delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is
an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to
develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and
curriculum.Job Summary:Reporting to the Director of Financial Aid
Systems, Reporting & Compliance, the Assistant Director of
Financial Aid oversees a small caseload of students, oversight of
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) , maintaining Institutional
and federal Policy and Procedure manual, and will serve as backup
for counseling and administrative help to our veteran student
populations. This position will be a member of the financial aid
leadership team and will help support management with compliance
and improving processes focused on enhancing the student
experience.
Responsible for providing superb customer service consistent with
the Simmons value of being student centered in all of our
functions, the Assistant Director will have a high level of contact
with students and families as well as being responsible for file
review, awarding, program administration and participating in
recruitment activities.Responsibilities:
- Under the guidance of the Director, perform the calculation of
continuing students' satisfactory academic progress (SAP),
including the review and response of student SAP appeal for aid
reinstatement.
- Responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the Policy and
Procedures Manual to ensure compliance of federal, state and
institutional regulations
- Serve as backup to our Assistant Director of Veteran and
Military Services; training on VA certifications, awarding and
reconciling.
- Manage a small student caseload and review student applications
for accuracy to determine financial need and award aid in
accordance with applicable federal, state, and University
regulations;
- Counsel students and parents regarding financing an education
at the University, advising students and parents about financial
aid eligibility, application procedures, available financial aid
programs, costs and financial management strategies including
loans, financing options, and other financial-aid related
matters;
- Analyze various reports to verify continued compliance and
eligibility of students receiving aid under federal, state and
institutional guidelines; notify students of changes in their
awards and offers alternatives, if applicable;
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with other
University departments including, but not limited to, Student
Accounts, Admissions, Registrar and Student Life;
- Receive, review, and process incoming student documents
including student and parent confidential tax and income
information, for accuracy and completion;
- Participate in various recruitment and retention activities
(new student orientations, Admitted Student Days, Open house, etc.)
on an as-needed basis;
- Stay current with changing regulations and maintaining
compliance with all regulations impacting financial aid; -
- Assist with other projects and initiatives that may be
assigned.Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required;
- Minimum two years work experience in a Financial Aid office
having solid knowledge of federal and state financial regulation
principles is strongly preferred;
- Ability to perform complex calculations; analyze situations
accurately, be able to solve problems and offer solutions in order
to adopt an effective course of action;
- Experience with PowerFAIDS, Workday, preferred;
- Demonstrated ability to clearly interpret, apply and convey
rules, regulations, policies and procedures while maintaining a
high level of professional courtesy;
- Experience providing excellent customer service to a diverse
constituency while maintaining successful performance in a
high-volume, fast pace, and confidential service environment;
- Ability to maintain student confidentiality in accordance with
FERPA regulations;
- Strong problem-solving abilities and the ability to use sound
judgment for decision-making;
- Team and service-oriented and able to effectively manage
time;
- Ability to work and/or travel some nights, weekends, and/or
other times during peak season.Salary Grade S06Instructions to
Applicants: Please upload all applicable application materials
(e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy,
etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience")
of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a
combined document (e.g. PDF).Simmons University is committed to
inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community
experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and
inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all
under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating,
developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at
all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the
delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is
an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to
develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and
curriculum. Similar Jobs (1) Senior Assistant Director,
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Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons University is a small,
private, non-sectarian University which has educated students for
enriching careers and purposeful lives since 1899. Working at
Simmons means joining a collaborative, diverse and mission-driven
community of educators and professionals.We prepare students to be
leaders for themselves, their communities and the world. Our
faculty and staff members lead by example - sharing a commitment to
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