Salary: $13.86 – $18.84 Hourly
Location : Schnecksville, PA
Job Type: FT
Job Number: 202300152
Department: Enrollment Management
Division: Financial Aid
Opening Date: 07/07/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Job Title
Job Title: Financial Aid Assistant – Schnecksville campus.
Classification: Operations Support
Work Schedule: FT, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Must be able to travel to other sites when needed.
Hourly Rate Range: $13.86-$18.84 (Salary offers are non negotiable and offers are determined and are based upon related work experience submitted on resume.)
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Summary
The Financial Aid Department engages in a highly customer service-oriented environment between and among internal departments and with the communities and students that LCCC serves. The position assists in the coordination and administration of various federal, state, institutional, and third-party student financial assistance programs. The position involves varied and complex duties subject to intense regulation and requires discretion, initiative, and attention to detail. This job entails heavy telephone use and frequent high-level customer service contact and engagement. The Financial Aid Assistant is directly responsible to the Associate Director of Financial Aid – Operations.
LCCC Internal candidates must apply within 15 days of posting.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript through our online application system at www.lccc.edu/jobs
Salary is restricted to above range and will not exceed the maximum of the range. Salary offers are non negotiable and offers are determined and are based upon related work experience submitted on resume.
LCCC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from diverse candidates.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides financial aid information to prospective students and parents as well as continuing students in person, telephone and email.
- Assists students and prospective applicants with completion of any and all application forms, verification forms, and other paperwork needed to secure and maintain funding.
- The ability to use an administrative computing system such as Ellucian Banner.
- Provide customer service at the service window on a daily basis and provide evening coverage as required during the year.
- Responsible for scanning and/or indexing of required documentation and other record keeping requirements.
- Performs verification of student records.
- Performs academic progress checks.
- Performs program requirement and course substitution checks
- Performs Pennsylvania State Grant eligibility checks
- Attends College Financial Aid workshops and other programs on campus as needed. Some travel may be required.
- Undertakes specialized projects, duties, and/or functions as assigned.
- Develops and maintains an operations manual for this position.
- Performs other duties as may be assigned.
Required Qualifications
Required:
Education:
- High School Degree or equivalent required. Associate Degree from an accredited institution preferred.
- Foreign degrees – must provide a US equivalency report of your degree credentials with your transcript, if not, your resume will not be accepted.
Certifications:
- Act 153 Clearances (Act34 PA Criminal Background, Act 151 PA Child Abuse History, Act 114 FBI Clearance Fingerprinting)
Work Experience:
- One (1) or more years’ experience in financial aid or an office environment
- Demonstrated ability of utilizing software/technology
- Demonstrated experience in providing excellent customer service
- Possess a high level of accuracy, analytical and problem solving skills, written and oral skills, organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with frequent interruptions and commitment to continuous professional growth in skills and knowledge.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Must have excellent communication and organizational skills. Must possess a high level of the following work skills and behaviors; teamwork/cooperation, initiative, customer service, and commitment to continuous personal growth.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to, handle, feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Lehigh Carbon Community College provides the following benefits to full-time staff:
1. Health Insurance -Medical benefit/Prescription Drug/ and Dental benefit plans covering full-time staff, spouse, and dependents.
2. Vision
3. Flexible Spending Account
4. Life and Accidental Death Dismemberment – A term life and A.D. &D. insurance policy equal to two times the employee’s salary will be provided.
5. Long-Term Disability Insurance
6. Vacation/Sick/Personal Choice Days
7. Employee Assistance Program
8. Education Assistance Program
9. Tuition Waiver for Lehigh Carbon Community College
10. Retirement
11. Bereavement Leave
12. 13 Paid Holidays
01
Do you hold a high school diploma or its equivalent?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you have at least one year of experience in financial aid or an office environment?
- Yes
- No
03
Are you an LCCC employee?
- Yes
- No
Required Question