What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director position at Bethel University?
Assistant Director
ID: 2025-2090
Category: Financial Aid
Type:
FLSA Status: Exempt
Benefit Eligible: Benefit Eligible
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Office Location: Anderson Center
Job Summary
Assist the Director of Financial Aid in student counseling, financial aid awarding and revisions, quality control and special projects. Serves as the primary Veterans Administration School Certifying Official.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
- VA School Certifying Official - 50%
- Serve as the primary VA School Certifying Official.
- Complete all necessary paperwork to certify enrollment and enrollment changes for students eligible for VA educational benefits.
- Act as the backup for non-VA military educational benefits.
- Financial Aid Counseling - 25%
- Prepare and revise financial aid offers.
- Provide customer service through appointments, email, and phone contact.
- Financial Aid Reporting - 18%
- Complete critical financial aid reports.
- Maintain the office Awarding Policy and Procedure Manual.
- Serve as the backup for monthly reconciliation of TEACH, PELL, and Direct Loans.
- Clean-up Reports & Administrative Support - 5%
- Complete clean-up reports and other duties.
- Assist with financial aid guest reception processes.
- Regulatory Compliance - 2%
- Stay current on financial aid regulatory requirements.
Additional Responsibilities:
Bethel's mission is to educate and equip students to lead lives of impact through transformative academics in a Christ-centered community. Bethel's employee community plays a central role in developing our students as whole and holy persons. To carry out this mission, Bethel uses the foundation of our guiding documents, the Affirmation of Faith, Community Covenant, and Key Policies. Bethel expects all employees to actively participate in creating our Christ-centered community by agreeing with and abiding by our core beliefs in the Affirmation of Faith and supporting all other beliefs as Biblical, responsible, and thoughtful approaches while avoiding dissension and divisiveness. Employees teach and mentor students and help one another uphold our Community Covenant commitments. As a result of these expectations, all University employees act as ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ by actively partnering with the University to carry out its mission and foster Bethel's Christ-centered covenant community.
Other Duties: The essential functions, tasks and responsibilities of this position may change from time to time. Bethel University reserves the right to add or omit duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the University or its leadership. Additional tasks or duties required of the position, will be communicated to the incumbent with specificity to ensure the employee may perform their role with complete understanding. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed; it is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Required Skills
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Must be an effective leader.
- Excellent understanding of the federal, state and institutional financial aid regulations and policies.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google suite.
- Working knowledge of a student information system.
- Expertise in a financial aid software.
- Must be able to solve conflicts.
- Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in written form.
- Must be able to work with confidential information.
- Prioritizes tasks and manages time effectively.
- Listens to others, responds with empathy, truth, and respect.
- Must have good problem-solving skills and be able to anticipate potential problems.
- Speaks clearly and distinctly in person and over phone.
4 years of financial aid experience.
Education
Bachelor's degree.
Must have part one and two of the NASFAA credentials completed.
Additional Information
Must not be in default of any Title IV loans.
Benefits
Bethel is committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees including health insurance, retirement plans, and a generous time off package. Learn more about these offerings here.
Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, develop, and support a diverse workforce who contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God's kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.
Learn more about our commitment to diversity in hiring .
Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 4,700 students from 50 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.
Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
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Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, develop, and support a diverse workforce who contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God’s kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.
Learn more about our commitment to diversity in hiring .
Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 6,300 students from 48 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.
Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
