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Senior Financial Aid Counselor

ID : 2024-2066

Category : Financial Aid

Type : FLSA Status : Exempt

Benefit Eligible : Benefit Eligible

Location : St. Paul, Minnesota

Office Location : Anderson Center

Job Summary

Assist in the preparation and revisions of financial aid awards, and provide financial aid counseling for students and their families. Works with students in all schools and targeted programs (i.e. BUILD, ActSix). Serves as the primary military certifying official on campus for all schools.

Responsibilities

Serves as the VA School Certifying Official for Bethel University.

Responsible for completing all paperwork necessary to certify enrollment and changes in enrollment for students eligible for VA educational benefits.

Maintains knowledge of VA benefits.

Prepares financial aid awards, revisions and appeals.

Counsels students and parents.

Assist the financial aid guest reception process, which includes incoming phone calls, voice mails, email accounts and office visits.

Assist with verification of financial aid records.

Stays current on financial aid regulatory requirements.

Special projects, clean-up reports and other duties

Required Skills

Obtain and maintain certification as a School Certifying Official (SCO) for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Successfully completed Part 1 and Part 2 of the NASFAA University Certified Financial Aid Administrator Credential.

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written form to both individuals and groups.

Organizational skills, ability to plan and manage multiple projects.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Detailed-oriented, but able to see the whole picture and apply regulations to individual situations.

Proven ability to work independently, and manage time, and work with confidential information.

Experience

3 years of financial aid experience.

Education

Bachelor's Degree.

Additional Information

Must be able to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

Applicant must be able to bend and stoop to file documents in four-drawer file cabinets.

Able to lift boxes weighing up to 25 pounds.

Occasional travel to training and conferences.

Must not be in default on any Title IV loans.

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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