Financial Aid Specialist - Hanford

Salary : $60,653.00 - $81,162.00 Annually

Location : Hanford, CA

Job Type : Classified - Full-time

Job Number : 6983-c-02 / 25

Department : Student Services - Financial Aid

Opening Date : 02 / 28 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 14 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

General Description

Under the direction of the Director of Financial Aid and Hanford Campus Provost or designee, the Financial Aid Specialist performs complex and responsible work in the development and maintenance of records related to student financial aid and awards for grants and loans; provide financial aid information to students and assist in determining income, academic and financial aid eligibility according to established procedures and guidelines for a variety of financial aid and grant programs; enter financial data in computer.

This is a 12-month, full-time position at the Hanford Campus. The work schedule is :

Monday to Thursday, 9 : 00 a.m. to 6 : 00 p.m.

Fridays, 7 : 45 a.m. to 4 : 45 p.m.

Initial salary placement is $60,653

College of the Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic serving Institution. COS provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career and technical programs for our students. We are dedicated to recruiting employees who are committed to helping a diverse population of students achieve their educational goals. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, and who have a passion for student success.

Job Duties

Job duties of the Financial Aid Specialist include :

• Receive financial aid applications and review to assure accuracy and completeness of documents; assist in determining income, academic and financial aid eligibility according to established procedures and guidelines; review academic transcripts for satisfactory academic progress.
• Utilize computer terminal and applicable financial aid software to create accounting records; assure compliance with local, State and federal audit standards.
• Post records and prepare statistical and other reports as required by local, State, and federal entities; report total students awarded federal grants to the Department of Education; maintain budget on financial aid system; transmit related information electronically.
• Assure payments distributed accurately reflect amount to which each student is entitled; place holds on and void checks according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Assure that records maintained accurately reflect the current enrollment and academic status and entitlement of each financial aid recipient.
• Provide information to students regarding availability and types of financial aid programs; prepare and distribute financial aid applications and other related information.
• Create permanent records for financial aid recipients and maintain in current status.
• Perform verification of reported income and asset data reported by applicants and parents in accordance with federal and State regulations.
• Enter financial data in computer for award determination; schedule accurate grant payments to students.
• Perform needs analysis and compute awards; operate a computer terminal to enter new awards, revised or canceled awards and payment schedules.
• Correspond with funding sources as necessary; serve as liaison between California Student Aid Commission, lenders and students; determine and report Cal Grant eligibility.
• Utilize integrated software in performing the required duties of the position.
• Conduct exit interviews with recipients who have outstanding loans.
• Perform general clerical duties in financial aid office.
• Train and provide work direction to student employees.
• Utilize the District's integrated software in performing the required duties of the position.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience) :

Any combination equivalent to :

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Working Conditions Environment

Physical Abilities

Application Procedure

To be considered, applicants must submit ALL of the following required material before or by the filing deadline :

Recruitment Analyst : Nancy Yanes 559-737-4886 or nancyy@cos.edu

The Sequoias Community College District is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to prohibiting unlawful discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and / or mental disability, age, medical condition, genetic condition, pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, marital status, military or veteran status, or ancestry.

College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H-1B Visas

Full-time classified employees enjoy a number of benefits while working at the College of the Sequoias. These benefits include :

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan (PERS)

I acknowledge that I have read the job flyer and submitted all required documents listed under "Application Procedures" If you are missing any of the following documents, your application will be considered incomplete and will not be forward to the hiring committee.

I meet the following qualifications :

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Salary : $60,653 - $81,162