What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Aid Officer - FT position at Westminster Theological Seminary?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Financial Aid officer is responsible for the timely and accurate awarding, disbursement, and tracking of Institutional, VA and Federal student aid. This position also ensures that all financial aid related activity is in compliance with state and federal regulations, while still maintaining Seminary standards and policies. Clear and effective communication with students, administration and other stakeholders is important in the role as well as strategic thinking for the administration of financial aid policies and procedures.
Duties / Responsibilities
1. Develop and maintain institutional financial aid policies and procedures.
- Process all financial aid awards, from initial awarding through the disbursement process.
- Maintain disbursement and reporting systems.
- Document compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Collaborate with campus stakeholders on internal reporting for budgeting purposes.
2. Collaborate with the Student Success team to provide service that enhances the student experience
3. Serve as the VA School Certifying Official (SCO) and Military TA benefit liaison
4. Maintain compliance with Title IV regulations.
5. Certify Private Loans
6. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
Additional Details
Westminster Competencies
A successful employee will exemplify these competencies as they fulfill their duties and responsibilities :
Demeanor : Embodies the fruits of the Spirit in the office, interacts with people lovingly, joyfully, peacefully, patiently, kindly, faithfully, gently, and in a self-controlled manner.
Organization : Organizes their work in such a way that co-workers could find key resources / documents, and / or provide the tools necessary to succeed.
Communication - Equips supervisors and co-workers by communicating in a clear, kind, and timely manner
Initiative & Innovation - Identifies problems and / or solutions without being asked and consistently develops fresh perspectives, insights, and creative problem solving that help the team more efficiently and / or effectively achieve departmental and institutional goals.
Effectiveness & Dependability - Supervisors can trust you to produce timely, high quality, and generally error-free work with an appropriate amount of time and resources, that you fulfill your commitments, are on time to meetings, and provide advance notice of either delays or failures to meet goals.
Technical Proficiency - Effectively utilizes platforms and systems to help the team achieve institutional and departmental goals
Westminster Theological Seminary hires only personnel who belong to a Protestant evangelical church and subscribe to Biblical orthodoxy (belief) and orthopraxy (practice). Employees shall affirm their agreement with the historic, trinitarian Christian faith as expressed in the Apostles' Creed. Otherwise, Westminster Theological Seminary is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, except as specifically allowed by federal and state law, and basing employment decisions on merit, qualifications and training. Westminster Theological Seminary does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion (except as religion is a bona fide occupational qualification), sex, national origin, age, disability or any other classification protected by law.
In accordance with the above paragraph, all employees are required to sign Westminster Theological Seminary's Community Life Policy affirming their commitment to Christian belief and practice as described in the policy.
