Financial Aid Advisor

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Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

Job Requisition ID:

R00047028

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Student Financial Aid

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Financial Aid Advisor

Job Summary:

This position will provide information to students regarding financial aid processes, available programs and requirements. Also, this position will interpret and modify private, institutional and public financial aid packages.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration Required:

N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in financial aid services

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:  N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Responsibilities

• Informs students of the requirements for completing the financial aid application process.
• Advises and explains to prospective and current students available financial aid packages.
• Maintains a working knowledge of relevant federal and state student loan and grant regulations.
• Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to resolve financial aid issues.
• Participates in various financial aid organizations to ensure training and certification are current .
• Liaise with other departments to help resolve financial aid issues.

• Assist the Director with projects, maintaining student contracts and institutional reporting.

• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

12/22/2025

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):