Title: Financial Aid Advisor III (Financial Aid Specialist for State Aid)

Salary Range: $3,490 - 4,363 per month

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics and Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Acts as a primary assistant to the Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Financial Aid Director. Is the primary contact for all state programs.

Job Duties:

Manage Work Ready Scholarship awarding and disbursement.

Manage the KEES and CAP Grant program.

Manage Early Childhood Education Scholarship, KHEAA National Guard, and other state aid programs and waivers.

Performs financial aid verification, disbursement, authorization, directs loan processing, counseling, and reporting requirements. Resolve individual student issues and conflicts from the KCTCS Student Service Center and/or Starfish. Use individual discretion to implement resolution.

Use professional knowledge to determine eligibility for dependency overrides, EFC and budget recalculations, and Unusual Enrollment History Appeals. Manage aid disbursement for late start classes and review NSLDS transfer monitoring.

Enter Third Party, Waivers and External Scholarships for Financial Aid resource reporting in PeopleSoft.

Conduct financial aid / scholarship presentations at workshops, orientation, high school workshops, and other community organizations/events.

Other duties as assigned by the Associate Vice President for Student Success and Associate Dean of Financial Aid.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (related field), and four years related experience, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (related field), and six years of related experience, or equivalent

Additional Skills Requested:

Attention to detail.

Problem Solving

Good organizational skills.

Good communication skills

Ability to multi-task.

Commitment to the mission of the college.

Ability to collaboratively with others.

Personal and professional integrity.

Proficient in Excel, Word, and Canva