Associate Director of Financial Aid bei Aah
Aah · Charlotte, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Charlotte
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$28.05 - $42.10JOB SUMMARY
The financial aid/loan officer, responsible to the director of financial aid, works in conjunction with the dean of administrative and financial services to administer the loan, scholarship and NC State programs for the student population of Carolinas College of Health Sciences (CCHS). This position will be responsible for certifying loans, requesting funds, reconciling accounts and promissory notes, sending Atrium Health loans to billing and collections, and administering the Direct Stafford Loan Default Management program.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Ability to work cooperatively with people
- Excellent organizational skills
- Detail-oriented skills
- Articulate and diplomatic manner
Desired Qualifications:
Previous experience in a financial aid office
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Promotes the College's core values and standards of excellence through respectful communication, maintenance of a safe and professional environment, synergistic partnership with those we serve, and anticipation of students', colleagues' and customers' needs.
- Contributes to the development and revision of and adheres to policies and procedures.
- Assumes responsibility for own actions.
- Serves as a role model and/or mentor to students and teammates.
- Projects a professional image in dress, speech and behavior including demonstrating respect for others.
- Represents the program and college in a positive manner.
- Maintains appropriate confidentiality in all aspects of job performance.
- Provides accessibility to students and teammates by maintaining office hours and communicating in a timely manner.
- Serves as an advisor to support student success.
- Participates in college functions (e.g., teammate/departmental meetings, new student orientation, graduation) as appropriate.
- Engages in active college committee work to include advising student clubs or organizations (waived for PRN teammates and those with fewer than 30 assigned hours per week).
- Fosters beneficial relationships and supports the greater community through service activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Administers the Direct Federal Stafford Loan program for the student population of Carolinas College of Health Sciences (CCHS).
- Makes literature and information regarding loan programs available to inquiring students.
- Answers questions regarding student loan eligibility, loan application processing, and disbursement schedules.
- Certifies student loan funds and applies all loan activity to the tuition account of each student.
- Aggressively orchestrates and adheres to the college default management program in order to keep the college default rate at a minimum level.
- Reconciles the federal funds account with student loan reconciliation report monthly.
- Utilizes the various federal electronic programs to process applications, certifications and request disbursement and refunds.
Administers the Atrium Health's Educational Loan Forgiveness Program for the student population of Carolinas College of Health Sciences and assists with the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences loan.
- Reconciles the tracking spreadsheet monthly.
- Coordinates repayment of out‐of‐school student loan accounts with Atrium Health Human Resource Operations, and billing and collection services.
- Answers questions regarding loan amounts and repayment requirements.
- Ensures that the loan paperwork is completed each semester.
Administers the NC State Education Assistance Authority/CFI programs.
- Determines eligibility for the NC State programs.
- Certifies eligible students and awards funds accordingly.
- Reconciles and returns NC State funds as needed/required.
Maintains professional competence, including system- and college-assigned requirements.
- Possesses and continually develops position-specific knowledge and requirements.
- Works with manager to identify and schedule needed orientation and/or training related to the position.
- On an ongoing basis, participates in appropriate continuing education, training offerings or other scholarly activities (e.g., certification training, formal education, membership in professional organizations, conference attendance, presentation or publications).
- Annually evaluates own job performance and goal attainment.
- Effectively and appropriately uses computer technology appropriate to position.
- Completes relevant training, as required (e.g., annual continuing education (ACE) modules, Title IX and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) training, Mental health first aid training).
- Complies with Atrium Health's clinical requirements (e.g., tuberculosis screening tests, annual influenza vaccination), as required. g., tuberculosis screening tests, annual influenza vaccination) as required.
- Baccalaureate degree required.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
- Three years' experience involving the processing of Title IV federal student aid programs.
- Computer skills - experience in on-line use of Title IV programs preferred; Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Office work.
- Majority of time distributed between walking (20%); standing and bending for filing (10%); sitting (65%); lifting files up to 25 lbs. (5%).
- Responsible for working in a safe manner.
POPULATION SERVED
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to age specific issues and data reflective of the patient's status.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the following age groups:
* Neonate * Infant * Child * Adolescent * Adult * Geriatric üN/A
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
- Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) and to student information (FERPA protected), to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
- Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
- Access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI and to student information has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI and student information for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
