Director of Financial Aid

Distro•San Jose, CA

2d•$75,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Gurnick Academy is a leading Bay Area private healthcare college offering an extensive variety of Nursing, Allied healthcare, and Imaging programs. Gurnick Academy is currently seeking a Director of Financial Aid for our Fresno, CA Campus. This is a ground position working on Campus.

Requirements

3-5 years of increasingly responsible experience managing Financial Aid
2 Years prior work experience in financial aid, collections, and lending
Outstanding verbal, writing, and presentation skills. Must communicate and interact effectively with students, faculty, staff, and all constituencies
Working knowledge and understanding of established professional codes of ethics and related principles of good practice for Financial Aid professionals.
Fluency with the execution of reporting and data analysis.
Organizational knowledge of educational institutions

Nice To Haves

Registrar experience / exposure preferred
Preferred management work experience in a school environment
Working knowledge or experience interfacing with hospitals and other healthcare organizations

Responsibilities

Manage and Oversee the recruitment, training and overall supervision for the Campus level Financial Aid team.
Manage the oversight and direction of the financial aid processes and procedures for the Campus level Financial Aid staff
Conduct daily and weekly meetings with Campus level staff to ensure appropriate progress is being made toward Financial Aid goals and quality of work
Actively participating and meeting benchmarks for the Campus Level Financial Aid Department
Participate in scheduled evaluations and goal-setting meetings with all Campus Level Financial Aid Staff
Review and evaluation of Financial Aid Staff for quality assurance and to provide necessary coaching/training
Actively seek out and promote ongoing Financial Aid best practices
Other assigned duties as required