External Financial Aid Coordinator

SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY • Wake Forest, NC

78d • $32,448

About The Position

Southeastern’s External Financial Aid Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and maintaining all external aid. This includes helping individual students, processing aid, updating scholarship information, and awarding.

Requirements

• Acting with Empathy and Compassion
• Adaptability
• Attention to Detail
• Collaborating with Others
• Communicating Clearly
• Continuous Learning
• Exemplifying Integrity
• Flexibility
• Humility
• Problem-Solving
• Using Information Technology/Resources

Responsibilities

• Administer External Financial Aid, which includes confirming student eligibility, adding student awards, and disbursing funds; reconciling funds; and processing student loans
• Use information systems to input data, maintain databases, and generate reports
• Develop and maintain relationships with external scholarship organizations
• Maintain and update external scholarship information for office use and student-facing communication
• Work with Accounting Services in processing checks from external scholarship organizations
• Communicate key information to students and institutional offices
• Maintain a friendly, welcoming work environment that fosters in person engagement with students and allows for quick responses to email and phone calls
• Identify and prioritize problems; perform research and offer solutions, options/scholarships, and strategies
• Represent the Financial Aid team in a professional, knowledgeable, and welcoming manner
• Gain a general knowledge of institutional and government financial aid
• Assist in the development of overall office strategy and culture
• Participate in all assigned meetings; provide new ideas and support
• Complete training as required and assist in the training of staff as requested

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level