Financial Aid Counselor I

Tulane University•New Orleans, LA

14h

About The Position

The Financial Aid Counselor I is a primary point of contact for students and families that are seeking assistance with the educational expenses of attending Tulane University.

Requirements

Primary point of contact for students and families seeking assistance with educational expenses
Processing financial aid applications
Packaging offers of assistance
Counseling students on student loans, scholarships, grants, and employment programs
Interpreting student budgets, need analysis computations, and program regulations
Monitoring aid eligibility and academic progress requirements
Initiating, executing, and analyzing special projects
Creating and designing publications
Editing and producing presentations
Planning special events
Serving as liaison with university departments
Serving on university committees
Supervising operations staff and student employees on specific projects
Serving as a point of contact for the university to outside agencies

Responsibilities

Processing of financial aid applications from initial needs analysis to packaging of offers of assistance
Counseling with students regarding all student loans, scholarships, grants, and employment programs
Interpreting rationale behind student budgets, need analysis computations and all program regulations
Assisting in the monitoring of aid eligibility and academic progress requirements
Initiation, execution, and analysis of a number of special projects
Creating and designing publications
Editing and producing presentations including a web page
Planning special events both on and off campus
Serving as liaison with several university departments
Serving on university committees
Supervising operations staff and student employees on specific projects
Serving as a point of contact for the university to outside agencies