• Job Description

  Req#: 639693

  Full-time Job Announcement

  Position: Financial Aid Coordinator

  Location: Athens Campus

  Department: Division of Student Affairs

  Reports to: Associate Vice President of Finance and Administration

  Salary/Benefits: Salary is commensurate with education and experience. State of Georgia benefits package.

  Deadline to Apply: May 29, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.

  Responsibilities:

  • Assist in establishing financial aid budget and award guidelines in accordance with federal, state, college, and sponsor criteria when directed.
  • Maintain a thorough knowledge of financial aid regulations and applicable federal and state laws and operate in compliance with them.
  • Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure proper and effective coordination of all financial assistance programs.
  • Assist in reconciliation of account balances, and completion of fiscal year reports in cooperation with the business office when directed.
  • Ensure the maintenance of consistent and accurate records for program review an audit purpose.
  • Educate and advise students, parents, and others about the types of financial assistance available.
  • Provide pertinent financial aid information to community agencies, scholarship sponsors, other educational colleges, and to various offices within the college.
  • Assist in completing and updating HOPE error report when directed.
  • Counsel, assist, and advise students who are applying for or are already receiving financial assistance.
  • Assist with various responsibilities of the financial aid office including federal work study, transients, scholarships, third party contracts, and private student loans.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • Two (2) years related work experience.

  *Experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis*

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of SCT BANNER financial aid system.
  • Previous experience working with students in financial aid within post-secondary education.

  To apply, click "Apply to This Job" and submit your cover letter, resume/vita, three (3) professional references, and unofficial transcripts. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

  NOTE: Official transcripts will be required upon an offer of employment. Official copies of transcripts may be sent directly to: Athens Technical College, Attn: Human Resources, 800 U.S. Highway 29 N, Athens, GA 30601 or send electronically to hr@athenstech.edu .

  *Employment is contingent based upon successful completion of appropriate background checks.

  Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.

  Athens Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution’s ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.

  The following individuals have been designated to coordinate the college's implementation of nondiscrimination policies: Susan Fyffe, Director of Student Support Services, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, Office K-614A, 706/355- 5081, sfyffe@athenstech.edu ; Courtney Mattox, Director of Human Resources; Title VI, Title VII, Title IX Coordinator (Employees), Office K-514, cmattox@athenstech.edu , 706/583-2818; and Lenzy Reid, Vice President of Student Affairs, Title IX (Students) Office H-774, 706/355-5029, lreid@athenstech.edu , 800 U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.

• About the company

  Athens Technical College is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. It was founded in 1958 as Athens Area Vocational-Technical School.

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