Financial Aid Assistant III
- Employer
- Sam Houston State University
- Location
- Huntsville, TX
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Financial Aid
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
202100133S
Title:Financial Aid Assistant III
FLSA status:Non-Exempt
Hiring Salary:$2,004 – $2,952 per month
Occupational Category:Clerical
Department:Financial Aid
Open Date:05/11/2021
Open Until Filled:Yes
Educational and Experience Requirement:High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalent with a minimum of four (4) years relevant clerical experience is required. Financial aid or other university-related work experience would be helpful. A combination of education, experience, and training that would produce the required knowledge and abilities could be considered.
Nature & Purpose of Position:Helps coordinate the intake of Financial Aid documents, creates digital copies, and provides personalized customer service.
Primary Responsibilities:Performs advanced data and document entry. Verifies data and files. Conducts internal audits of physical and digital documents. Interprets federal, state and university policies, regulations, procedures. Provides departmental or University information to students, department and staff. Runs processes, reviews student financial aid statuses and provides information via telephone or in person. Maintains complex files. Creates digital copies from physical documents and scans them into the correct electronic file and codes the documents accordingly. Types routine reports and correspondence. Enters data into computer as needed. Provides routine information to the public and other SHSU departments at the front desk. Maintains moderately complex files. Assists in the preparation and submission of statistical and electronic data related to financial aid. Types routine reports and correspondence. Assists students and parents with financial aid questions via front desk, phone, and/or email. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Other Specifications:Requires answering telephones. During peak periods, telephone work load may be extensive. Requires ability to work at the front desk, encountering students, parents, etc. Requires ability to retain and relay financial information to students and parents. Experience with Financial Aid Software helpful. Computer skills required.
Full Time Part Time:Full Time
Quicklink:https://shsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/27301
EEO Statement:Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity or expression. Sam Houston State University is an “at will” employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code § 51.215.
Organization
About Sam Houston State University
For more than 140 years, Sam Houston State University has been preparing students for meaningful lives of achievement. Its motto, "The measure of a Life is its Service," resonates among its 22,000 students, eight colleges and well beyond its historical roots through research, creative endeavors, service learning, volunteering and more.
SHSU is an inclusive institution whose mission is to provide high quality education, scholarship, and service to students. With over 90 bachelor degrees, 50 master’s, and 11 doctoral programs—including the nation’s first Ph.D. in forensic science, SHSU provides an exceptional college experience for every student: traditional or non-traditional; first generation; international; or online.
Service to self and others is paramount at SHSU and reflected in all university organizations and programs. In fact, the university was named to USA Today’s Top 50 in the U.S. for “commitment to civic engagement and global awareness,” in addition to being classified a "Community Engaged Campus" by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. This honor, bestowed to only 311 public institutions nationwide, acknowledges the university's significant commitment to service.
Sam Houston State University has a small town feel with large scale opportunities. Located in the Piney Woods region of East Texas, Huntsville provides area residents with a sense of community and belonging, although just an hour drive north of Houston.
SHSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity or expression. Sam Houston State University is an "at will" employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code § 51.215. SHSU is committed to promoting a campus culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. The University acknowledges and values our responsibility to cultivate an equitable and inclusive environment where students, faculty, staff, and community recognize the benefits of collaboration and mutual respect through diverse identities and experiences.
Member The Texas State University System
- Website
- https://www.shsu.edu/
- Telephone
- 936-294-1070
- Location
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1905 University Avenue
Huntsville
TX
77340
US
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