Assistant Director of Financial Aid
- Employer
- Livingstone College
- Location
- Salisbury, NC
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Financial Aid
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Position: Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Division: Business and Finance
Department: Financial Aid
Reports to: Stephanie McNeil
Position Summary:
The duties of the Assistant Director of Financial Aid fgbfgb`include coordination of office workflow and communications. This position provides front-line, direct customer service and has a key role in assisting students and parents in understanding the financial aid process. The successful candidate will serve as first point of contact for the office in assisting students, prospective students, and parents. S/he will coordinate office workflow and communications, in addition to assisting with counseling prospective and currently enrolled students and their parents concerning the financial aid process. Candidate will work to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations. The assistant will manage budgetary transactions, including purchase orders; check requests; travel requests; and credit card expenses. Assistant will report directly to the Director of Financial Aid and will serve as an intricate part of the financial team. S/he will work collaboratively with members of other departments and will always exhibit team spirit and willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty. In addition to primary duties and responsibilities, candidate will also successfully complete other duties as assigned, to include ordering office supplies for the department, as well as assist departmental staff when and where needed.
Livingstone College has an enrollment of 1200 students and is strategically located 45 miles from Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point in the heart of Rowan County's historic Salisbury, North Carolina. Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a bachelors degree in business administration, accounting, or office management from an accredited college or university. S/he will have 3-5 years of prior experience working in a business office setting, and/or 2-3 years of higher education experience (preferred). Basic math and accounting skills will be expected. Excellent oral and written communication skills including telephone techniques and etiquette are required. Knowledge of financial aid operations, functions and procedures is helpful. Requires the ability to work independently and act as a team-player serving as a backup for other staff members as needed. Computer proficiency, including efficient and accurate data entry and retrieval, is required.Education:BA/BS Degree (Required)
Experience:3-5 years Livingstone College is a private, four year liberal arts institution founded in 1879 by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Secured by a strong commitment to quality instruction, the College offers excellent liberal arts and religious education programs for students that are designed to develop their potential for leadership and service to a global community.Organization
Our Mission:
Livingstone College is a private, historically black institution that is secured by a strong commitment to quality instruction. Through a Christian-based environment suitable for learning, it provides excellent liberal arts and religious education programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to develop their potential for leadership and service to a global community.
Our History
Livingstone College was originally founded in 1879 as Zion Wesley Institute by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Zion ministers for the purpose of training ministers in Concord, in Cabarrus County, N.C. After three brief sessions, directed by Principals Bishop C. R. Harris and Professor A.S. Richardson, Zion Wesley Institute was closed. In 1881, Dr. Joseph Charles Price and Bishop J. W. Hood changed their roles from delegates to the Ecumenical Conference to fund-raisers, with a sole purpose of re-establishing Zion Wesley Institute.
Eventually, the Rowan County Town of Salisbury, just 20 miles northeast of Concord, offered Zion Wesley Institute Board of Trustees a generous $1,000 donation and an invitation to relocate the institution to Salisbury. The trustees accepted both gifts, and the College re-opened in Salisbury in 1882 on J. M. Gray’s farm, called Delta Grove, which consisted of one building and 40 acres. Besides moving from Concord to Salisbury, the College also changed its name, becoming Livingstone College, in honor of David Livingstone, a British Christian missionary, philanthropist and African Explorer. Dr. Price, the founder of Livingstone College, became its first president and served from 1882 to 1893.
Holistic Learning:
Livingstone College offers a Holistic Learning Environment that is designed to address the needs of a diverse student population. As a church-affiliated institution, Livingstone College seeks to attract professionals who are committed to supporting and fostering such principles. Such commitment and support paved the way for the launching of a very unique initiative. The initiative is entitled "The Total Learning Environment." "The Total Learning Environment" is a new holistic approach to academic preparation, whereby we will create a learning environment designed to change attitudes and modify student behavior. Students who matriculate on the campus of Livingstone College, in addition to their academic preparation, will participate in a number of activities and programs, designed to address the cultural scars of their past, enabling them to leave our institution with the academic preparation to compete in our global economy, and where they will have immediate positive impact on our society. Additionally, our students will be prepared to positively address the challenges, which plague the African-American community - particularly those challenges that exacerbate their dilemma. The College implemented a curriculum, which helped to develop "The Center for Holistic Learning." One of the first programs of its kind, "The Center for Holistic Learning" promotes both the awareness and mastery of the following modules/concepts:
- Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Emergency Response & First Aid
- Political Action & Social Responsibility
- Volunteerism, Public Service
- Cultural and Social Awareness
- Debt Management, Personal Responsibility, & Philanthropy
- Individual & Organizational Leadership
- Spanish as a 2nd Language
- Technology & The 21St Century
- Faith-Based Strategies for the Enhancement of the Quality of Life
Our Home:
Livingstone College is located in the heart of Rowan County’s historic Salisbury, North Carolina. Known by many as “The Jewel of The South”, Livingstone College sits quaintly against a picturesque backdrop of lush green grass and majestic maple and oak trees, making it the ideal learning environment. With an enrollment of 1200 students, the College is strategically located 45 miles from Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, North Carolina.
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