Financial Aid Student Advisor
Unitek Learning
Posted 7 days ago
Job Description
As our Financial Aid Administrator (FAA), you will meet and communicate with current, prospective and alumni students to guide them through the financial aid process. As an FAA, you will report directly to the Director of Financial Aid. You will be responsible for administering, determining eligibility, and processing student financial aid to maintain positive cash flow, in addition to other related tasks for the financial aid department.
- Processing Verification and Disbursements
- Awards state and federal aid to eligible students according to regulations and policy
- Counsels students and parents
- Provides estimates and packaging information
- Default Management and Financial Literacy programs
- Auditing
- Running reports to ensure work integrity
- Interacting with other departments to assist students
- Maintaining up to date information on new federal regulations
- Assisting with Private Loans
- Packaging VA benefits
- Regular, in-person attendance up to 5 days per week on campus/on site is an essential function of this position
- This role requires on-site collaboration with students, faculty, and staff
- Other duties as assigned
Please note this position is located at our Albuquerque Brookline Campus.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- 2+ years of Financial Aid experience
- Campus VUE experience preferred
- Computer knowledge is recommended, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills
- Attention to detail with the capability to multi-task
Additional Information
We Offer:
- Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
- 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
- 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
- 401k with company match
- Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
- Leadership development and training for career advancement
- Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on the program
Job details
Unitek Learning
Education Administration Programs
About
Founded in 1992, Unitek Learning is the parent company for five distinguished learning institutions in the areas of healthcare, nursing, and emergency medical services. Unitek College is one of the foremost healthcare and nursing colleges in California and Nevada. Unitek EMT provides comprehensive EMT and EMS training to hundreds of professionals every year. Eagle Gate College and Provo College in Utah and Idaho have a singular focus — to provide students with the knowledge, training, and skills they need to create a rewarding career in the ever-expanding world of healthcare. Our latest addition, Brookline College, offers diploma, Bachelor, and Master level education in Arizona and New Mexico. Through our subsidiary schools, Unitek Learning has helped students, working professionals and organizations achieve their goals for more than 25 years. From first contact to after completion, we help each individual overcome obstacles with support from our industry-experienced instructors and student-focused staff. Unitek offers a real-world education in a wide range of in-demand healthcare career fields. Our training is relevant and dynamic, and continually updated to answer the changing demands of the students and organizations we serve. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek Learning is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career! We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.
Company Details
Key Team Members
Karen Parker
Sean Sadler
Craig E. Yaris, Esq.
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