Job Number 1708009


Technician, Financial Aid Scholarship



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Highland Business Center
Hours 40 hours/week as assigned; Generally Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends
Salary Technician 3/117 ($28,745.00 - $41,064.00)
FLSA Status Non-Exempt
Reports To Supervisor, Scholarship
Criminal Background Check
General Statement of Job

To assist in providing technical support in the administration of student scholarships and reconciliation of student scholarship funds; assist in providing financial aid information and guidance to students.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Provides financial aid information to students regarding programs, application procedures, availability of funds, procedures for applying, and disbursement of funds as well as responding to financial aid inquiries.
  2. Reviews scholarship and student financial aid applications to determine eligibility based on federal and state regulations and donor requirements.
  3. Oversees conducting of student survey data, gathering data, and monitoring of all the scholarship information workshop forms and supplies for legal compliance and reporting purposes.
  4. Audits scholarship management database for completed applications, creates committee review groups, ensures committee meets and obtains recommendations, and generates reports to use for supervisor, Austin Community College (ACC) Foundation, and other college departments.
  5. Receives and deposits donor checks, applies funds to student accounts, updates scholarship award database, reconciles end of the month expenditures, generates beginning and end of semester reports, and completes required surveys for various scholarship programs and outside agencies.
  6. Conducts outreach programs with area high schools and community agencies to promote scholarship opportunities.
  7. Reviews and resolves scholarship issues from multiple campuses financial aid offices.
  8. Serves as a liaison with ACC Foundation, ACC departments, external donors, and outside agencies such as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
  9. Assists with training of new departmental employees.
  10. Coordinates a variety of financial aid transmissions to accounting.
  11. Coordinate and maintain database for emergency aid program.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Preferred Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Special Requirements
Licenses/Certifications; Other

Other Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Safety

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.