Job Number 1909002


Supervisor, Scholarship




This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information

Location Highland Business Center
Note: Some occasional travel within the ACC service area required.
Hours 40-hour work week / Generally Monday - Friday from 8am - 5pm / Some occasional evenings and weekends required.
Salary Supervisor 3/120 ($40,494.00 - $57,849.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Associate Director, Financial Aid and Compliance
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College (ACC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each fall and spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriately applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community.
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities.
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open-access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. The College values and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the College community.

General Statement of Job

To administer, direct, and market the Austin Community College (ACC) Scholarship Program and serve as the liaison to other ACC departments, external donors and the ACC Foundation Office; to supervise the daily operations of the assigned financial aid staff.

Description of Duties and Tasks

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination personnel actions for positions supervised.
  2. Develops, manages, and maintains scholarship policies, procedures, and operations to ensure appropriate disbursement and fiscal accountability.
  3. Promotes the scholarship program in order to increase the number of scholarships and scholarship applications.
  4. Develops marketing literature to promote awareness of scholarship opportunities for students, and scholarships for specific majors.
  5. Provide leadership, supervision and direction for the Scholarship unit of the Financial Aid Office.
  6. Implements policies and procedures while continuing to improve delivery systems, maximize office efficiency and improve overall scholarship unit effectiveness.
  7. Plans, evaluates, and sets yearly goals for the scholarship area.
  8. Collaborates with faculty and staff in order to promote scholarships. Collaborates with IT staff to automate the scholarship application process.
  9. Participates actively in enrollment management and student retention activities.
  10. Develops and conducts presentations as needed.
  11. Develops and maintains strong community relations with donors and potential donors and students.
  12. Acts as liaison with ACC Foundation, other ACC departments and external donors/organizations.
  13. Provides projections, allocations and comprehensive reports as needed.
  14. Provides advice to students, potential students, and parents regarding financial aid programs.

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

Special Requirements

Licenses/Certifications; Other

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.