Assistant Director of Financial Aid 

This position is a direct report to the Director of Financial Aid with supervisory responsibility for the financial aid staff in the absence of the Director of Financial Aid. The Assistant Director of Financial Aid position is responsible for advising students and their families. This position requires skills necessary to analyze complex situations and exercise judgment in conducting a federal need analysis, verification, and initial packaging for the processing of Title IV aid applications. This position works with a team of professionals under the direction of the Director of Financial Aid. All Concorde associates are required to display professionalism and uphold Concorde’s Mission and the core values of respect for the individual, integrity, teamwork, customer service, and achievement.

In addition to joining an organization with an outstanding mission, Concorde is happy to provide the following Benefits You'll Love - 

Comp: $55- $65K 

• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses
• Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
• Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
• Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employment

Principal Accountabilities & Deliverables

• Advise prospective students of all funding sources available to students attending Concorde Career College and provide each prospective student an introduction to financial aid during the student’s tour
• Assist students with questions regarding the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Master Promissory Note for the Federal Subsidized, Federal Unsubsidized and Federal PLUS loans
• Check NSLDS for status of prospective student loans
• Conduct entrance interviews and testing and exit interviews and testing as required by Title IV regulation and Concorde Career College
• Complete re-entry and subsequent packaging accurately
• Assist Director of Financial Aid in Final Review of completed files
• Assist Director of Financial Aid with clearing exceptions reports
• Assist Director of Financial Aid with preparing reports for Campus President and Campus Support Center
• Know and comply with all applicable Federal regulations/procedures per Federal Student Aid Handbook
• Perform other duties related to student financial aid efforts as assigned
• Establish/maintain a high performance team of professional, motivated and engaged staff utilizing effective training, performance management and career-development activities while leading them to achieve established business results and performance metrics
• Recognizes and rewards employee contributions and achievements
• Other duties as assigned

Education / Experience

• Associate degree or 5 years of experience
• Career progression would require an Associate degree
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3 years of Title IV administration required
• Familiar with VA benefits
• Knowledge of current federal financial aid regulations with operational knowledge of needs analysis and packaging
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Must be highly organized and willing to rearrange priorities to meet changing workload needs and deadline demands

Standard Abilities

• Able and willing to:
  • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
  • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
  • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
  • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position 
  Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders