Financial Aid Assistant

Posting Details

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number SFA735P Open Date 09/29/2026 Close Date 10/13/2026 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions to Applicants

Position Information

Job Title Financial Aid Assistant Status Part Time FTE 0.625 Classification Title Classified Grade B Job Summary

Under general supervision, the Financial Aid Assistant will assist students with the Financial Aid application process and provide support services for financial aid applicants via telephone and walk in customers. This is an on campus position, hours may be flexible.

Schoolcraft is a comprehensive, open-door, community-based college. The mission of the College is to provide a transformational learning experience designed to increase the capacity of individuals and groups to achieve intellectual, social, and economic goals.

Required Qualifications

• Associates degree.
• Three (3) years customer service experience.
• General clerical skills including accuracy in basic math, filing, proofreading, typing, spelling and data entry.
• Ability to understand and operate appropriate office equipment, including personal computers and working knowledge with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to work with diverse populations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial Aid experience.

Physical Demands

Schoolcraft College is committed to creating an inclusive environment and strongly encourages applications from veterans, individuals with varying gender identities, abilities, and from underrepresented populations. Schoolcraft College is an AA/EEO Employer.

• In-Person: This position may require the employee to be onsite at Schoolcraft College.
• Writing Skills: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from prospective and current employees, and groups of managers.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Office Environment: This role may involve being in a stationary position in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse (or applicable equipment) and telephone. Communicating and exchanging information with individuals electronically or in person. This role may involve moving objects of up to 10 lbs., and on occasion, up to 20 lbs.
• Noise Level: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Hours 25 hours per week Salary Pay range is $20.80-$32.41 per hour

Job Duties

Job Duty Name 1 Description of Job Duty

Assists walk-in customers with general questions and/or financial aid application process.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 2 Description of Job Duty

Answers and handles incoming phone calls, emails, faxes and digital messaging.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 3 Description of Job Duty

Assists in financial aid events and student outreach.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 4 Description of Job Duty

Retrieve, intake, and image incoming mail and student forms.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 5 Description of Job Duty

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you possess an Associate degree (or higher)?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have at least three (3) years of customer service experience?

• Yes

• No

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Transcript 1

Optional Documents

• Other 1
• Other 2
• Other 3