Overview
Financial Aid Coordinator Jobs in Winter Garden, FL at OCOM
Title: Financial Aid Coordinator
Company: OCOM
Location: Winter Garden, FL
Position Description
Coordinate OCOM's Office of Financial Aid programs and activities and ensure that assigned financial aid functions fulfill institutional goals and objectives.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Provides administrative support to the day-to-day operations of the OCOM Office of Financial Aid and the Office of Student Services
- Support the OCOM-approved financial aid policies and ensure that they are adhered to throughout the financial aid process
- Creates, sends, and responds to correspondence relating to financial aid
- Maintains the Office of Financial Aid calendars, screens calls, greets visitors, and answers questions regarding office policies, procedures, and services for visitors and enrolled students
- Creates and designs PowerPoint presentations, infographics, flyers, and other reports
- Counsels students on financial aid processing, awarding, scholarships, and debt management
- Tracks participation, reports, and prepares student materials for the Debt Management Program and other presentations
- Assists in preparing and compiling reports for the scholarship committee procedure, meetings, and the OCOM Scholarship Donor Stewardship program
- Conducts presentations for current and prospective students
- Monitors, analyzes, and reports medical student payments, balances due, and student refund statuses
- Ensures confidentiality of student records in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Collaborate in supporting the Title IV application for the OCOM
- Assisted the Director of Financial Aid in accreditation functions, including document creation, data collection, and data entry
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- Previous experience in financial aid is preferred
- A team player who values cooperation, mutual support, and team cohesion
- Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide proof of eligibility
- Must be local to the Central Florida area
Key Competencies And Skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills in order to work well with faculty, staff, students, administration, and the public
- Maintaining confidentiality and attention to detail are essential
- Respond calmly and appropriately in emotional situations
- Listen and communicate in a positive manner
- Collaborate and interact with healthcare professionals
- Organize, direct, and prioritize work appropriately
- Exercise independent judgments in complex and new situations
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and still meet strict deadlines
- Manage time well and work under stressful conditions
- Excellent public speaking skills
- Relate well with a diverse student population and other constituencies
- Ability to work independently as well as function effectively in a team and within a diverse group of people
- Demonstrate tact, courtesy, and discretion in dealing with faculty, staff, students, administration, and the public
- Maintain a high energy level and enthusiasm for OCOM
- Proficient in using Apple Mac computers and Google Workspace tools
Benefits
- Salary: $55,000/annually
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
