Director Financial Aid
Director Financial Aid
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05-04-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 70000 - 85000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
05-04-2025
Job Description
JOB TITLE:
Director Financial Aid
Director Financial Aid
DEPARTMENT:
Student Affairs
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Professional 11 $70000 $85000 annually depending on education and experience 12 mos. per year benefiteligible exempt
Generous Benefits include: Note the average value of FVCCs benefits is $25000 in addition to salary!
- Health/Vision Dental Life/ADD & Longterm Disability Insurance: Generous Employer contributiontoward the cost of these benefit premiums
- Vacation Leave: Earn up to 15 days per year
- Sick Leave: Earn up to 12 days per year
- Holiday Leave: 12 per year
- Retirement: Participates in MT Public Employees Retirement System; AND Employer match up to 7 for 403(b)
- Tuition Waiver: Employee plus up to two legal dependents
- Public loan forgiveness
CLOSING DATE:
Open Until Filled Priority will be given to candidates who apply by March 12 2025.
SUMMARY
This is an onsite position in Kalispell Montana. Flathead Valley Community College is an outstanding public community college located on a beautiful campus in Kalispell Montana with panoramic views of the northern Rocky Mountains and Glacier National Park. Our vision is to improve lives through learning and the trustees faculty and staff are dedicated to values that foster and preserve the spirit of our college and promote and support the wellbeing and economic development of the communities we serve.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Open Until Filled Priority will be given to candidates who apply by March 12 2025.
SUMMARY
This is an onsite position in Kalispell Montana. Flathead Valley Community College is an outstanding public community college located on a beautiful campus in Kalispell Montana with panoramic views of the northern Rocky Mountains and Glacier National Park. Our vision is to improve lives through learning and the trustees faculty and staff are dedicated to values that foster and preserve the spirit of our college and promote and support the wellbeing and economic development of the communities we serve.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Leads a progressive and dynamic financial aid department in order to support and advance institutional efforts to increase student access and success.
- Oversees all aspects of processing student aid awarding grants and scholarships and determining loan program eligibility for institutional state and federal funds and programs
- Coordinates financial services among various campus units including Admissions the Business Office Registrar Human Resources Bookstore and the Foundation
- Plans organizes and manages the operations and activities of the federal state locally and private funded financial aid
- Continuously monitors and evaluates the effectiveness and regulatory compliance of college state and federal financial aid policies practices and procedures
- Interprets and applies Title VI Pell Grant loan and financial aid federal regulations for applicants
- Serves as the Veterans Certifying Official; certifies enrollment bills and monitors records and data with Veterans Affairs. Administers Veterans Affairs programs including but not limited to; reviews eligibility authorizes payment follows federal rules regulations and guidelines to prospective veterans other students and their families.
- Effectively manages difficult situations with stakeholders employing active listening and conflict resolution skills. Responds to complaints promptly and professionally ensuring clear communication with all parties involved
- Oversees awards of internal and external scholarships
- Participates in institutional planning; coordinates areas of responsibility in support of the Colleges strategic plan; provides related consultative services in support of academic and institutional decision making; incorporates financial aid into enrollment management.
- Provides leadership mentors and supervises staff; motivates and empowers staff to create environments that promote innovation; sets standards for excellent customer service
- Ensures efficient and effective delivery of financial aid to the student population by mentorship and guidance of the campus financial aid team.
- Develops implements and sustains comprehensive guidance support and excellent customer service to the student staff and public clients of financial aid.
- Advises and presents to students parents staff high school counselors other college personnel and offcampus agencies on all aspects of student financial aid.
- Develops communication for students and families across a variety of channels to engage and support access understanding and completion of the financial aid process. Provides timely accurate and proactive information and notifications throughout the awarding cycle.
- Networks and collaborates with stakeholders; establishes and maintains strong collegial relationships with staff faculty administrators and community members; leads and serves on various committees.
- Maintains uptodate knowledge of current practices and trends in financial aid.
- Oversees areas operations budgeting and resource allocation; establishes long range planning mechanisms; prepares periodic reports; represents the department and establishes a collaborative relationship with other college departments. Prepares operating budget recommendations implements and monitors assigned budgets.
- Establishes and initiates effective and timely communications to assure sharing of information
- Chair or serves as a member on various college committees and teams; meets with other college personnel for events projects planning idea sharing issues resolution operational communications professional development etc.
- Remains current in practices trends and research related to areas of assignment
- Attends related trainings workshops and professional development
- Cross trains to perform other departmental and team functions; backfills for staff as needed
- Actively participates in the development of a climate that promotes and supports innovation and efforts to continuously improve services to students faculty and the College
- Creates and maintains a collaborative and collegial environment with colleagues and maintains effective working relationships
- Maintains professional ethics and confidentiality of students in accordance with applicable laws and policies
- Advances the mission of FVCC by serving on or convening committees and contributing in the community in collegerelated activities
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Reports to the Dean of Student Success
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters degree in an education finance or closely related field and a minimum of three years of progressively responsible financial aid work experience; OR
- Bachelors degree in an education finance or closely related field and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible leadership work experience; OR
- An equivalent combination of higher education and experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters degree in a closely related field
- Five or more years of financial aid experience
- Experience with financial aid software
- Experience in community college or public education administration
- Comprehensive knowledge of role and mission of community colleges
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple areas individuals projects and priorities
- Strong analytical ability and problemsolving skills
- Demonstrated skills and abilities to effectively utilize databases wordprocessing spreadsheets online computer transaction and to operate a variety of computer applications
- Ability to design and format reports forms and queries
- Demonstrated skill in effectively analyzing data for outcomeoriented results
- Ability to work within policies and procedures of FVCC
- Ability and willingness to serve as an ambassador for the College by interacting appropriately with the college community and community
- Ability to maintain effective and positive professional relationships
- Ability to follow and issue directions
- Demonstrated communication technology presentation customer service and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds
- Ability to intermittently work nontraditional schedules including evenings weekends etc.
- Ability to maintain regular and acceptable attendance levels
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
- Ability to successfully pass a criminal background check
- Ability to respond in the event of an emergency
- This is a Medium Duty job according to the Selected Characteristics of Occupations Defined in the Revised Dictionary of Occupational Titles U.S. Department of Labor and Industry. Medium Duty involves exertion of 2050 pounds of force occasionally and/or 1025 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds continuously to move objects.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
To be considered for this position applicants must apply online at paper submission of applications or resume materials are not accepted for open positions. FVCC does not retain application materials for future consideration.
Additionally applicants are required to submit the following documents by uploading them to the online application NOTE: FVCCs applicant tracking system will timeout after 45 minutes of inactivity. Please have your documents ready to upload before you click the Apply button. :
To be considered for this position applicants must apply online at paper submission of applications or resume materials are not accepted for open positions. FVCC does not retain application materials for future consideration.
Additionally applicants are required to submit the following documents by uploading them to the online application NOTE: FVCCs applicant tracking system will timeout after 45 minutes of inactivity. Please have your documents ready to upload before you click the Apply button. :
- Letter of application indicating how you meet the minimum qualifications and detail your work experience as it relates to the positions Knowledge Skills and Abilities; AND
- A current comprehensive resume or curriculum vitae; AND
- Unofficial transcripts for all degrees held AND/OR Professional Certifications (if more than one transcript or certification combine and upload as one document). As a condition of employment the successful candidate will submit official transcripts for all d degrees held and applicable certifications to FVCC HR prior hire. Only transcripts from accredited institutions will be accepted. AND
- Threeprofessional references with complete contact information must be provided on the application form. Professional references must be individuals most familiar with applicants work experience skills and work behaviors and supervisory not list family and friends for professional references.
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATIONS REFERENCE CHECKS AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS:Prior to any offers of employment FVCC conducts thorough employment verifications and reference checks and may contact organizations and individuals not listed on an applicants application or resume. Additionally FVCC conducts postoffer criminal background checks.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:FVCC is an equal opportunity employer. It is FVCCs policy that all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunities regardless of race color religion creed political ideas sex gender identity sexual orientation age marital status veterans status service in the uniformed services as defined by state and federal law physical or mental disability national origin or ancestry except as authorized by law. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions including recruitment and hiring practices appraisal systems promotions and training and career development programs as required by federal and state laws.
FVCC BOARD POLICY: The FVCC Board Policy Manual is available to review at ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:FVCC provides reasonable accommodations upon request to qualified individuals with disabilities during all phases of employment including the application and selection process. No applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
VETERANS PREFERENCE ACT:Preference applies in hiring and provides a uniform method by which special consideration is given to qualified Veterans. Veterans Preference laws do not however guarantee Veterans a job nor do they give Veterans preference in internal actions such as promotion transfer reassignment and reinstatement. Applying for a preference is voluntary and that all information related to a preference is confidential and used only during the hiring process; the information will be maintained in a separate confidential file. To claim Veterans Preference you must complete the Veterans Preference Form (form is available at and email it along with document(s) that verify your eligibility for employment preference to Claims for Veterans preference must be received by Human Resources prior to position closing date.
WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION:Based on the Windfall Elimination Provision FVCC employment may not be covered by Social Security. To learn more about the Windfall Elimination Provision clickhttps:// Experience:
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