Financial Aid Coordinator Manager

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Work from Home (WFH) - Remote work must be performed while residing in California or New Mexico or Florida

CIAT Campus Locations : San Diego, CA and Albuquerque, NM

Reports to : Director of Financial Aid

Status : E xempt

Employment Type : Full-time

Summary

The Financial Aid Coordinator Manager at CIAT will lead and oversee a dedicated team of Financial Aid Coordinators to support active and returning students through their educational journey. This role ensures students have seamless, transparent, and supportive financial aid experience each term to ensure continuous funding through graduation. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for education, a strong understanding of federal, state, and institutional financial aid regulations, and proven experience managing and motivating teams in a vocational or technical school environment.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, coach, motivate, and supervise our growing team of Financial Aid Coordinators
• Monitor and improve critical KPIs and performance metrics for each Financial Aid Coordinator
• Support termly financial processing goals by ensuring Financial Aid Coordinators provide accurate student financial statements, forecasts, and financial guidance
• Coach Financial Aid Coordinators on effective processes in helping students navigate the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process and interpret their financial aid awards
• Oversee the administration of financial aid programs, including federal, state, institutional, and private aid
• Support student escalations by handling student inquiries and complaints with care and a customer service approach
• Coach Financial Aid Coordinators to effectively provide counseling on financial aid applications, deadlines, and award processes
• Assist students and families with renewing financial aid and other funding options
• Adhere to SAP policies and guidelines, coaching Financial Aid Coordinators on effective strategies in motivating and educating students on the funding impacts of SAP
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations such as Title IV, state-specific rules, and institutional policies
• Monitor and track financial processing and clearance
• Maintain current knowledge of all funding sources offered by the institution
• Provide ongoing training to team members on policy and process changes
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Admissions, Student Services, and Career Services, to support student recruitment and retention goals
• Ensure that the institution follows federal, state, and institutional regulations
• Prepare for and manage financial aid audits and reviews
• Submit necessary reports required for various governing bodies, such as the Department of Education, and annual audits to the Financial Aid Director for final review and approval
• Adhere to compliance deadlines and perform periodic reviews to determine compliance status
• Work with the Financial Aid Director to develop and revise department policies and procedures
• Communicate policy updates to students and staff as needed
• Coach, and counsel employees, in partnership with HR
• Provide professional growth opportunities for employees
• Manage and enforce timekeeping policies to ensure accuracy and timely process of employee's timecards
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing results as needed
• Process timely, accurate, fair, without bias, performance reviews
• Embody CIAT's mission, values, and support the goals of the department
• Ensure a safe, secure, and ethical work environment

Requirements

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. Occasional weekend and evening hours may be required.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises a team of Financial Aid Coordinators.

Values

Values such as integrity, excellence, customer service, teamwork and mutual respect are some of those that remain constant, regardless of changes in our company. When identifying company values, it is important that those values are being demonstrated in the course of business each day. Our values set expectations for how employees and managers interact with every person while representing the company.

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this remote position, the job holder will work in a home office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. This role routinely involves using standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and virtual communication tools. Employees are expected to ensure that their home office is a safe and ergonomic working environment.

Employees must maintain data security and confidentiality in accordance with company policies and use secure connections for all work-related activities. Expectations regarding work hours, availability, and time tracking will be clearly communicated and must be adhered to.

The company is not responsible for maintaining home office environments beyond the provision of reasonable accommodations and necessary work-related equipment. Workers' compensation and liability for injuries that occur in the home office will be covered as per company policy and applicable laws.

This remote work policy is designed to comply with all relevant local, state, and federal laws.

AAP / EEO Statement

California Institute of Applied Technology 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. In addition to federal law requirements, the California Institute of Applied Technology complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. California Institute of Applied Technology expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of California Institute of Applied Technology's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Salary Range

The salary range for the Financial Aid Coordinator Manager is $75,000 -$100,000 yearly / DOE. However, the expected starting salary for this position is $75,000 - $85,000 yearly / DOE. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, experience, equity and other business and organizational needs.

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Salary Description

$75,000 -$85,000 yearly / DOE