Financial Aid Specialist

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At Palm Beach State College, you will discover a place where ideas come to life and the heartbeat of a county begins. By joining us, you will be exposed to professionals from across the U.S. and abroad who are the strivers, reinventors, explorers, and influencers dedicated to developing talent that fills the most needed workforce roles. As the Panthers, we embrace a community of belonging, caring, and connection for our students and employees. We seek creative individuals to help PBSC fulfill its mission of inspiring hope, advancing skills, and transforming lives.

About this role

Responsible for assisting prospective and continuing students with all financial aid functions. Provides guidance on required documentation for students seeking a financial aid appeal. Updates students with results of changes made on student and families income status, dependency override, satisfactory academic progress or other special conditions that may arise. Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and possibly during holidays. Must be able to travel to any of the other campuses.

What a day of a Financial Aid Specialist looks like :

• Assists students with issues utilizing a variety of formats such as in person, phone, email, and online chat.
• Reviews financial aid documents for students selected for verification to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Processes and logs received documents in the system.
• Updates multiple required fields in Financial Aid systems to identify file as ready to be verified, packaged and subsequently disbursed.
• Gather routine oral information from, or make oral requests of, other administrative, maintenance or clerical employees and outside vendors, customers, or the public.
• Liaison among departments, functions or groups, within the College. Communicate information to appropriate personnel.
• Welcomes and assists persons who come into the department.
• Assists students and personnel with operating office equipment such as personal computers, printers, copying machines, and software programs, providing training when necessary.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

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This job description is intended to be generic in nature and describe the essential functions of the job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities, and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority. Certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in the employment by the state and its political subdivisions and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

The minimum base pay for this position starts at $17.47 hourly; however, the offer may vary based on the candidate's education and experience.

Application Deadline

This position is open until filled with an initial review date of October 20, 2025.

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Application Deadline

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