Financial Aid Advisor (2 positions available)

Job Family STAFF - Support Non-Exempt (SNE) Grade 12 Salary $22.95 - $27.45 Department Financial Aid Reports To Director Closing Date November 23, 2025 FLSA Status Non-Exempt First Review Date October 1, 2025

Position Overview

The Financial Aid Advisor reviews and evaluates students' financial aid requests and makes award adjustments and recalculations. The Advisor may be responsible for overseeing the campus coordination, review and delivery of a Financial Aid specific program, based on the needs of the department.

What you will be doing

• Analyzes / interprets federal, state and institutional policies and eligibility
• Reviews / evaluates student data and supporting documentation to confirm accuracy of data and determines eligibility for a wide variety of federal, state and district grant, scholarships and other financial assistance programs
• Resolves conflicts between application for aid and supporting documentation
• Interprets federal and state income tax returns as they apply to student eligibility
• Adjusts student and parent data at the DOE-Central Processor services
• Informs and advises students / parents regarding availability of various funding sources, application process and procedures, rights and responsibilities related to student financial assistance
• Delivers financial aid workshops, training sessions and other activities on or off campus to students / parents
• Applies and monitors the student financial assistance academic progress policy to determine continued student eligibility
• Coordinates the review and delivery of specific Financial Aid programs for the campus
• Trains / provides work direction to student workers and other personnel as assigned
• Assists the Campus Director in the development and improvement of various program policies
• Assists in variety of special projects and programs
• Serves on college committees; such as, Standards of Academic Progress Committee, Campus or College wide Scholarship Committee
• Conducts Stafford loan exit interviews and workshops to reduce Miami Dade College Stafford loan default rate
• Performs other duties as assigned

What you need to succeed

Preferences

Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, will receive preference and priority for this job vacancy. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements outlined in this job vacancy and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

Additional Requirements

The final candidate is to successfully complete a background screening and reference check process.

EQUAL ACCESS / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Miami Dade College is an equal access / equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran's status, ethnicity, pregnancy, sexual orientation or genetic information.

To obtain more information about the College's equal access and equal opportunity policies, procedures and practices, please contact the College's Civil Rights Compliance Officer : Cindy Lau Evans, Director, Equal Opportunity Programs / ADA Coordinator / Title IX Coordinator, at (305) 237-2577 (Voice) or 711 (Relay Service). 11011 SW 104 St., Room 1102-01; Miami, FL 33176. CRCTitleIXADA@mdc.edu