Join the Tohono O'odham Community College Team as a Financial Aid Technician!
Tohono O’odham Community College is seeking a detail-oriented and service-focused Financial Aid Technician to perform a variety of services in the financial aid areas for students and provide support to the Financial Aid program. This is a full-time, non-exempt position in the Student Services Division.
Salary: $17 - $20 per hour
What You Will Do:
The Financial Aid Technician plays a critical role in supporting students by processing aid and providing expert advising
- Advise students on Federal, State, and institutional financial aid benefits and programs.
- Explain applicable rules, academic progress policies, and institutional policies regarding the use of aid.
- Adhere to strict confidentiality of student records and finances in compliance with FERPA.
- Collect, evaluate, and verify financial aid data and documents submitted by students.
- Process student financial aid and/or scholarship award packets.
- Verify student eligibility for applicable Federal and State aid programs.
- Apply scholarships and view student's ISIRs in PowerFAIDS, and run reports from the software.
- Prepare a variety of correspondence, including award letters and applications.
- Perform administrative support activities, such as updating and maintaining forms, records, and data in external systems.
- Research current State and Federal regulations to stay up-to-date and determine the application of regulations to specific student circumstances.
- Work with other tribal entities such as Scholarship Offices, Higher Education Offices, Workforce, and the Department of Economics.
