Spokane Colleges
Director of Financial Aid - Spokane Community College
Spokane Colleges, Spokane, Washington, United States, 99254
Overview
Director of Financial Aid - Spokane Community College
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Director of Financial Aid - Spokane Community College
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Spokane Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 15,000 students with career technical, liberal arts, and adult education programs in Spokane and surrounding rural communities.
Position Details
Location:
Spokane CC Main Campus, Spokane
Department:
SCC Financial Aid/Work Study
Salary Range:
$100,707 - $113,645
Starting salary:
$100,707 (Annually)
Job Summary The Director of Financial Aid is responsible for the overall management and leadership of a variety of student funding service areas, including federal and state financial aid, workforce funding, and military benefit certifications. This position oversees Spokane Community College's federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs and services with a combined value in excess of $35 million annually. Reporting to the Vice President of Student Services, this role requires coordinating across campus and leading a team through internal and external changes, with the goal of developing and implementing a student-centric, seamless, and user-friendly student funding distribution process within the SCC Student Services model.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership
Provide overall leadership, management, and coordination of student financial programs including all federal and state aid sources. Provide fiduciary oversight of day-to-day financial aid operations in the Financial Aid department.
Foster an environment of integrity, teamwork, student-centered service, and collaboration within the financial aid office, across departments, and institution-wide.
Provide clear and robust communication to ensure staff are well informed and working synergistically with other areas of student services and the college.
Supervise (recruit, select, train, and evaluate) full/part-time classified and professional exempt employees. Adhere to the classified contract and all district rules and regulations to ensure efficient operations in SCC's financial aid office.
Lead staff to streamline systems and services to effectively meet and exceed compliance with federal and state regulations, with a focus on innovation to improve student outcomes.
Represent the college at professional meetings and serve as a departmental liaison for funding areas with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and to community organizations and other public agencies. Foster new and maintain existing collaborative relationships with partner organizations.
Act as the primary contact for state and local agencies (e.g., Higher Education Coordinating Board, Department of Education, Washington Association of Financial Aid Administrators). Ensure information on federal, state, and agency rules/regulations is communicated accurately.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships within the campus community.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Education and Training
Industries
Higher Education
Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.
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Join to apply for the
Director of Financial Aid - Spokane Community College
role at
Spokane Colleges .
Spokane Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 15,000 students with career technical, liberal arts, and adult education programs in Spokane and surrounding rural communities.
Position Details
Location:
Spokane CC Main Campus, Spokane
Department:
SCC Financial Aid/Work Study
Salary Range:
$100,707 - $113,645
Starting salary:
$100,707 (Annually)
Job Summary The Director of Financial Aid is responsible for the overall management and leadership of a variety of student funding service areas, including federal and state financial aid, workforce funding, and military benefit certifications. This position oversees Spokane Community College's federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs and services with a combined value in excess of $35 million annually. Reporting to the Vice President of Student Services, this role requires coordinating across campus and leading a team through internal and external changes, with the goal of developing and implementing a student-centric, seamless, and user-friendly student funding distribution process within the SCC Student Services model.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership
Provide overall leadership, management, and coordination of student financial programs including all federal and state aid sources. Provide fiduciary oversight of day-to-day financial aid operations in the Financial Aid department.
Foster an environment of integrity, teamwork, student-centered service, and collaboration within the financial aid office, across departments, and institution-wide.
Provide clear and robust communication to ensure staff are well informed and working synergistically with other areas of student services and the college.
Supervise (recruit, select, train, and evaluate) full/part-time classified and professional exempt employees. Adhere to the classified contract and all district rules and regulations to ensure efficient operations in SCC's financial aid office.
Lead staff to streamline systems and services to effectively meet and exceed compliance with federal and state regulations, with a focus on innovation to improve student outcomes.
Represent the college at professional meetings and serve as a departmental liaison for funding areas with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and to community organizations and other public agencies. Foster new and maintain existing collaborative relationships with partner organizations.
Act as the primary contact for state and local agencies (e.g., Higher Education Coordinating Board, Department of Education, Washington Association of Financial Aid Administrators). Ensure information on federal, state, and agency rules/regulations is communicated accurately.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships within the campus community.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Education and Training
Industries
Higher Education
Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Spokane Colleges.
Get notified about new Director of Financial Aid jobs in Spokane, WA.
#J-18808-Ljbffr