Financial Aid Officer, Financial Aid

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

ID: 7200846 (Ref.No. 1212231)
Posted: December 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Position Description

Provide financial aid services to students (including study abroad students)  and families, including packaging, counseling, problem resolution, presentations, and financial planning. Assist Help Desk with ongoing student questions. Assist management with projects as needed, and manage an assigned caseload.

Position Requirements

  • Two years of work experience in a field or related field.
  • Associate degree or bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain partnerships with al constituents. 
  • Demonstrated excellent communication (both oral and written) and customer service skills.
  • Demonstrated computer proficiency required (knowledge of automated financial assistance and student information systems strongly preferred).
  • Demonstrated effective organization and time management skills are required with a keen attention to detail and working effectively as a team member.

Position Preferred Qualifications/Experience

Working knowledge of federal, state, and institutional policies, procedures, and resources preferred.

About Rider University

The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.

Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.

Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.

Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
 
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity. 

Special Instructions to Applicants