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Job ID 12566 Location Case Main Campus Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Strong Internal Identified A strong internal candidate has been identified. Job Description POSITION OBJECTIVE The Assistant Director will administer financial aid for undergraduate and graduate programs of study. The assistant director will serve as a financial aid advisor to the Case Western Reserve University and is instrumental in the recruitment of prospective students for all academic programs offered by the university. This position interacts with parents, students, and university officials as a representative of the financial aid office, treating them equally, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, disability, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Analyze and evaluate financial aid applications in order to determine financial need. This process involves reviewing approximately one-fourth of all student applications. In evaluating each aid application, the financial aid counselor will have direct responsibility to verify receipt and accuracy of all required documentation, i.e., federal income tax return and/or tax transcripts, university financial aid application, FAFSA and CSS Profile. Determine applicant's cost of attendance for the individual program of study, which involves direct contact with key graduate and professional school personnel and knowledge of university tuition and fee schedules. The assistant director must interpret federal, state, and university policies and regulations to ensure compliance and consistency in the equitable distribution of financial assistance. Responsible for needs assessment through the analysis and evaluation of individual financial circumstances and their ability to pay the student's cost of attendance at Case Western Reserve University. Exercise professional judgment on a daily basis when making decisions about family circumstances that do not fall within documented federal, state, or university policies. (30%) Special projects assigned by the Deputy/Associate Director, which includes the management of a specific function vital to the administration of financial aid. Office leadership responsibility; assume leadership and/or support various office programs and collateral assignments including, but not limited to, manage the federal and state grant programs, serve as the principal liaison to the professional and graduate schools, manage the student loans program, and/or manage the office of student employment. (28%) Advise applicants and their families how best to utilize and leverage their funds to maximize resources, minimize educational debt, facilitate the student's attendance, and support students overall retention at the university. Explain, compare and contrast the terms and conditions of different financing programs available to the applicant and family. Serve as an advisor to the university community. Meet with and counsel students, parents, counselors and university personnel on a daily basis. (20%) Stay apprised and be knowledgeable about the various methods of refinancing student debt, including student and parent loans as well as other forms of credit, and counsel students about these methods. Act as an official representative to federal and state agencies, scholarship and foundation organizations, and financial aid professional organizations, i.e., OASFAA, NASFAA, and MASFAA. Initiate and maintain dialogue with other colleges and universities in order to remain current and obtain information about new developments within the financial aid industry in the area of responsibility (15%) Instrumental in the recruitment of prospective students to Case Western Reserve University. Assist the office of Undergraduate Admission by providing financial aid presentations to prospective students and their families. These presentations focus on