Admissions and Financial Aid Assisant

Health, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, health savings accounts, Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Systems, TIAA 403(b), generous sick and vacation time, paid holidays, modified summer schedule, YMCA membership, Wellness Program, tuition reimbursement and professional development support.

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The Admissions and Financial Aid Assistant is responsible for supporting the Admissions and Financial Aid Departments. This position will process admission and dual enrollment applications and federal and state financial aid. The position will also provide clerical support to the Student Services personnel.

Student workers at switchboard/front desk.

Works under the general supervision of the Director of Admission and the Director of Financial Aid.

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be loud in areas of equipment operation.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by personnel assigned into this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. Job related functions may be performed with or without accommodations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Provide support to the Admissions Department, Financial Aid Department, Dual Enrollment and Early College Department, and other departments as needed.

Assist with Dual Enrollment registration, email, and intake of dual enrollment documentation.

Assist with entering data from various sources into SIS and related systems.

Responsible for checking, responding to, and filing incoming communication (emails, phone calls, letters, faxes, etc.)

Assist with outreach campaigns including retrieving data, mail merges, phone/text communication efforts and assemble and coordinate informational packets.

Acquire and maintain lists of high school student information.

Assist with scholarship processes including communication, review and rank of applications, and database report creation.

Assist Financial Aid department with awarding state financial aid programs.

Pull data from SIS to assist departments for communication and decision making.

Perform campus tours

Assist student service events when requested.

Manage and process student admissions applications, registration, communication and process.

Actively supports and participates in the college's continuous improvement process. Maintain procedural manual for position related functions.

Assist Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Aid, Director of Dual Enrollment and Early College and Vice President of Student Services with projects.

Any other duties as assigned.

Beth Berube, Director of Human Resources
Shena Meffer, Human Resources Specialist