Financial Aid Director - Higher Ed. jobs in Tallahassee, FL

As a comprehensive institution of the University System of Georgia, Valdosta State University (VSU) is a welcoming, aware, and vibrant community founded on and dedicated to serving our communities' rich and diverse heritages. Through excellence in teaching, basic and applied research, and service, VSU provides rigorous programs and opportunities that enrich our students, our university, and our region. As such, the VSU mission consists of three interrelated parts that includes a student mission, university mission and regional mission. The university is equally dedicated to the core values of community, including a commitment to practice civility, integrity and citizenship. As members of this community and proud Blazers we strive to uphold these core values for the advancement of the University, as stated in the Blazer Creed and reflected in our commitment to the University System of Georgia's Core Values.

Blazer Creed

Valdosta State University is a learning environment based on trust and mutual respect in which open dialogue, vigorous debate, and the free exchange of ideas are welcome. The University is equally dedicated to the core values of community, including a commitment to practice civility, integrity, and citizenship. As members of this community, and proud Blazers, we will strive to uphold these core values for the advancement of the University.

University System of Georgia (USG) Statement of Core Values

Every member of the USG community is required to adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect that form and guide the daily work of the organization.

• Integrity - We will be honest, fair, impartial, and unbiased in our dealings both with and on behalf of the USG.
• Excellence - We will perform our duties to foster a culture of excellence and high quality in everything we do.
• Accountability - We firmly believe that education in the form of scholarship, research, teaching, service, and developing others is a public trust. We will live up to this trust through safeguarding our resources and being good stewards of the human, intellectual, physical, and fiscal resources given to our care.
• Respect - We recognize the inherent dignity and rights of every person, and we will do our utmost to fulfill our resulting responsibility to treat each person with fairness, compassion, and decency.

Provide office and clerical support to a department or unit.

Multiple open positions available.

Typical Allocation of Duties

Administrative support and clerical duties - 60%
Perform a variety of administrative and clerical duties, which may include correspondence, filing, scheduling, mail distribution, answering phones, and organizing mail.

Point of contact - 30%
Acts as a point of contact to other departments, students, faculty, customers, and outside agencies/vendors on behalf of department.

Manipulate and prepare data - 10%
Manipulate and prepare data and other information, databases, or reports using a computer.

Supervisor Expectations

• Answering students and their families' financial aid questions either in the Office of Financial Aid Call Center or assisting with walk-in contacts during peak times.
• Other duties may include, but not limited to, preparing mailouts, copying, faxing, taking mail or documents to other areas on campus, shredding documents, and other duties that are necessary to support the mission of Valdosta State University.

Required Experience
High school diploma and one (1) year of related work experience.

$16.50/hr

Applicant Requirements & Conditions of Employment

Applicants are required to provide:

• professional references with current contact information
• documentation of academic credentials
• employment history

Please note that during the search process, VSU reserves the right to:

• ask candidates who will serve in Positions of Trust to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment,
• view social media outlets, and
• remove job postings without additional notification.

Employment is contingent upon:

• successful completion of a background check investigation, including a criminal background check
• reference checks

Employment may also be contingent upon the job-based requirements if applicable for your position:

• satisfactory credit check
• successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• pre-employment drug testing
• confirmation of credentials

After initial hiring, employees will be required to successfully complete all of the following training:

• New employee orientation
• VSU's Annual Compliance Training:
• USG Cybersecurity Training (required twice yearly)
• Job-specific training such as: FMLA & Worker's Compensation, Budget Manager Training

Position of Trust Credit

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings, apply for a job on this site, or participate in the search process as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Catherine Wills, in the Office of Human Resources at croark@valdosta.edu.