University of Idaho
Financial Aid Counselor
🇺🇸
Moscow, ID
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$20
per Hour
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Financial Aid
🗓️
August 5th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Idaho is hiring a Financial Aid Counselor. The role involves advising students and families on financial aid eligibility, counseling on loan requirements and special circumstances, presenting financial aid information, analyzing reports for aid eligibility, and applying policies to process financial aid records.
Highlights
- Advise and counsel students and families on financial aid eligibility, loan requirements, and professional judgment.
- Counsel internal and external customers regarding financial aid processes.
- Present scholarship and financial aid information to diverse audiences.
- Develop, analyze, and review reports for eligibility of federal, state, and institutional financial aid and scholarship programs.
- Apply financial aid policies and procedures to student financial aid records.
- Knowledge of federal aid regulations and the University's scholarship programs preferred.
- Preferred experience with SCT Banner software, Excel or Access, and word processing programs.
- Required education: High School Diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred.
- Experience interpreting laws, analyzing information, data entry and retrieval using computer systems, and report writing required.
- Pay rate starts at $20.20 per hour or higher depending on education and experience.
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Applicant Documents
Position Information
| Internal Posting? | |
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| Posting Number | SP005393P |
| Position Title | Financial Aid Counselor |
| Division/College | Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management |
| Department | Student Financial Aid |
| Location | Moscow |
| Posting Context Statement | |
| Position Overview | This position will:
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Position Qualifications
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| Required Other |
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| Additional Preferred |
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| Physical Requirements & Working Conditions |
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| Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire |
Posting Information
| FLSA Status | Non-Exempt |
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| Employee Category | Classified |
| Pay Range | $20.20 per hour or higher depending on education and experience |
| Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year |
| FTE | 1 |
| Full Time/Part Time | Full Time |
| Funding | |
| A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No |
| Posting Date | 07/29/2026 |
| Closing Date | |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before August 30, 2026 will receive priority consideration. Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified. Applicants: Applicants must upload the following documents to their online application and respond to all supplemental questions. 1. Detailed Resume: summarizing your education and related work experience 2. Professional References: names and contact information for 3 professional references 3. Supplemental Questions:responses to supplemental questions will be used to assess applicant qualifications for this position. If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at [email protected] |
| Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources |
| Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check. |
| EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. |
Required Documents
Supplemental Questions
- Resume/CV
- List of References
Optional Documents
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.
(Open Ended Question)
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How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Academic Careers
- Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
- Chronicle
- HigherEd/Academic Impressions
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
- Indeed.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Newspaper
- Other Venue
- Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
- University of Idaho Website
- University of Idaho Daily Register
- University of Idaho Employee
- Word of Mouth
- Militaryjob.com
- DSPSjobs.com
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
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What is your highest level of completed education?
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associates Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
- PhD
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Required Qualification: Please describe your experience interpreting, explaining, and applying laws, regulations, and complex policies for multiple or highly specialized programs.
(Open Ended Question)
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Required Qualification: Please explain your experience analyzing information and researching a variety of sources to identify and resolve problems or issues.
(Open Ended Question)
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Required Qualification: Please describe your experience entering and retrieving data using a computerized record system.
(Open Ended Question)
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Required Qualification: Please describe your experience compiling, maintaining data and organizing data and information into written reports
(Open Ended Question)
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Preferred qualification: Please explain your knowledge of federal aid regulations and programs, and the UI scholarship program
(Open Ended Question)
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Preferred Qualification: Please describe your knowledge of university financial aid, admissions, registration and course work progress patterns
(Open Ended Question)
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Preferred Qualification: Please describe your experience with SCT Banner software, Excel or Access and word processing programs
(Open Ended Question)
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Preferred qualification: Do you have experience working with high school and/or college students? Please explain.
(Open Ended Question)
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Preferred qualification: Please explain your experience with financial aid packaging
(Open Ended Question)
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Preferred qualification: Please describe your ability to work independently in completing projects
(Open Ended Question)
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Preferred Qualification: A preferred qualification is to be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Please describe how you meet this qualification.
(Open Ended Question)
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