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Missouri State University

Financial Aid Counselor (Processing)

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $44K

💻 Financial Aid

🗓️ October 18th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Financial Aid Counselor (Processing). This role involves counseling and advising students and parents on financial aid programs, evaluating applications for aid eligibility, assisting with FAFSA completion, and supporting departmental policy development and communications. The counselor also represents the Office of Student Financial Aid at various events and performs related administrative duties within the financial aid department.

Highlights

  • Provide direct guidance to students on federal, state, and private financial aid, loan repayment, and default prevention.

  • Assist students and families with FAFSA completion and eligibility requirements.

  • Exercise professional judgment regarding federal aid eligibility within US Department of Education guidelines.

  • Represent the Office of Student Financial Aid at internal and external student, staff, and community events.

  • Support departmental processes including aid packaging, FAFSA verification, and eligibility reviews.

  • Assist in developing departmental policies and co-author institutional forms and website content.

  • Requires a Bachelor's degree (Master’s preferred) and at least one year of relevant professional experience.

  • Strong communication skills needed for interacting with students, parents, counselors, and university staff.

  • Position is full-time, exempt, with a proposed annual salary of $43,888.

  • Applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the U.S.; position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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