Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Student Financial Aid Specialist- Financial Aid Advisor III
🇺🇸
Lexington, KY
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Full-Time
💰
$3,490 - $4,363
per Month
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Financial Aid
🗓️
April 2nd, 2026
Canva
Edtech.com's Summary
Bluegrass Community & Technical College is hiring a Student Financial Aid Specialist- Financial Aid Advisor III. The role supports the Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Financial Aid Director by managing Satisfactory Academic Progress, resolving returned refunds, and handling various financial aid processes and student issues.
Highlights
- Manage Satisfactory Academic Progress, including reevaluation, adjudicating appeals, and collaborating with academic advisors.
- Resolve returned refunds involving Title IV aid in coordination with the Bursar’s Office.
- Handle financial aid verification, disbursement, authorization, loan processing, counseling, and reporting.
- Determine eligibility for professional judgments, EFC and budget recalculations, and Unusual Enrollment History Appeals.
- Conduct financial aid and scholarship presentations at workshops, orientations, and community events.
- Participate in professional development, financial aid conferences, and serve on college committees.
- Require proficiency in Excel, Word, and Canva software.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, education or related field and four years of related experience, preferred six years.
- Compensation ranges from $3,490 to $4,363 per month with a 12-month contract.
- Department: Academics & Student Services at Bluegrass Community & Technical College.
Student Financial Aid Specialist- Financial Aid Advisor III Full Description
Title: Student Financial Aid Specialist- Financial Aid Advisor III
Salary Range: $3,490 - $4,363 per month
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5 per week
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus
Department: Academics, & Student Services
Total Rewards
Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
Acts as a primary assistant to the Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Financial Aid Director. Primary student contact for Satisfactory Academic Progress. Primary contact for resolving returned refunds.
Job Duties:
Manage Satisfactory Academic Progress for the college. Reevaluate all students’ progress. Adjudicate student appeals. Collaborate with academic advisors on individual student success plan.
Resolve returned refunds that include Title IV aid. Work with Bursar’s Office to ensure all returned refund monies are reconciled.
Performs financial aid verification, disbursement, authorization, directs loan processing, counseling, and reporting requirements. Resolve individual student issues and conflicts from the KCTCS Student Service Center and/or Starfish. Use individual dissection to implement resolution.
Use professional knowledge to determine eligibility for professional judgments, EFC and budget recalculations, and Unusual Enrollment History Appeals.
Conduct financial aid / scholarship presentations at workshops, orientation, high school workshops, and other community organizations/events.
Attending Professional Development and Financial Aid conferences and training. Serve on college committees. Active participation in state financial aid association.
Other duties as assigned by the Associate Vice President for Student Success/Dean of Students, Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Financial Aid Director of Operations.
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, education or related field and four (4) years of related work experience, or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, education or related field and six (6) years of related work experience, or equivalent.
Additional Skills Requested:Attention to detail.Problem SolvingGood organizational skills.Good communication skillsAbility to multi-task.Commitment to the mission of the college.Ability to collaborate with others.Personal and professional integrity.Proficient in Excel, Word, and Canva
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection ActEqual Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
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