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Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova Southeastern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university.
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Primary Purpose:
Advises students and hiring managers related to on-campus and off-campus student employment opportunities. Provides superior customer service by establishing relationships with departments and managers that lead to the creation of experiential learning and career opportunities for students, resulting in enhanced student engagement and retention, as well as producing engaged alumni.
Job Category: Non-Exempt
Hiring Range: $23.65 per hour/$46,120.00 annually
Pay Basis: Hourly
Subject to Grant Funding? No
Essential Job Functions:
1. Provides advising to students during one-to-one or groups appointments about on campus employment, how to qualify, the application and hiring process, how to be a successful student employee and how on campus employment fits into their career goals.
2. Works to further develop and create new student employment opportunities across campus, ensuring consistency in the student employment on boarding and training processes, as well as in the professional development opportunities for students and hiring managers.
3. Collaborates with Financial Aid regarding Federal Work Study aid, eligibility, and program compliance.
4. Ensures student employment transactions, including hiring, rehiring, terminations, job description updates and postings are completed in a timely manner.
5. Aids in the creation and implementation of trainings, workshops, and presentations for students and hiring managers regarding student employment opportunities, the development of position descriptions, how to utilize JobX, Handshake, and others.
6. Monitors Federal Work Study limits and notifies students and supervisors when limits have been met.
7. Assists with recruiting events such as Career Fairs, Student Employment Fairs, and Information Sessions, among others.
8. Attends and participates in workshops and meetings as it relates to student employment.
9. Maintain student confidentiality in accordance with FERPA regulations.
10. Verifies student information and evaluates student eligibility.
11. Performs data entry of financial aid documents.
12. Works evening and weekends as requested.
13. Completes other projects as required.
14. Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Basic knowledge of Federal and State financial aid regulations and programs.
2. Clerical - Thorough knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
3. Customer and Personal Service - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
4. Proficient knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
5. Service Orientation - Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
Skills:
1. Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
2. Service Orientation - Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
3. Self-Direction - Proficient skills in motivating oneself to work independently, as well as working well within teams.
4. Complex Problem Solving - Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
5. Time Management - Proficient skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.
6. Judgment and Decision Making - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
Abilities:
1. Detail Oriented - The ability to pay attention to details, understand underlying cause/effect relationships, and account for those details and relationships.
2. Oral Comprehension & Expression - The ability to listen to, understand, and communicate information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences so others will understand.
3. Written Comprehension & Expression - The ability to read, understand, and communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
4. Ability to maintain confidential information.
5. Ability to work flexible hours in the evenings and weekends.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.
Required Certifications/Licensures:
Required Education: Associate's degree
Major (if required:
Required Experience: Associate's degree and two (2) years' experience working at a postsecondary educational institution, preferably in financial aid or a closely related area.
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Bachelor's Degree and up to two (2) years' experience working at a postsecondary educational institution, preferably in financial aid or a closely related area.
Preferred Qualifications:
Is this a safety sensitive position? No
Background Screening Required? Yes
Pre-Employment Conditions:
Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.
NSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.