Financial Aid Specialist
About the role
Viterbo University is seeking a Financial Aid Specialist to lead efforts to improve students' financial literacy and access to financial resources by developing financial aid and scholarship resource webpages, creating educational materials, and facilitating workshops and scholarship seminars. This is a full-time, 12-month, benefit-eligible position. This is a grant-funded, limited-term position with an anticipated duration of five (5) years, contingent upon continued grant funding; employment beyond the grant period is not guaranteed. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. (the university is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship at this time).
Responsibilities
- Develop a program and space for students to come with questions about student loans, budgeting, scholarships, and options to pay their student bill
- Develop and maintain a webpage dedicated to outside scholarship opportunities and promote those options to students
- Create educational materials, facilitate workshops and scholarship seminars
- Support the effective utilization of campus-based employment opportunities
- Provide professional development and training to financial aid staff to strengthen student-centered service practices
- Hire and supervise 4 peer mentors to assist with these responsibilities (10 hours a week for each peer mentor)
- Other financial aid or related duties assigned by the Director of Financial Aid
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- Financial aid experience preferred
- Strong organizational, communication, technological, and creative skills
About the University
Viterbo University is a private, not-for-profit, Catholic, Franciscan institution founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in 1871. Viterbo offers a student-centered liberal arts education with a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the university is nestled along the scenic Mississippi River and surrounded by the stunning bluffs. The local area combines natural beauty with a vibrant, welcoming community, offering opportunities for outdoor recreation, arts and culture. Together, Viterbo and La Crosse provide an exceptional place to live, work, and make a difference.
Mission: The Viterbo University community prepares students for faithful service and ethical leadership.
Values: Contemplation, reflecting upon the presence of God in our lives and work; Hospitality, welcoming everyone we encounter as an honored guest; Integrity, striving for honesty in everything we say and do; Service, working for the common good in the spirit of humility and joy; Stewardship, practicing responsible use of all resources in our trust.
Schedule
Full-time, 12-month position.