Long Term Loan Assistant

Job Title: Long Term Loan Assistant
Classification: C4
Department: Accounting Business Office
Updated: January 2019

Job Summary

Coordinates and administers the activities of the Long Term Loan Office.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

  • Ability to understand and interpret data from the Loan Management System.
  • Enters data into the Loan Management and Financial Aid systems.
  • Reviews and reconciles output from the Loan Management System.
  • Responsible for the submission of data to the National Student Loan Data System.
  • Assists with installation of Loan Management System enhancements and up-grades.
  • Sets system parameters for necessary reports and programs.
  • Interprets and implements new federal regulations.
  • Recommends and implements changes in the Long Term Loan Office procedures.
  • Supervise student employees.
  • Other related duties as assigned.

Non-Essential Functions:

  • Schedules and administers exit interviews to students.
  • Designs and orders the Long Term Loan forms and promissory notes.

Required Qualifications:

  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • Minimum of four years of relevant work experience.
  • Demonstrated administrative and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
  • Typing and spelling competency.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully provide quality customer service.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain satisfactory work performance and attendance records.
  • Possess strong verbal and written communication skills. 
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully use a variety of computer software applications.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully work independently, organize own work and coordinate work activities of others.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully coordinate large projects.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully handle multiple demands efficiently.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully organize and prioritize workload.
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully handle differing situations and problems in the work routine by exercising judgment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Higher education work experience.
  • Knowledge of current federal regulations regarding Perkins & Nursing loans.
  • Supervisory experience.

Supervision Received:

Receives minimal supervision from a designated supervisor.  Much of the work is self-initiated.  Person is expected to function with considerable independence and apply appropriate policies and procedures within the assigned area of responsibility. .

Supervision Exercised:

Hire, train, schedule and coordinate the work of student employees and may act as lead worker to PSS staff members within the department/unit/division. 

Physical Demands:

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Must have the physical stamina to work long hours and/or more than 5 days per week. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.


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