Account/Position No.:  25520/200190                            Level 6

Position Title:  Client Services Coordinator

Department:  Financial Aid

 

Expectations for All Employees

East Tennessee State University pursues its mission based upon core values. An employee's job performance must support and exhibit the university's core values:

PEOPLE come first, are treated with dignity and respect, and are encouraged to achieve their full potential;
RELATIONSHIPS are built on honesty, integrity and trust;
DIVERSITY
of people and thought is respected;
EXCELLENCE
is achieved through teamwork, leadership, creativity, and a strong work ethic;
EFFICIENCY
is achieved through wise use of human and financial resources; and COMMITMENT to intellectual achievement is embraced.

Function of Position

Responsible to the Assistant Director, Client Services, for facilitating an effective client services program; supervising in-person and telephone reception; supervising and scheduling counselors, clerical, temporary and student employees; researching and resolving students' financial aid problems; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

-Supervises counselors, receptionist and all client services staff.

-Coordinates daily activities of the client services operation.

-Provides financial aid counseling to students; supervises day-to-day activities of financial aid counselors.

-Schedules appointments, calendars, workshops and employees.

-Schedules peer counselor activity, high schools and other community programs.

-Trains student and temporary employees and office receptionist.

-Conducts weekly staff meetings with counselors, student workers and temporary staff; conducts weekly Chair Appeals Committee meeting.

-Participates in financial aid workshops, orientation programs, campus visitation programs, and other special projects.

-Assists in the production of written materials for public dissemination.

Secondary Functions

-Implements training programs for client services staff.

-Assists in disseminating financial aid information to the staff.

-Provides entrance/exit interview counseling.

-Certifies affidavits for students to complete fee payment with Bursar.

-Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities

-Ability to work with students, parents, faculty, staff and other constituencies.

-Ability to use English effectively.

-Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely.

-Ability to maintain effective working relationships with counselors and other staff members.

-Ability to exercise professional judgment.

-Ability to communicate effectively.

Supervision Given and Received

Performs under general supervision.  Determines own methods of performing assigned work.  Directly supervises one classified employee.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required; three years of financial aid experience required

 

Date:  December 2007