Position Number: 1.3.2.3. Date: December 19, 2025
Position Title: Part-Time Financial Aid Counselor
Department: Financial Aid Division: Enrollment Management
Number of hours per week for which this position is budgeted: 20
Number of months per year for which this position is budgeted: 12
Reports to: Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Grade: Non Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Financial Aid Counselor is responsible to the Director of Financial Aid. The position is part-time and does not offer benefits. The Financial Aid Counselor assists students and families through the financial aid process.
Employee must possess a vibrant, personal Christian faith including a clear testimony of Christian conversion and be actively involved in an evangelical, preferably Southern Baptist, church.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in packaging scholarships and awards
- Counsel students and prospective students regarding financial aid availability and eligibility
- General office duties
- Assist with maintenance of the Financial Aid management system
- Assists with verification processing
- Other duties as assigned
DEPARTMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Faculty and Staff – Scholarships
- Business Office – Student Accounts
- Admissions – assisting with incoming students’ financial aid
- Registrar – satisfactory academic progress (SAP) and enrollment verification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Must have the ability to learn new computer programs
- Must have the ability to work independently and multi-task
- Must be attentive to detail
- Some physical lifting is required with filing
- Must have values consistent with the mission and purpose of Hannibal-LaGrange University
- Must agree to, sign, and abide by the standards of employment on the back of the application, and in the employee handbook
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND TRAINING
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- 1-2 years working in related field preferred
- Preferred experience and/or proficiency in Microsoft Word and internet usage
To apply, please submit an application, including a cover here.
Disclaimer
* This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and/or other management as required. HLGU reserves the right to revise or change job duties, required skills, or qualifications as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.