Financial Literacy Counselor - 991378

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Primary Purpose:

Contributes to NSU’s success by equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to make informed financial decisions during college and throughout their lives. Provides proactive financial education through workshops, one-on-one counseling, and strategic campus partnerships. This position is located in Main Campus.

Job Category: Exempt

Hiring Range:  $50,000

Pay Basis:  Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? No  

Essential Job Functions: 

1. Assists in developing and delivering financial literacy presentations, workshops, and webinars on topics such as budgeting, student loan management, credit management, savings, and other personal finance topics.

2. Provides guidance and counseling to students on responsible borrowing, student loan repayment options, and strategies for long-term financial stability.

3. Researches financial topics and develops educational materials, including online tools, presentations, and worksheet, to support students in building strong money-management skills.

4. Collaborates with campus partners to integrate and promote financial literacy programming within the academic curriculum.

5. Responds to student inquiries and appropriately refers complex or sensitive cases for further support.

6. Tracks student engagement data and evaluates program effectiveness using surveys, assessments, and feedback tools.

7. Attends and participates in relevant trainings, workshops, and meetings to stay current on financial literacy and financial aid updates.

8. Accesses federal, state, and private systems to review, verify, and report student financial information.

9. Represents the office at university events, orientations, and community outreach activities.

10. Performs special projects as assigned.

11. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Job Requirements: 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Basic understanding of financial aid programs, student loans, and money management principles.
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. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
4. General knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

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. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
4. Ability to maintain confidential information.
5. Ability to work flexible hours in the evenings and weekends.
6. Ability to engage effectively with diverse student populations.

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: High School Diploma

Major (if required: Finance, education, counseling, higher education, or related field.

Required Experience: High School Diploma and four (4) years of relevant business or finance experience,

-OR-

Associate’s Degree or 60 completed college credit hours and three (3) years of relevant business or finance experience,

-OR-

Bachelor's Degree and one (1) year of relevant business or finance experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. Experience working in a higher education environment.
2. Knowledge of federal financial aid programs.
3. Certification in financial counseling or coaching (e.g., AFC®, NFEC CFEI®).

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 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.