Description

The Student Financial Aid Officer III reports to the Assistant Director of the Veterans’ Benefits Team and is responsible for verifying, processing, awarding, disbursing, and providing customer service support to students and staff related to the Hazlewood Act exemption at UT Dallas.

• Process all incoming Hazlewood applications/certifications, including verifying eligibility, ensuring necessary documents are submitted, calculating tuition and fees, and performing data entry as necessary via PeopleSoft, OnBase, and the Hazlewood database.
• Evaluate and adjust financial aid as necessary for students utilizing the Hazlewood Act exemption.
• Maintain knowledge of policies and regulations governing the administration of the state Hazlewood Act exemption.
• Provide assistance to veterans/active duties/dependents in applying for the Hazlewood Act exemption and monitor programs to ensure state and institutional compliance.
• Serve as customer service representative for the Office of Financial Aid’s Veterans’ Benefits Team, to include the Hazlewood Act and federal veterans’ educational benefits.
• Monitor students for continued eligibility for the exemption through SB1210 regulations and state regulations for the Hazlewood Act.
• Attend on-campus events as a representative of the Veterans’ Benefits Team, such as transfer orientations.

1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public. 

2) The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing an educational, living, and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of the university community. UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its services, programs, activities, employment, and education, including in admission and enrollment. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the employment application and interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator. For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, contact the Title IX Coordinator.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and two years previous Financial Aid or related experience; an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Must be eligible to administer Title IV student aid.
• To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.