About
The Los Rios Community College District is the second-largest, two-year public college district in California, serving approximately 75,000 students in the greater Sacramento region. The District’s 2,400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties and is comprised of four uniquely diverse colleges – American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City colleges. In addition to each college’s main campus, the District offers educational centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, and Rancho Cordova.

The Los Rios District Office is centrally located in the heart of the Sacramento valley. The growing Capital Region has strong communities and emergent arts and dining scenes, and is nearby some of the most celebrated tourist destinations in the country – Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and San Francisco. The Sacramento area is a great place to live and work.

Strengths
The District has approximately 6,000 employees throughout our four colleges and District Office complex. The District Office is centrally located between all four colleges and provides welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environments for Los Rios students, employees, and our community partners. Our departments strive for the highest quality in all programs, services, and activities, and are focused on advancing the learning of our diverse student population through improved academic and social outcomes.

Our Vision
Our Colleges offer equity-minded, academically rigorous, student success centered education. Our objective is to help our students successfully achieve their academic goals, whether they want to transfer to a four-year college or university, earn an associate degree, or obtain one of more than 100 certificates in high demand career fields.

Under the direction of an administrator, plan, organize and direct the overall operation of the Financial Aid Office on a community college campus; train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel.

For a detailed job description for this Los Rios Supervisor Association posting click here.

This position will report to duty at Sacramento City College.

Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.

Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 18 days of annual paid holidays, 21 days’ vacation yearly, and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 FTE or greater. To calculate this position’s FTE, take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked multiplied by the percentage of months worked to get the position’s FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 10 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 10/12 = 0.8333; 0.75 * 0.8333 = 0.625 FTE). For the full LRSA contract agreement details click here.

Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Financial Aid Office, responsible for administrating state and federal programs which have awards grants, loans, and work study aid to students; update and maintain the Federal and State Program Participation Agreements; interpret, apply, and communicate federal, state, and institutional laws, rules and regulations relevant to financial aid, district policies and procedures, and collective bargaining procedures; train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel; provide for technical direction and guidance; make employment, transfer, and promotion recommendations; assist in preparing and monitoring the annual budget for areas of responsibility; research and approve expenditures for services, supplies and equipment according to established fiscal policies; advise and maintain contract compliance with third party vendors; assure the maintenance of accurate financial aid records and files; ensure accountability and reconciliation of federal, state, institutional and private financial aid funds including but not limited to Pell, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Cal Grant B, Cal Grant C, Federal Work-Study, Board of Governors Fee Waiver, Direct Student Loans, Alternative Loans, and manage the Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) process; oversee the financial aid information systems and web applications used in student needs analysis, awards and records; train staff in the use of various systems and applications for financial aid administration; assist with conversion to new management information systems pertaining to Financial Aid, including evaluation and implementation of applications; troubleshoot computer information systems problems and resolve with software vendors, IT specialists and programmers; request and monitor security access for employees for institutional, state, and federal systems; monitor and maintain Web information using content management systems; prepare Financial Aid policy and procedures manual and update annually; evaluate processes and procedures and implement improvements; may coordinate campus scholarship programs.

Perform program management duties to include procedures necessary to properly package and award financial aid; analyze student applications and verify eligibility in compliance with applicable institutional, state, and federal regulations and guidelines; assist in dissemination of information regarding changes in policy or procedures that may impact the institution’s ability to participate in the Title IV Programs and the institution’s fiscal liabilities; manage program funds; prepare budgets and disbursement program guidelines; account and report proper expenditures of financial aid funds such as BFAP and general funds; monitor satisfactory academic performance of aid recipients; apply probation and disqualification policies and procedures as applicable; review correspondence from students with unusual problems and resolve as appropriate; interview and advise students regarding financial aid matters; oversee loan default management and financial literacy; manage and implement various student appeals processes as appropriate; formulate, implement and evaluate office procedures; develop, implement, and evaluate Student Services Learning Outcomes for the unit; develop, implement, and assess educational master plans and perform program reviews and unit plans for the financial aid office; provide financial aid statistical data for institutional research purposes; act as a liaison to the District to develop and implement district-wide standards of operation for financial aid; coordinate with a variety of other college departments to ensure timely processing of financial aid and to disseminate program information; develop and conduct in-reach and outreach activities to inform schools, students, and the community of financial aid opportunities in an effort to meet diverse students’ financial aid needs; attend a variety of meetings, workshops, and conferences relating to financial aid; represent the college to other educational institutions and community organizations; collaborate and coordinate certificate program reporting and gainful employment with instructional administrators; manage and monitor high security information; engage in district and college participatory governance through service on planning and/or operational committees and task forces; collaborate with federal, state, and institutional auditors; assist investigators in identifying and resolving fraud; perform other related duties as assigned.

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday

EXPERIENCE: Four years of experience in financial aid operations, including one year in a lead or supervisory capacity; OR three years’ experience at the LRCCD Financial Aid Officer level or its equivalent; OR five years of experience in a social/public service agency with one year of lead responsibilities. Experience working with computerized information systems is desirable.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)

Education must be from an accredited institution.

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions for complete information on how to apply online with our District. If you need assistance with any phase of the application process, please call (916) 568-3112 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday.

After hour inquiries should be emailed to HR@losrios.edu. Submission of applications are by 11:59 p.m., of the posting closing date.

Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment and Certificate of Completion must be obtained within 15 days from the start of employment. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur. When education is a requirement for the position, official academic transcripts from the accredited institution must be submitted within 60 days of hire.

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