Job Type: Financial Aid, Management Date Posted: Feb 5, 2026 Location: Sacramento, CA Start Date:
TBD Duration: TBD
Gurnick Academy is a leading Bay Area private healthcare college offering an extensive variety of
Nursing, Allied healthcare, and
Imaging programs.
Gurnick Academy is currently seeking a Director of Financial Aid, Full-time
for our Sacramento, CA Campus
Financial Aid Department.
Salary Range, Full-time: $75,000-$95,000 per year
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical,
dental, and vision insurance - Life insurance
- Short-term
and long-term disability coverage - Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) - Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Dependent
Care, Transit & Parking) - Health Savings Account (HSA)
with enrollment in a qualified medical plan - Paid time
off - 401(k) retirement plan
Basic Function
The Campus based Director of Financial Aid, [DFA]
reports directly to the Campus Director with dotted line reporting to the corporate
FA department. The DFA at each campus is
responsible for oversight and management with ensuring that the financial aid policies and
procedures are in compliance with
the regulatory agencies guidelines, regulations, and requirements and that the policies and procedures
used within the FA department
are also in compliance at all times through periodic review and internal file audits. The DFA has oversight
of FA Advisors and FA
Assistants ensuring support of the Admissions Department, providing estimates, and meeting the needs of students.
In addition, the DFA
is responsible for maintaining a highly professional image, managing KPIs, and training of company-provided policies
and
procedures.
The DFA will be specifically ensuring that the Campus based Financial Aid Advisors and FA Assistants are properly
determining student’s eligibility for financial aid, calculation of tuition amounts / adjustments, packaging accurately, ensuring all
resource reference information is kept up to date.
Essential Job Duties
- Manage and Oversee the
recruitment,
training and overall supervision for the Campus level Financial Aid team. - Manage the oversight and direction of
the financial
aid processes and procedures for the Campus level Financial Aid staff - Conduct daily and weekly meetings with
Campus level
staff to ensure appropriate progress is being made toward Financial Aid goals and quality of work - Actively
participating and
meeting benchmarks for the Campus Level Financial Aid Department - Participate in scheduled evaluations and
goal-setting meetings
with all Campus Level Financial Aid Staff - Review and evaluation of Financial Aid Staff for quality
assurance and to provide
necessary coaching/training - Actively seek out and promote ongoing Financial Aid best practices
-
Other assigned duties as
required
Experience and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in related Administrative,
Business, Liberal Arts or Social
Sciences preferred - 3-5 years of increasingly responsible experience managing Financial Aid
- 2 Years prior work
experience in financial aid, collections, and lending - Registrar experience / exposure
preferred - Outstanding verbal,
writing, and presentation skills. Must communicate and interact effectively with students,
faculty, staff, and all constituencies - Working knowledge and understanding of established professional codes of ethics and
related principles of good practice for
Financial Aid professionals. - Fluency with the execution of reporting and data
analysis. - Organizational knowledge of
educational institutions - Preferred management work experience in a school
environment - Working knowledge or experience
interfacing with hospitals and other healthcare organizations
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is an equal opportunity
employer and does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race,
color, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin,
disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by any
applicable law.
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