Counselor, Penguin Service Center

Youngstown State University • Youngstown, OH • 1w ago

Summary Of Position

Provides friendly, professional, quality end-to-end service in records, registration, financial aid, student accounts, and other services. Performs office functions and processes designed to improve the customer service experience to students, parents, faculty, staff, and the University community. Advocates for a positive student enrollment experience. Responsible for research and assessment assignments that center on enrollment issues.

Position Information

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Counsels and answers inquiries as received; resolves problems and holistically reviews all issues from students, parents, faculty, staff, and other University constituents. Uses investigation and professional judgement on student exceptional circumstances in a timely manner; consults with other Registration and Records staff as needed on complex situations.

Resolves issues on academic records and registration business processes; provides counseling on all important deadlines, academic policies, account holds, and/or registration actions and errors by collaborating and coordinating with advisement staff and academic departments; provides counseling on domestic and international enrollment verifications, personal directory information changes, readmission applications, graduation applications, unofficial and official transcript order processing, and academic status and suspension; offers, receives, and coordinates the authorization to release information process and privacy hold indicator process on student records as it relates to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Resolves issues on financial aid information and requirements; counsels on forms of financial aid and provides guidance with the award acceptance process and/or student eligibility; guides students through the appeal process, loan disbursement and distribution, and federal verification requirements.

Resolves issues on student account billing statements and financial transactions; counsels on tuition and fee assessments for all student levels, credit hour loads and impact to tuition, refund/credit balances, direct deposit and payment plans, collection issues, appeals of fees and charges, financial suspension process, and account holds that prevent enrollment and/or official transcript requests.

Facilitates communication and creates a positive working relationship with representatives from various departments campus wide in order to resolve student issues and develop quality improvement methods; serves as a liaison between students and other campus departments to decrease the shuffle and transfer of student issues across the university.

Cooperatively works with central administrators in promptly resolving student, staff, and faculty complaints; promotes positive student relations including dealing effectively with difficult situations, student concerns and complaints, according to academic standards.

Interprets, communicates, and adheres to state, federal, and university policies; maintains compliance.

Maintains an open reception area with computer access to facilitate self-service business processes; monitors and answers department email inquiries; operates station call system as a coordinator/advanced user; utilizes basic functions in the system and resolves issues; documents all contacts and reports all services provided to contacts in department data collection system.

Stays up to date on relevant training and knowledge about all changes regarding enrollment services; attends and reports on counseling work at weekly staff meetings; researches enrollment functions and creates assessments as directed by Supervisor.

Serves on committees and task forces as a representative of the Penguin Service Center; p

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