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Central Washington University Financial Wellness Center Manager in Ellensburg, Washington
Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting a Financial Wellness Center Manager to join our Student Financial Services team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they enhance the vision for the University. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $52,588 - $64,420 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: The Financial Wellness Center Manager will have a primary focus on understanding the costs of and strategies for financing higher education. This position manages the day-to-day operations of the Financial Wellness Center, provides guidance for the professional staff supporting aid application completion, and delivers financial wellness in support of institutional goals. This position will develop, design, and deliver financial wellness recruitment and retention activities. The successful candidate is part of the Student Financial Services leadership Team and is responsible for the oversight and evaluation of an effective financial wellness education program for prospective, current, and former students. All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties Recruitment / Retention Outreach - Plan activities for and represent the Financial Wellness Center at university recruitment, orientation, and retention activities - Exercise independent judgment in the direction, development, and management of Financial Wellness Center outreach programs - Develop and nurture relationships with high school counselors, creating an expectation that information about financing a college education will be delivered regularly at scheduled times - Identify and develop successful strategies for diverse groups of students - Create and present tools to promote understanding of college financing options - Identify and/or develop tools to demonstrate the value of higher education - Research and recommend tools to help students use financial aid and personal funds more wisely - Develop and implement an early intervention strategy to identify financially at-risk students and provide targeted communications - Collaborate with Student Accounts for balance outreach in advance of the quarterly enrollment