<p>Job Title Financial Aid - Prison Education Specialist (Allen-Oakwood Facility) Location Allen Correctional - Lima, Ohio Job Number 05291 Department Financial Aid Job Category Professional Job Type Full-Time Status Regular Job Open Date 08/13/2025 Resume Review Date 08/28/2025 Closing Date 08/27/2025 Open Until Filled No Position Summary</p> <p>The Financial Aid Prison Education Specialist position is responsible for providing a wide range of counseling and processing services to students requesting financial assistance while incarcerated in an Ohio correctional institution and enrolled in Sinclair's Prison Education Program. This position interprets and enforces institutional, state, and federal policies and regulations. Finally, this is a regional position and is considered to be a hybrid position. The majority of the time a staff person in this role will work inside of 1-3 assigned correctional facilities, and the other times will be able to work remotely.</p> <p>This is one position for the following locations:</p> <ul> <li>Allen Correctional - Lima, Ohio </li><li>Oakwood Correctional - Lima, Ohio </li></ul> <p>The salary for this position begins at $58,491.00 and is commensurate with education and experience.</p> <p>Why work for Sinclair College?</p> <p>The following are some of the benefits that professional staff with Sinclair College receive:</p> <ul> <li>Tuition waiver for employee and dependents for all Sinclair courses and programs </li><li>Support for continued training and education, including tuition reimbursement for other universities and colleges </li><li>OPERS pension participation option, with 14% employer contribution </li><li>4+ weeks of personal and vacation leave, 3+ weeks of sick leave annually </li><li>14 days of annually observed company holidays </li><li>Expansive and competitive insurance programs, including an HSA with annual employer contribution available </li><li>High quality programs and events for work-life balance </li><li>SCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment. </li></ul> <p>Principal Accountabilities</p> <ul> <li>Assigned to manage the FAFSA completion efforts at one or more specific prison site(s) in a region within the State of Ohio </li><li>Workday will include time spent working 1-1 with incarcerated individuals inside a prison and time working remotely </li><li>Advises and supports incarcerated students to become Sinclair students while helping them access the Federal Pell Grant </li><li>Guide incarcerated students through admissions and financial aid processes (including verification, student loan default, etc.) </li><li>Provides secondary support services for students' success, including counseling, orientation, placement testing, registration, tutoring, textbooks, and library resources </li><li>Represents Sinclair and serves as a liaison between Sinclair and the off-campus prison sites </li><li>Ensure that all regulations and policies of ED, ODHE, the DRC, and Sinclair are followed </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <ul> <li> <p>Minimum of a bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred</p> </li><li> <p>In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an associate's degree with a minimum of four years of related experience required</p> </li><li> <p>Minimum of two years of related experience required; related experience includes education, social work, corrections, law enforcement, and similar fields</p> </li><li> <p>Understanding of Financial Aid and Admissions processes in higher education preferred</p> </li><li> <p>Reliable transportation to the corrections facilities required</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to exercise leadership for education program development in the unique and complex environment of a correctional facility required</p> </li><li> <p>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to work well with diverse constituents, including college faculty and administrators as well as inmates and staff in correctional facilities required</p> </li><li> <p>Professionalism, good judgment, and high ethical standards required</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to pass an ODRC background check required</p> </li></ul>