Job Description

Full Time - Financial Aid Director

The Blinn College District is searching for a Full Time - Financial Aid Director at our Brenham Campus.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities are listed below:

Job Summary

Serves as the District team lead for Financial Aid, Scholarships, Return of Title IV, and Veteran Services. Provides leadership and oversight to ensure financial aid and student support processes are compliant with federal, state, and institutional regulations while maintaining efficient, effective, and student-centered operations. Recruits, hires, trains, and develops team members to deliver high-quality service to students and parents.

Oversees a broad range of financial aid and student support functions, including loan processing, ISIR loading and processing, TASFAA student processing, financial aid communications through email, chat, social media, and text messaging, state and federal financial aid awarding, professional judgment reviews, internal and external scholarship administration, athletic scholarship awards, Hazlewood benefits, and VA educational benefit processing.

Principal Accountabilities

• Develops, in conjunction with the Dean of Financial Aid, the evaluation, planning, organization, and implementation of departmental policies, processes, activities, and other functions to maintain compliance, efficiency, and productivity. This includes setting up Banner and any other systems that process financial aid, reporting for state and federal requirements, setting up all processes for Financial Aid/VSO/Scholarships.
• Oversee the processes for all student loans and awards, manage all scholarship funds, review and manage the loading of FAFSA data, oversee all department related emails, social media, and texting, and work with the Veteran Services Office to process state and federal veteran education benefits. Specifically processes and manages all Return of Title IV, Federal Work study, verification, indexing document images to student accounts, awarding, and all state and federal veteran educational benefits.
• Manage the scholarship application process for all competitive budgeted academic scholarships (exemplary, Band, Choir, Theatre, Livestock Judging, etc.) and Endowed Scholarships. Ensure that all endowed scholarship funds are awarded, disbursed, and expended according to scholarship requirements.
• Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and institutional policies and regulations that govern student employment, scholarships, loans, and other financial aid programs and veteran education benefits.
• Write and test Argos reports for all Financial Aid, veteran services, and scholarships. Develop, maintain, and utilize email processes in Argos and Banner Communication Manager. Write Banner SQL code and algorithms necessary to maximize Banner automation. Write SQL code to use in SQL Developer, and in UC4 and to provide to IT. Produce and develop financial aid videos using various software.
• Advise students and review requests for professional judgments such as dependency overrides, income adjustments, homeless situations, or other unusual and extenuating circumstances that fall outside of the “normal” financial aid spectrum. Review documentation such as C flag, Pell lifetime limits, unusual enrollment, and additional situations that require additional review for students’ accounts.
• Supervise the Assistant Directors and Managers and train staff.Maintain full capability to stand in for the Dean of Financial Aid as needed.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications/ Required Degree, License or Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 3-5 years of financial aid experience in a leadership role.
• Prior supervisory experience.

Minimum Competencies

• Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations regarding financial aid programs and the ability to interpret and ensure compliance.
• Strong computer skills using Office products (spreadsheets, word processing) and experience with a Financial Aid management system above a user’s experience and knowledge.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills combined with careful attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and goal oriented, team player.
• Ability to communicate clearly and thoroughly with people of various backgrounds and experiences in such a way that they feel comfortable and willing to work well together.
• Ability to handle numerous complex and routine tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to effectively manage professional and support staff as well as student workers to produce a positive work environment leading to high productivity levels and school loyalty.
• Experience reconciling Title IV programs such as Pell Grant and Direct Loans.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in financial aid in a community college setting.
• Advanced knowledge in Banner.
• Prior supervisory and staff training experience.
• Prior experience managing and processing scholarship programs.

Preferred Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop staff while fostering a collaborative student-centered team environment.
• Demonstrates strong judgment and attention to detail interpreting and applying federal, state, and institutional regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to manage complex, high-volume financial aid operations, improve service delivery, and build effective relationships with students, families, staff, and institutional partners.

Special Notes To Applicants

This is a 40 hours per week, on-campus position.

This is a 12 month, benefits-eligible position. Blinn College pays 100% of health insurance for full-time employees, 50% for dependents, and two times your annual salary in life insurance benefits. Optional coverage can begin on your first active duty date. If you would like to review insurance benefits in advance, you can access the New Employee Benefits Guide online https://www.ers.texas.gov/PDFs/nebgs/py26-nebg-he-guide

Yearly leave time includes:

96 hours vacation

40 hours discretionary

16 hours personal

8 hours sick each month.

Paid leave for college designated holiday’s, spring break, Thanksgiving, and Christmas break (approx. 25 days per year)

Job Type: Full Time

Employment Type: Exempt

Compensation: Annual Salary

Salary or Wage: $61,825

Grade: D61

Division: Student Services

Department: Financial Aid

Location: Brenham Campus

Target Hire Date: 10/16/2026

The Blinn College District provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.