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Financial Aid Advisor II

🇺🇸 Henderson, KY 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $38K 💻 Financial Aid 🗓️ April 28th, 2026

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Henderson Community College is hiring a Financial Aid Advisor II. The role involves managing and administering financial aid programs, providing guidance to students on financial aid opportunities, and ensuring compliance with institutional and funding agency requirements.

Highlights
  • Manages and administers financial aid programs ensuring compliance with requirements
  • Provides advice to students about financial aid opportunities, eligibility, and application processes
  • Packages and awards financial aid funds to students and supports scholarship processes
  • Conducts financial aid presentations, workshops, and collaborates with high schools and external counselors
  • Participates in relevant committees and performs other assigned duties
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 2-4 years related work experience required
  • Experience working with diverse student populations including low-income and underrepresented groups
  • Strong interpersonal, writing, data management, customer service skills, and software knowledge
  • Preferred experience includes financial aid, PeopleSoft, and higher education environment
  • Salary starts at $37,944 annually with a 12-month contract and benefits including health, dental, vision, retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, and paid holidays

Financial Aid Advisor II Full Description

Title: Financial Aid Advisor II
Salary Range: $37,944.00
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Henderson Community College
Department: Student Affairs

Total Rewards
Henderson Community College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
  • Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
  • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
  • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Work-Life Balance
  • 9.5 Paid Holidays
  • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
  • Employee Assistance Program
Job SummaryManages and administers financial aid programs for students and ensures compliance with institution and funding agency requirements.

Job Duties:
•Manages and administers financial aid programs for students and ensures compliance with institution and funding agency requirements
•Provides advice and counsel to students regarding available financial aid opportunities, eligibility requirements, and the application process
•Packages and awards financial aid funds to students
•Supports institutional scholarship application awarding processes
•Conducts financial aid presentations for various groups, hosts external financial aid workshops on campus, and works with area high schools and outside agency counselors.
•Serves on appropriate committees.
•Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience; two to four years of related experience.
•Experience working with students or adults from diverse backgrounds, including underprepared, low-income, and underrepresented populations.
•Excellent interpersonal, writing, data management, with a strong software knowledge base, and customer service skills
•Ability to plan, organize, and implement events and day-to-day operations/duties.
•Demonstrates and facilitates team spirit in the department and community.

Preferred Qualifications:Financial Aid ExperiencePeopleSoft Experience in Higher Education
Application Deadline:  Open until filled; will begin reviewing applications on May 1st. To Apply:  Please visit our website to make application online:    https://careers.kctcs.edu/Henderson In addition, please upload a letter of interest, resume, and transcripts. Applicants will be notified if selected for an interview. Search may be extended if additional candidates are needed.
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