About St. Mark’s
Founded in 1906, St. Mark's School of Texas is a non-sectarian, college-preparatory, independent day school for boys in grades one through twelve. The School’s charter states that it is “designed to afford its students well-rounded physical, intellectual, moral, and religious training and instruction.” The School is intended to be a diverse community of teachers and students who share a love of learning and who strive for high achievement in whatever they undertake.
St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world. To this end, the School professes and upholds certain values. These values include the discipline of postponing immediate gratification in the interests of earning eventual, hard-won satisfaction; the responsibility of defending one’s own ideas, of respecting the views of others, and of accepting the consequences for one’s own actions; and an appreciation for the lively connection between knowledge and responsibility and the obligation to serve.
Position Description
The Director of Financial Aid is a new position at St. Mark’s School of Texas. The School is engaged in a multi-year campaign that has already secured significant investments in financial aid. St. Mark’s has long been a leading institution in north Texas and nationally, attracting, enrolling, and retaining highly qualified boys from a strong, competitive, and diverse pool of applicants. This individual will be innovative and entrepreneurial in reimagining and shaping the future of the financial aid program at St. Mark’s. The Director of Financial Aid will be an integral member of the Admission team and will collaborate with colleagues across campus in support of students who receive financial aid. This position seeks a person who has strong analytical skills, a collaborative spirit, motivation, enthusiasm, an appreciation for the value of independent schools, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. The Director of Financial Aid will help prospective and enrolled families navigate the financial aid application process and costs associated with St. Mark’s once enrolled. This is an exciting time to join St. Mark’s School of Texas and the Office of Admission to help maintain the School’s strong and diverse student body.
This role will have the opportunity to serve in other capacities at the School including advising, coaching, club sponsorship, and community service, if interested.
Responsibilities
- Propose strategies and practices to attract and enroll students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds; working to increase the number of applications for financial aid year over year
- Develop and maintain relationships with families as they move through the inquiry to enrollment process
- Collaborate with colleagues across campus and divisions to best support students and families receiving financial aid
- In partnership with the Financial Aid Committee and Business Office, oversee the allocation of the financial aid budget for new and returning families, including the appeal process
- Manage a robust supplemental assistance budget and program that supports families with expenses related to their sons’ St. Mark’s experience
- Create a Financial Aid and Supplemental Assistance Handbook
- Collaborate with the Office of Development to facilitate a strong stewardship program between financial aid donors and recipients
- Review and maintain up-to-date data in Clarity, the School’s financial aid software
- Assist with other admission office projects and events
