Scholarship Processing Specialist/NCAA Compliance

Salary : $36,408.00 - $48,544.00 Annually
Location : Florence, Alabama
Job Type: Staff
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Student Financial Aid
Opening Date: 04/30/2026
FLSA: Exempt


Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. The posted salary and/or position title may be adjusted dependent on the successful candidate's education, experience, and unique qualifications as they relate to the position. Sponsorship is not available for any staff positions and unless otherwise indicated within the posting information and is not available for most faculty positions.

Description


This position is responsible for ensuring the timely awarding, posting, disbursement, and recording of all scholarships made to students. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Essential Job Duties

• Coordinate and award university and endowed scholarships to students, under the direction of the scholarship manager and director, university scholarships;
• Assist in the preparation of agreements, posting, disbursement of monies, and preparation of periodic reports of awards made;
• Record all external scholarship awards/payments received and maintain files for all student recipients;
• Review and post all athletic scholarship awards made and adjust financial aid awards as necessary to ensure compliance with the Atlantic Sun (ASUN), United Athletic Conference (UAC), and NCAA regulations;
• Maintain communication with admissions office and other university departments as needed;
• Coordinate the awarding of financial aid made by the state of Alabama through the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE), including, but not limited to, ASAP and ANGEAP;
• Counsel and assist students on scholarship and federal aid matters;
• Assist in representing the office at recruiting functions and making presentations to students and parents;
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
To be determined.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor's degree is required;
• Two years of full-time related experience is preferred;
• Prior financial aid-related experience is preferred.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS:
None

Special Instructions to Applicants


Applicants must upload a cover letter and resume at the time of application, as well as provide contact information (including email addresses) for at least three professional references. For questions, please email View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io, option #2. Selecting an option other than #2 will result in a delayed response.


UNA is an equal opportunity employer. We seek a wide range of applicants for our positions so that our core values will be affirmed.
Staff Benefit Summary - For more details regarding each benefit listed below, please visit the HR website at or click on the links below. The benefits premiums listed below are effective March 1, 2026.
UNA has a fully-insured group health insurance program with , which includes medical, prescription drug, vision, psychiatric, and substance abuse benefits for full-time university employees, and their eligible dependents. The University covers the full individual premium for eligible employees.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Health/Vision/RX - Monthly Premiums

Tier Employee Cost UNA Cost Total Premium
Employee $0.00 $728.36 $728.36
+Child(ren) $423.42 $778.36 $1,201.78
+Spouse $678.36 $778.36 $1,456.72
+Spouse & Child(ren) $786.88 $778.36 $1,565.24
UNA also provides dental coverage through The University covers the full individual premium for eligible employees.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Dental - Monthly Premiums

Tier Employee Cost UNA Cost Total Premium
Employee $0.00 $29.61 $29.61
Family $39.07 $29.61 $68.68
UNA provides all eligible employees with basic life insurance at no cost to the employee. The basic life coverage level is 1.5 times the covered employee's annual base salary with a maximum benefit of $400,000. Included with your basic life coverage is Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage at 3 times the covered employee's annual salary. The provider for this coverage is As a member of the , eligible employees have life benefits available through the TRS. Also, for eligible active employees, a death benefit of the payment of accrued sick leave is paid to the employee's beneficiary by the University.
This coverage provides benefits after a 90-day period of disability. The monthly benefit is 60% of the covered employee's monthly base salary not to exceed $10,000 per month. The cost for this benefit is paid in full by the University for eligible employees and the provider for this coverage is


Retirement Plans

The is a defined benefit plan in which participation is mandatory for eligible employees. Eligible employees are categorized by the TRS as Tier I or Tier II members.


Rates below are effective as of October 1, 2025

• Tier I - Employee contribution rate is 7.5% for regular employees and 8.5% for law enforcement employees.
• Tier II - Employee contribution rate is 6.2% for regular employees and 7.0% for law enforcement employees.

- this retirement plan is a voluntary, supplemental, deferred compensation plan.


- this plan is a voluntary, supplemental, deferred compensation plan offered by the Retirement Systems of Alabama.
The University provide a $6.00 per month credit to eligible employees to offset the cost(s) for supplemental, voluntary benefits. All full-time regular employees are eligible for this benefit on the first day of the month following the completion of 90 days of employment.

• Flexible Spending Accounts - HealthEquity
• Cancer Insurance - Allstate
• Short-Term Disability Insurance - Fort Dearborn Life
• Life Insurance - Symetra
• Accident Coverage - Symetra
• Critical Illness Insurance - Symetra
• Hospital Indemnity Coverage - Symetra
• Vision Insurance - Vision Blue by VSP
• Air Evac Lifeteam
• Long-Term Care Insurance - LTCi Plans

UNA provides remission of tuition to eligible employees and to their spouses and qualified dependent children.

Paid Time Off
- Annual leave is accrued for each hour worked. During the first 2 years of employment, the accrual is 10 workdays. After completion of 2 years of continuous service, eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of annual leave and, for each additional year of service, annual leave is increased by one day per year to a maximum of 20 days after 10 years.
- Full-time regular staff members are entitled to 96 work hours (12 workdays) of sick leave each year at the employee's regular rate of pay regardless of length of service.
- Full-time, regular staff employees are eligible for paid holidays.

Miscellaneous Benefits

01


Do you have a bachelor's degree?

• No
• Yes

02


Do you have at least two years of full-time, related experience?

• No
• Yes

03


Do you have any prior experience in financial aid?

• No
• Yes, student experience.
• Yes, work experience as a student employee or regular/temporary employee.

Required Question