University of Southern California
Student Services Advisor I
🇺🇸
Los Angeles, CA
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$25 - $30
per Hour
💻
Academic Advising
🗓️
July 8th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
USC is hiring a Student Services Advisor I to support prospective and current students through the admissions and financial aid process. The role involves counseling students and families, coordinating with university offices, answering detailed financial questions, and facilitating problem resolution for academic and personal issues.
Highlights
- Provide counseling on admissions, financial aid, and academic requirements for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Assist with financial aid packages, scholarship eligibility, and loan processes.
- Answer detailed financial aid questions via telephone, email, and in person.
- Coordinate services with various university offices to support student needs.
- Manage admissions follow-up including test scores, transcripts, and financial documents.
- Handle admissions decision processes such as deposits, appeals, and event registration.
- Required: Bachelor's degree and 1 year of student program or services experience.
- Preferred: Master's degree, 2 years of experience, and knowledge of USC student programs and student information systems.
- Hourly compensation ranges from $25.00 to $30.45 based on experience and qualifications.
- Commitment to USC’s Unifying Values is essential.
Student Services Advisor I Full Description
Student Services Advisor I
Los Angeles, CA
Job ID REQ20177332
Category Student Support Services
Helpful Information for Applicants
The USC Student Services Contact Center is looking for a Student Services Advisor I. The position will work in the Contact Center assisting with all aspects of the admission process for undergraduate and graduate applicants, including assisting prospective and current students with financial aid processes. The selected candidate will be expected to counsel and/or provide undergraduate students with a range of services covering admissions, financial aid and advisement and coordinate delivery of services with appropriate university offices. The Student Services Advisor is required to answer detailed financial questions via telephone, email and in person. The Student Services Contact Center has an annual demand greater than 280,000 calls. Lastly, the Student Services Advisor I evaluates student problems, academic, administrative or personal, and refers student to appropriate student services office for additional counseling, and liaises with other offices on behalf of students to facilitate problem resolution.
Position Summary
• Counsels and/or provides undergraduate and/or graduate students with a range of services covering admissions and financial aid. Coordinates delivery of services with appropriate university offices. Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Counsels and/or provides undergraduate and/or graduate students with a range of services covering admissions and financial aid. Coordinates delivery of services with appropriate university offices. Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Counsels students and parents on matters concerning financial aid packages. Evaluates student situations and requests regarding financial aid awards and takes appropriate action. Identifies and recommends scholarship recipients based on eligibility requirements. Monitors local financial aid budget and scholarship awards.
• Counsels or advises prospective students and families on admissions, financial aid, and academic requirements. Intervenes with university central student services as necessary to connect prospective students with the right staff member or department in order to facilitate the application process.
• Counsels prospective students and families on the financial aid process for undergraduate and graduate applicants. Provide general guidance on federal and university policy and requirements regarding financial aid.
• Provides advisement on various types of aid available, the student’s individual financial aid award, and how to manage family contribution.
• Counsels students and families on the completion of federal direct or private loan processes.
• Advises students on financial aid as it relates to general billing inquiries. Educate students on available tools and resources to manage the cost of attendance, including but not limited to the FAST Planning Worksheet, USC ePay, USC payment plans, and various loan types.
• Counsel current applicants on outstanding Admission requirements, including but not limited to official test scores, letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and financial statements. Review communications from admission offices.
• Assisting applicants through the admission decision process, including but not limited to commitment deposit payments, admission decision appeals, and registration for on-campus events for admitted students.
• Counsels or advises prospective students and families on admissions, financial aid, and academic requirements. Intervenes with university central student services as necessary to connect prospective students with the right staff member or department in order to facilitate the application process.
• Counsels prospective students and families on the financial aid process for undergraduate and graduate applicants. Provide general guidance on federal and university policy and requirements regarding financial aid.
• Provides advisement on various types of aid available, the student’s individual financial aid award, and how to manage family contribution.
• Counsels students and families on the completion of federal direct or private loan processes.
• Advises students on financial aid as it relates to general billing inquiries. Educate students on available tools and resources to manage the cost of attendance, including but not limited to the FAST Planning Worksheet, USC ePay, USC payment plans, and various loan types.
• Counsel current applicants on outstanding Admission requirements, including but not limited to official test scores, letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and financial statements. Review communications from admission offices.
• Assisting applicants through the admission decision process, including but not limited to commitment deposit payments, admission decision appeals, and registration for on-campus events for admitted students.
In addition, the successful candidate must also demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values
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The hourly range for this position is $25.00 - $30.45. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
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Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree Additional Education Requirements Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education Minimum Experience: 1 year Minimum Skills: Student program or services experience. Preferred Education: Master's degree Preferred Experience: 2 years Preferred Skills: Knowledge of USC student and academic programs, policies and procedures and knowledge of the student information system.
Job ID REQ20177332
Posted Date 06/30/2026
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