Student Services Specialist

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring a Student Services Specialist. This role involves counseling prospective and current students on enrollment, scholarships, financial aid programs, student billing, and payment services. The position requires collaboration with multiple university offices and participation in recruitment activities on and off campus, with occasional travel and possible evening or weekend hours.

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Counsel students regarding enrollment, scholarships, financial aid, billing, and payment services.
Work within Husker Hub, the One Stop Office for student services, collaborating with Admissions, University Registrar, Scholarships and Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Bursar’s Office.
Participate in recruitment activities such as campus visits, Red Letter Days, diversity and honors events, admit receptions, and high school visits.
May require some travel and availability for evening or weekend events.
Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s degree plus one year of customer service experience or strong interpersonal skills.
Preferred: Experience in financial aid or similar setting, computer proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software, public speaking experience, and bilingual Spanish skills.
Required software skills include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software.
Criminal background check required.
Compensation starts at $18.75 per hour minimum.
Full-time, non-temporary position within the Husker Hub department.

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Working Title	Student Services Specialist
Department	Husker Hub-10701
Requisition Number	S_260336
Posting Open Date	05/05/2026
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date)	05/26/2026
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Open Until Filled	Yes
Description of Work	Position counsels prospective and currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate and professional students regarding enrollment, scholarships and the various federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs offered through the University, student billing and student payment services in person, by phone, and through written correspondence. This position will be housed in Husker Hub, the One Stop Office for student services, and will work closely with the functional offices, Admissions, University Registrar, Scholarships and Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and the Bursar’s Office. This position will participate in recruitment activities both on and off campus including but not limited to daily campus visits, Red Letter Days, admit receptions, diversity and honors events, admit receptions, or high school visits. This position may require some travel. Evening and/or weekend hours may be required during events. As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See *https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/*.
Minimum Required Qualifications	Bachelor’s degree plus one year of customer service experience or evidence of strong interpersonal skills required.
Preferred Qualifications	Prefer experience in a college or university financial aid office or comparable setting. Computer proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation software helpful. Public speaking experience desirable. Bilingual specifically in Spanish
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required	No
Physical Required	No
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances.	No
Criminal History Background Check Required	Yes
Posted Salary	$18.75/hr minimum
How to Apply	Click on “Apply for this Job”. You will then either create an application or edit your current application that is on file. You will be required to attach your resume, cover letter and list of references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDF format.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact	Sandy Airan, sairan2@unl.edu
Job Category (old)	Managerial/Professional
Job Type	Full-Time
Alternate Work Schedule (if other than 8-5)
Work Location (City, State)	Lincoln, NE
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?	No
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