Graduate Assistant - New Student & Family Programs

Job Title

GRADUATE ASSISTANT - New Student & Family Programs

Department

New Student Programming

Essential Functions

The Graduate Assistant for New Student and Family Programs will have the following primary responsibilities:

• Assist with the planning and implementation of new student orientation, campus visits, and large-scale recruitment events
• Coordinate the logistics associated with the various NSFP events including but not limited to printing name tags, releasing advising holds, assisting with booking space, creating reports, communicating with campus partners, etc.
• Present admission and orientation information to prospective and incoming students and guests
• Be tour-trained to support the training and reviewing of student Ambassadors
• Provide tours to prospective students and guests, as needed
• Respond to emails and phone calls and navigate UNO systems to support the various NSFP programs
• Support the assessment efforts associated with the various NSFP programs
• Support the New Student and Family Programs staff as needed with special projects

Work Schedule

M-F Flexible Hours

Additional Duties

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree
Admitted into a UNO graduate program

All interested parties must apply through the UNO Website listed above. Materials submitted directly to this site will not be considered.

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Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly sits; may stand, walk. See, hear, speak and use of hands.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly works indoors. Noise level is low to moderate.

Salary

$19,901.00 per year plus any 2025-2026 increase