Temporary HR Customer Support Specialist

American University; United States; Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

American University is a student-centered research institution with a strong HR operations team. The HR Customer Support Specialist serves as the primary contact for the HR department, handling inquiries across channels and routing tickets for hires, payroll, benefits, and policy.

This temporary, hybrid role emphasizes front desk leadership, I-9 verifications, and efficient office operations while supporting staff and student workers throughout campus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 - 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs are required.

Responsibilities

• Triages inquiries in ServiceNow by gathering details and routing tickets.
• Provides front desk support, greets visitors, answers phones, and directs questions.
• Uses Workday to verify information and assist with HR processes and I-9 verification.
• Maintains office supplies, coordinates equipment orders, and supports HR staff.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Microsoft Office

Workday

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Workday

Job description

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meaningful change in the world.

Department: HR Operations

Time Type: Full time

Job Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Work Modality: Hybrid 01 (On Campus 3-4 Days/Week)

Union:

Job Description

The HR Customer Support Specialist serves as the primary point of contact for the Human Resources Department, providing high-touch, professional support to employees across all communication channels. The Specialist manages the full lifecycle of employee inquiries from answering initial calls and routing ServiceNow tickets regarding new hires, personnel changes, payroll, benefits, and HR policy, to providing in-person assistance for walk-in customers. Beyond direct support, this position ensures the HR office runs efficiently by managing I-9 employment verifications, completing verification of employment, overseeing office logistics and supply orders, and providing leadership and coordination to front desk student staff.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with the customer and gathers information to triage and determine details of the inquiry or problem using the Service Now system.
• Creates appropriate service request tickets in Service Now and/or handles and/or resolves incoming tickets.
• Uses the Workday and the legacy systems to lookup, research and gather information and pertinent facts pertaining to the inquiry or problem; Provides first call resolution for a variety of inquiries or issues reported by the customer and escalates the more complicated problems through the appropriate channels.
• Communicates with customers in follows-up to calls or tickets, gathering details, providing information or answering questions.
• Deliver high-quality customer service to department’s customers at the HR front desk by greeting visitors, answering phones, and providing assistance and/or information as appropriate.
• Manage the front desk voicemail and verifies employment by completing the I-9 form in Workday.
• Provide support to HR staff; oversee equipment orders, repairs; maintain supplies and office equipment; identify enhancements to customer and office services for internal staff.
• Distributes and/or handles requests for written employment verifications.
• Supervise the front desk work study or PT student employees to ensure coverage and efficient and consistent level of service.

Supervisory Responsibility

Indirectly supervise and coordinate the work duties of the front desk student/part-time employees.

Competencies

• Serving Customers.
• Displaying Creativity.
• Prioritizing and Organizing.
• Prioritizing and Organizing.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Full-time. 35 hours per week. The schedule is Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm. Hybrid 1 work modality (3 - 4 days in-person). This is a temporary full-time position ending on or before 02/28/2027.

Salary Range

$30.00 per hour.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 - 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs are required.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 2 - 4 years of relevant experience.
• Human resources experience preferred.
• Experience with Outlook products preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) are essential.
• Must be able to complete the I-9 Training to become I-9 Certified.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

Benefits AU offers a competitive benefits package.

Other Details

Hiring offers for this position are contingent on successful completion of a background check.

Employees in staff positions at American University must deliver their services to the university from either the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, or perform work on-site at the university.

Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

American University is an E-Verify employer.

Current American University Employees

American University current employees must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings.

Contact Us

For more information or assistance with the American University careers site, email [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity Employment

American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively "Protected Bases") in its programs and activities.