Administrative Aide I- Solid Waste Management

Administrative Aide I- Solid Waste Management

Salary

$26.03 - $34.71 Hourly

Location

Lincoln, NE

Job Type

Full time/probationary or status

Job Number

202600540

Department

Transportation & Utilities Department

Division

Solid Waste Management

Opening Date

10/01/2026

Closing Date

10/11/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Posting Information

The City of Lincoln's Transportation & Utilities Department (LTU) is looking for a proactive, organized, and collaborative Administrative Aide I to support our Solid Waste Management Team. As an Administrative Aide I, you will support daily landfill operations and the Customer Service Assistant team by providing leadership, office oversight, and excellent customer service. Your work will help ensure every load is properly assessed, every customer is supported, and every behind-the-scenes process runs seamlessly.

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What Youll Do

This position is more than just paperwork - in this role youll:

• Supervise staff to ensure loads are acceptable, fees are accurate, and procedures are followed.
• Create and adjust work schedules, verify payroll, and support hiring, training, and staff development.
• Review landfill loads, verify ticket accuracy, and maintain customer accounts and payment processing.
• Prepare daily deposits, conduct bank runs, and oversee general office operations.
• Perform cashier duties when needed, including assessing load types, applying correct fees, and assisting customers.
• Handle special and hazardous waste according to established protocols.
• Maintain organized office spaces, answer phones, and provide information to the public.
• Foster positive working relationships, demonstrate reliability, and contribute to a respectful, team-oriented environment.
• Complete required training and pursue ongoing professional development.

Work Schedule: This is a full-time position with hours ranging between 6:30 AM and 6:00 PM. Days and hours to be arranged. Hours may include weekends and holidays.

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduation from high school or equivalent

• Coursework in business education, business management or related field

• Two years of experience in a responsible supervisory capacity

Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desired knowledge, abilities, and skills may be considered.

Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) provides transit, transportation and utilities services year-round to the citizens of Lincoln. Nearly 600 team members make up LTU. We fuel the importance of building relationships within our divisions and department and with our community partners. We value our team's forward-thinking attitude and pride ourselves on good stewardship of our environment. We celebrate our individual strengths that in turn take our teams to new levels of accomplishment. We commit ourselves to offering additional training opportunities and a variety of paths for professional job growth. Our teammates enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and health, dental, and vision plans. Join the largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our community's quality of life together.

We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 11 days of vacation leave and 12 days of sick leave annually that you begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and 2 personal convenience days.
• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
• Up to 4 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
• $70,000 of Life Insurance
• $1,250 of Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(a) Retirement Plan. If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%
• Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses that occur after you leave City employment.
• Optional benefits include:
• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Allstate Voluntary Plans
• Supplemental Term Life
• Deferred Compensation Plans

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APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.

• 1. This application is hand scored.
• 2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
• 3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and will not receive full credit.
• 4. Copied/Pasted answers will not receive full credit.
• 5. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
• 6. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
• I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.

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Indicate if you have completed any college-level coursework in the following:

• Business Administration
• Business Management
• Public Administration
• Related field (specify below)
• None

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If checking related field, please specify field. If you did not check related field, please enter N/A.

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If yes, please list the coursework you have completed. If no, please enter N/A.

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Do you have experience in a responsible supervisory or managerial capacity?

• No experience
• Yes, I have less than 2 years experience
• Yes, I have 2 to 4 years experience
• Yes, I have more than 4 years experience

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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience.

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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, please enter N/A.

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Do you have experience with the following supervisory/management related activities?

• Interviewing/hiring employees
• Training employees
• Assigning/organizing work
• Maintaining files and records
• Participating in management meetings
• Addressing client/customer problems/complaints
• Completing performance evaluations on subordinates
• Team Building
• Recommending/administering disciplinary action
• Issue/Conflict Resolution
• No experience

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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience.

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Do you have any experience working in customer service related work?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
• Yes, over 4 years experience

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13

Please indicate if you have experience using the following software.

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Adobe Acrobat Standard/Professional
• Microsoft Teams
• No experience

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Indicate your experience with the following:

• Scheduling meetings
• Leading meetings
• Recording and maintaining minutes
• Preparing and writing reports
• No experience

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19

Please indicate if you have experience with any of the following activities:

• Communications with the Public
• Development of marketing/outreach materials
• Creating/maintaining Web Pages, Social Media, Newsletters
• Tracking of performance measures
• Development of training programs
• Accounting and budget analysis
• None

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Do you have experience as a teller or cashier processing and accounting for large sums of money totaling more than $10,000 per day?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
• Yes, more than 4 years experience

23

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24

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25

Do you have experience, other than as a cashier or teller, in which you were responsible for handling or accounting for money?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have experience using video surveillance equipment?

• Yes
• No

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Required Question

Employer City of Lincoln/Lancaster County

Address 555 South 10th Street, Room 302

Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508

Phone (402) 441-7597

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lincolnne/default.cfm