Job Description
Salary: $34,271.16 - $43,617.84 Annually
Location : Main Campus - Smithfield, NC
Job Type: Full Time Staff
Job Number: FTADMSP-12172025
Department: Communications & Marketing
Opening Date: 01/12/2026
Closing Date: 1/26/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Recruitment Range: $34,271.16 - $43,617.84 Annually
Description Summary Under the direct supervision of the Director of Admissions, the Admissions Specialist will facilitate admissions processing and communication for potential students to the College. Primary functions will include admissions application processing and outreach throughout the enrollment cycle.
Knowledge & Responsibilities Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Uses Datatel's Colleague to process, admit, and maintain applicant records.
- Builds and delivers correspondence using the College's CRM and email platforms.
- Works within the College's CRM and document management software to facilitate the movement of student applications and transcripts through admissions workflows.
- Provides assistance with Admissions-related needs in the Student Success Center.
- Utilizes CFNC Cross Connect to import the CFNC application and student transcripts.
- Reviews applicant data for SAT/ACT scores, placement test, and credits to determine the need for placement testing.
- Maintains and updates admission records and student files.
- Assist prospective students as needed through the admissions journey from initial inquiry to application completion.
- Ensures compliance with all State Residency and International Student policies.
- Ensures compliance with all FERPA regulations.
- Communicates with other college staff to ensure best practices, efficient workflow and integrated student services.
- Collaborate with other College divisions to resolve state and federal reporting errors.
- Supports the JCC Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) committee in planning communication to applicants and newly admitted students.
- Assist in the implementation of the comprehensive recruitment plan for potential students.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Minimum & Preferred Qualifications Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience Minimum : Associate's degree in a related field or at least 3 years of' experience in an office or education setting.
Additional Information Language Skills
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions fromgroups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Preferred: Mastery of conversational Spanish
Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bargraphs.
Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables i n situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Colleague, OnBase, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
- Preferred: Basic understanding of Ellucian Colleague and Hyland OnBase or other document imaging systems.
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.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
- State Health Plan
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Additional Supplemental Insurances
- Disability Plan through NC Retirement System
- NC Retirement Plan
- Leave (Vacation, Sick, FMLA, Civil and Military, and Voluntary Shared)
- Acceptance of 120 hours of annual leave transfer to JCC
- Paid Holidays
- Longevity
- Prior State Service Verification
- Supplemental Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Education Benefits
- State Employees' Credit Union
- State Employees Association of NC (SEANC)
- Tojan Alliance Partnership Scholarships with the University of Mount Olive
For further information, please contact 919-209-2022
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Do you have an Associate's degree in a related field OR at least 3 years of experience in an office or education setting?
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Job Tags
Full time, Work at office, Flexible hours,