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PT Boost Program Assistant

Salary

$31k - $41k

Location

Smithfield, North Carolina, United States

JobType

part-time

About the job

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About the role

About the Department

Summary:
The Boost Program Assistant is a part-time role that provides essential support for student outreach, engagement, and enrollment efforts within the Boost program. This position assists with communication campaigns, recruitment initiatives, and administrative functions, while helping guide prospective and current students through the Boost enrollment process and program requirements. The ideal candidate is outgoing, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting student success.

Position Duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
  • Represent the Boost Program in a professional and engaging manner during outreach and recruitment activities; 
  • Perform targeted outreach to prospects, applicants, and accepted students to ensure they are progressing through the Boost enrollment process; 
  • Conduct call campaigns to prospective students, applicants, and current Boost members to provide program information, reminders, and follow-up support; 
  • Support recruitment and enrollment efforts by assisting with events such as recruitment fairs, information sessions, and campus pop-up tables; 
  • Track and document student interactions, outreach efforts, and enrollment progress in the database; 
  • Provide general administrative support, including data entry, preparing materials, and organizing outreach lists; and
  • Collaborate with Boost staff on special projects, events, and initiatives to support program growth and retention. 

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities

Minimum 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, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Minimum: High school diploma/GED

Experience Minimum: 

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and support diverse student populations.
  • Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail in completing tasks and maintaining records.
  • Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and integrity.
  • Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office and data entry systems used for student tracking and outreach.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team in a student support environment.

Other Qualifications

Language Skills

  • Ability to read and understand basic program materials, outreach lists, and guidelines related to student enrollment and support services.
  • Ability to write clear and professional emails, notes, and simple reports to support student outreach and program communication.
  • Ability to communicate information effectively in one-on-one and small group settings with students, staff, and campus partners.
  • Ability to explain program steps, deadlines, and requirements in a clear, student-friendly manner.
  • Comfortable presenting information during outreach events, information sessions, and campus activities.
  • Ability to follow communication templates and scripts while maintaining a friendly and engaging tone.

Mathematical Skills
  • Ability to perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to support data entry, tracking, and outreach activities.
  • Ability to work with simple percentages and ratios when reviewing enrollment data and outreach progress.

Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. 
  • Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills
  • Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook to support data entry, communication, and document preparation for student outreach and program activities.

PhysicalDemands
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 essentialfunctions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. 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 encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level is usually quiet.

About the company

Provides public associate degrees and professional workforce training.

Skills

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Data entry systems