What are the responsibilities and job description for the ESL Student Information Data Manager position at Johnston County Public Schools?
REPORTS TO: Director of Federal Programs
Term: 12 Months
Site: AG Glenn
Salary Grade: 68 ($3369-$4458)
Effective date: 3/2/2026
JOB GOAL: To support JCPS ML student enrollment by providing efficient services to the district's stakeholders, Testing office, and Information Services Department.
Acceptable Training and Experience:
- Bilingual a plus (may be used to assist with needs at school-level)
- High School Diploma or GED from regionally or nationally recognized institutions
- Minimum of three years of clerical/administrative experience or combination of experience
Job Qualifications:
- Strong customer service background with the ability to critically think, problem solve, and manage data sources.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with district level staff, school system staff, students, parents, and other stakeholders.
- Ability to type and operate office equipment with accuracy
- Knowledge of Student Information System (Infinite Campus)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google products
- Knowledge of FERPA requirements and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to learn, interpret, and explain policies, regulations and programs as it relates to enrollment in JCPS
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team to meet district objectives and timelines
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ability to process existing student data in the student information system to assist with enrollment and ML verification
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks
- Maintain a filing system
- Use of NC CEDARS and MSIX system to research student data
- Ability to export data from systems to assist with registration and data request
- Exceptional understanding of the online student registration system to verify ML student information and enrollment according to JCPS board policies and DPI
- Collaborate with testing office to ensure adequate reports of testing accommodations
- Determine and organize placement tests (WAPT/Screeners) for possible EL students
- Verify that EL students who qualify for taking the ACCESS test are in Infinite Campus and information is coded correctly
- Compile demographic information for WAPT/Screener into AMS system
- Maintain collaboration with EL teachers, testing office, and district ESL office about testing
- Collaborate with district ESL staff to facilitate student placement, overseeing ESL enrollment, and support ESL teachers
- Determine and assist in organizing WIDA Screener/Assessment for Preschool students
- Facilitating Transition from Prek to Kindergarten for ML paperwork
- Produce a variety of parent notification letters (this includes placement letters, continuing service letters, NESL and exit letters)
- Collaborate with the Migrant Education Program to track, maintain, and manage Migrant identified students in Infinite Campus
- Compiles Migrant, Immigrant, and EL head count information and submits to DPI
- Able to make decisions and solve problems with school data and information provided
- Excellent work ethic
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral forms.
- Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.
- Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of fingering, grasping, kneeling, sitting, walking, stooping, reaching, lifting, pushing, pulling, talking, seeing, hearing, and repetitive motion.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must possess a valid NC driver’s license.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents, teachers, students, administrators, community leaders, agency representatives and others.
- Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
The Johnston County school system is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in the employment, tenure, or promotion of employees on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, national origin or disability.
Salary : $3,369 - $4,458