Motivated individual with exceptional abilities to excel in both collaborative and independent environments. Committed to maintaining a strong work ethic and demonstrating excellent organizational skills within a school district setting. Eager to take on new challenges and contribute to a successful team.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Secretary III
LEUSD
03.2022 - Current
Provide comprehensive clerical support to school staff by efficiently managing document copying, faxing, and filing.
Manage a multi-line phone system, enthusiastically greeting callers, screening calls, and directing them as needed.
Schedule appointments and conduct follow-up calls with parents and guardians to ensure clear communication.
Develop and maintain organized administrative processes and procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Ensured coverage for any absent employees by coordinating substitute arrangements.
Record employee data, including new hires, transfers, terminations, and job classification changes in personnel files.
Act as a liaison between parents, students, and school personnel, ensuring effective communication and support.
Create and maintain detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
Manage filing system, data entry, and complete other clerical tasks.
Initiate work orders for facility maintenance and upkeep, ensuring timely resolution of issues.
Coordinate and maintain administrators' and school calendars to support scheduling needs.
Generate purchase orders for vendor transactions
Participate in meetings, document discussions, and prepare meeting minutes.
Ensure coverage for any absent employees by coordinating substitute arrangements.
Communicate emergency response situations to district personnel.
Assist with student registration, maintain student records, and generated attendance reports.
Generate employee attendance reports for payroll submission.
Collect necessary information for workers' compensation reports.
Develop an annual schedule for emergency drills and submit it to district personnel to ensure proper scheduling of alarm systems.
Monitor and screen visitors using the new Verkada security system.
Interact with vendors, contractors, and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
Supported school administrators by managing budgets, scheduling appointments, and organizing itineraries.
Clerk III
Lake Elsinore Unified School District- AES
08.2020 - Current
Greet persons entering school facility, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations
Assist parents with online student registration, parent portal, annual registration and document uploads
Verify documents for student registration per District requirements
Create student enrollment, schedule students into a class
Compile attendance reports
Ensure daily attendance is completed
Run daily attendance summary and caller report
Communicate with families regarding student absence and maintain attendance contact log
Maintain student records
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals
Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions
Make copies of correspondence or other printed material
Distribute incoming mail and other materials
Provide families with technology assistance (Canvas, ZOOM, TEAMS, Ipads)
Assist with device distribution check in/out through IC
Assist with textbook check out/in
Update/Create spreadsheets with student information
Utilize ParentSquare to send/receive parent communication
Interpret/Translate for Spanish speaking families.
Bilingual Community Liaison
Lake Elsinore Unified School District- MES
09.2016 - Current
Greet persons entering school facility, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations
Assist parents with online student registration, parent portal, and document uploads
Verify documents for student registration per District requirements
Assist in filing and maintaining student records
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals
Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions
Make copies of correspondence or other printed material
Distribute incoming mail and other materials
Provide assistance in the Health Office to ill/hurt students
Involve parents in school activities
Recruit parent and student volunteers for many of our school events
Reach out to community for assistance for programs and special student awards
Interpreter for IEP's, SST's, SART and parent-teacher conferences
Translate teacher letters and school flyers
Create event flyers
Assist PTA in organizing school events
Confirm IEP's, SST's and parent teacher conferences
Utilize computer for various programs, such as word processing, excel, Infinite Campus, and file maker
Maintain and update school website
Informed parents about upcoming events, programs, assemblies, and meetings
Compile, transcribe, and distribute ELAC meeting minutes
Hear and assist in resolving complaints from parents or the public
Provide excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations
Assist parents and students with homework help after school in the literacy center
Establish relationships with all stakeholders, including staff, school administrators, students and parents through active listening and positive engagement.
ABA Tutor
Lake Elsinore Unified School District- MES
05.2015 - 09.2016
Provided ABA therapy to students diagnosed with autism
Monitor students' progress by recording all data of programs delivered
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement
Confer with teachers and ABA supervisor to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems
Prepare materials and classrooms for program activities
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.
Bilingual ParaEducator II
Lake Elsinore Unified School District- MES
11.2013 - 05.2015
Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts
Interpret for Spanish speaking parents in parent-teacher conferences regarding students' progress or problems
Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
ParaEducator -SDC
Lake Elsinore Unified School District- MES
03.2008 - 11.2013
Provide extra assistance to students, such as non-English-speaking students or those with learning disabilities
Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school playground and on field trips
Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts
Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures and discussions
Interpret for Spanish speaking parents during parent-teacher conferences and IEP's regarding students' progress, goals and objectives.
Instructional Assistant-RSP
Santa Ana Unified School District
09.2000 - 09.2003
Assisted students with learning disabilities and non-English-speaking students in the areas of math, reading, and written language
Confer with teachers and staff to discuss educational activities to meet student goals and objectives
Administered K-TEA and Woodcock Johnson exams and input results in the computer to obtain report
Scheduled parent conferences and IEP's
Interpreted at IEP's and parent teacher conferences
Type, file, and duplicate materials
File and maintain student records
Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities.
Senior Program Leader
City of Santa Ana
08.1998 - 09.2000
Led and after school program and supervised on site staff
Coordinated program activities, plan and arranged field trips
Tutor and assisted students with homework
Prepare monthly reports of to include student attendance, program activities and supply inventory
Prepare, maintain and update student files and records
Monitor student attendance.
Education
Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA
High School Diploma -
Los Amigos High School
Fountain Valley, CA
06-1998
Skills
10 years of Bilingual experience working with multicultural/diverse school community
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations
Highly motivated, detail oriented, organized, and problem solving professional
Carry out extensive clerical duties and operate all office equipment efficiently
Proficient in online student registration, application processing, uploads, parent portal document verification and District requirements
ABA specialist at LEUSD, Tuscany Hills Elementary – Railroad Canyon Elementary – Donald Graham ElementaryABA specialist at LEUSD, Tuscany Hills Elementary – Railroad Canyon Elementary – Donald Graham Elementary