Clerical/Secretary

SARA J. ARNOLD

*** ****** **** **, **********, AL 36316

CELL: 937-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

I am extremely organized and detail-oriented, and pride myself in efficiency and a very strong work ethic. I am highly skilled in office administration, typing (including typing from dictation), data organization, proof reading, letter composition and word processing, being extremely proficient in MicroSoft Office. I am also very proficient at multi-tasking and work well under project deadlines. I possess excellent communication skills … person-to-person/face-to-face and via telephone, e-mail and in written correspondence. I have always enjoyed working with people and dealing with the general public. I also catch on readily to new challenges brought before me.

WORK HISTORY:

February 2, 2017 to March 10, 2017 … Temporary Clerical for Ben E. Keith, Elba, Alabama through Personnel Resources, Dothan, Alabama

• Responsible for assigning new product numbers as needed and confirming pricing for staff of the Purchasing Department, as well as completing miscellaneous assignments as given by various department staff members

November 2002 to October 7, 2016 … Secretary for Adult Probation Department through Auglaize County Common Pleas Court, Wapakoneta, Ohio

• Responsible for directing phone calls and taking messages for probation officers and staff and greeting all visitors to the office, ensuring that integral information was obtained, maintained and processed to the appropriate personnel

• Typed from dictation reports which were further processed and distributed to the appropriate court and/or other involved entities

• Maintained appropriate records of offenders as required for current and future court proceedings and/or involvements

• Filed appropriate paperwork through the Clerk’s Office for necessary court proceedings of individual offenders

• Served as back-up Pre-Sentence Investigation Writer as directed by the Court of Common Pleas – involved interview skills of offenders in an office or jail setting and then preparing a consolidated report to the Court and attorneys based on information obtained from said interview and verified through research and information received from a variety of entities

• Ensured that office supplies were ordered in a timely manner; communicated with Maintenance Department personnel as needed to ensure that needed repairs/maintenance were completed in a timely manner to ensure the smooth running of daily office practices.

WORK HISTORY (CONT’D):

October 23, 2000 to November 2002 … Court Reporter for Auglaize County Common Pleas Court, Wapakoneta, Ohio

• Court Reporter, Domestic Relations Court; Assistant Court Reporter, Common Pleas Court

• Made record during court proceedings and typed transcripts as needed from said court proceedings

EDUCATION:

• High School Graduate … Valedictorian of class

• Pre-Sentence Investigation Training/Certification … Received training and certification to investigate and write PSI’s for the Ohio Court System

• Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) … Received training and certification to score offenders (based on various background information) as it relates to offender recidivism

• Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Gateway Portal … Received training to be able to navigate through the Ohio Gateway Portal, a database/compilation of continuously upgraded offender information

OTHER GOAL-ORIENTED EXPERIENCES

• Served on St. Paul Lutheran Church Council (Botkins, Ohio) on numerous occasions in positions which included: Recording Secretary, Deacon, Elder and Trustee

• Served on the following committees at St. Paul Lutheran Church (Botkins, Ohio) on numerous occasions: Nominating Committee, Call Committee and Mutual Ministry Committee

• Coordinated and organized St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake and Sausage Supper for approximately ten years

REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Barbara Peak … Accounts Examiner for the State of Alabama

Chancellor, Alabama

Phone: 334-***-****

• Billy Myers … Category Manager, Southeast Division of Ben E. Keith Company

Elba, Alabama

Phone: 334-***-****

• Judge Frederick D. Pepple … former supervisor, Auglaize County Common Pleas Court *

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Phone: 419-***-****

• Edwin A. Pierce … former associate, Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office *

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Phone: 419-***-****

• Margaret E. Miller … former co-worker, Auglaize County Adult Probation Office *

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Phone: 419-***-****

* Letters of recommendation are available upon request.

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