Vanessa Miller

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adu042@r.postjobfree.com

267-***-****

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Positive, productive work and volunteer experiences with adults and children ages birth through age 12

• Ability to work with special education students with histories of previous behavioral and educational challenges

• Have given presentations to large audiences as both a student and student assistant

Special Accomplishments

• Founder of the Teen Advisory Board at the Hellertown Public Library

• Founder of the Animal Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley

• Deans list for the Fall 2010 semester

Education

Northampton Community College Associate in Applied Science Degree, May 2011

Major: Special Education: Paraeducator Training

GPA: 3.0/4.0

Trainings

Sanitation techniques, fire safety, team building, caring for children with allergies and diabetes

Honors And Awards-

• Recipient of the President's Service Gold Award

• Recipient of the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards in Girl Scouting

• Recipient of the "Great Valley Girl Scout Distinguished Medal"

Experience

Childcare Provider July 2007 – September 2020

Trinity Episcopal Church

Bethlehem, PA

• Provided personal care, education, recreation, food preparation and leadership to children ages newborn through 6 years who had a wide range of cognitive abilities and levels of maturity

• My position was carried out in a church based nursery setting along with one other childcare provider

• Reported to supervisor regarding the needs of the children on an ongoing basis

Student Assistant-Career Service Office January 2009-May 2010

Northampton Community College

Bethlehem, PA

• Assisted Northampton Community College students with class registration

• Worked collaboratively with Advising and Career Service secretaries to prioritize daily tasks

• Managed confidential executive database – files, documentations and electronic records

• Attained excellent organizational and time management skills

Intern-Paraeducator February 2011-May 2011

Saucon Valley Elementary

Hellertown, PA

• Worked with small groups of students and individual students to reinforce the material that the teacher had given

• Assisted the teacher in both the Special Education Classroom and the General Education Classroom

• Gave different assessments to the students for their IEP

• Provided extra help to students when the teacher was not available

Classroom Assistant September 2011-May 2012

First Philadelphia Charter School

Philadelphia, PA

• Assisted the lead teacher in the General Education Classroom

• Worked with both small groups and with individual students in an inner city classroom setting

• Resumed lesson plans when the teacher was not able to be in the classroom

• Taught a class of 26 students for long periods of time

Assistant Teacher August 2012- August 2013

Bethlehem YMCA

Bethlehem, PA

• Assisted in a preschool classroom where there were 16 children with different abilities

• While lead teacher led the class, I prepared and organized meals/ activities/mats, so the children could transition smoothly throughout the day

• Assisted the swimming director in the pool while the children were in swimming classes

• Taught the class for one hour daily

• Attended professional development trainings throughout the year

• Prepared student assessments and held parent-teacher conferences for half of the class

• Prepared and delivered daily reports for each student

• Met with parents at the end of the day to discuss the student’s progress

Assistant Teacher August 2013- September 2020

Goddard, Bethlehem

Bethlehem, PA

• Assisted in the toddler/preschool classrooms where there were anywhere from 12 to 20 children enrolled

• Led the class every day for at least a half hour a day while the lead teacher was out of the room

• Developed and taught art projects based on educational criteria of Goddard

• Developed and coordinated the presentation for the classes Winter show

• Reviewed child’s progress with parents/ guardians at the beginning and end of the day

• Assisted in potty-training and diapering using sanitary techniques

• Attended a professional development workshops throughout the year including fire safety, CPR, caring for a child with allergies

Medical Receptionist February 2022-Current

St Lukes Gastroenterology Office

Center Valley, PA

• Responsible for performing office duties, record keeping functions, and receptionist duties, administrative and follow-up functions in order to assist in the operation of a medical office

• Takes active role in facilitation of team approach to functions within the department

• Phones: Field incoming calls and respond appropriately according to network protocols

• Responds to patient communications and routes complete and accurate messages to the appropriate individual

• Maintains patient and physician office schedules

• Schedules patient appointments according to the guidelines of the practice

• Greets patients in a polite, prompt, engaging manner

• Reviews in-basket clerical pool messages and complete necessary information to clear the message

• Exercises good judgment and communication skills; demonstrates an awareness of emergency situations and responds appropriately

• Collects any amounts due at time of service

• Responsible to close out and balance cash drawer

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