Virginia Alexander
Home Health Aide, Administrative Assistant, Tax Specialist
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Direct Service Professional
Brandywine Living - Piscataway, NJ
April 2020 to Present
Work at a Group Home assisting residents with their daily hygiene. Administering their medications. Preparing daily meals. House cleaning and washing laundry. Answering telephone to speak with the client’s Dr’s, Support Coordinators. Driving residents to Dr’s and events with the company van. CHHA
Interim HealthCare - South Plainfield, NJ
February 2012 to Present
Provide daily personal care for the elderly. Prepare meals. Light housekeeping. Work in homes, hospitals, and hospice facility. Uses a hoyer lift to transfer patients from their bed to their wheel chair. Manager
Shaun's Auto & Towing Service - South Plainfield, NJ 2012 to 2021
Responsibilities
Answering the telephone to dispatch trucker to various locations in NJ for towing. Input data into the computer.
Accomplishments
Learning the ups and downs of customer service.
Skills Used
Microsoft word, excel.
Home Health Aide
Premier Home Health Care Services, Inc. - Scotch Plains, NJ September 2008 to February 2018
Skills: Provide daily personal care for the elderly. Preparing daily meals. Light housekeeping. Worked in Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, and Hospice Facilities. Administrative Assistant
The Professional Tax Practice
February 2011 to April 2011
Skills: Answering telephones to schedule and reschedule appointments for clients. Filing, inputting client yearly Federal and State Local Income tax data into the computer. Sending out daily mail. Pull client folders daily prior to scheduled appointments the next day.
Tax Specialist
Federal and State Income Taxes
December 2005 to April 2010
Skills: Prepare yearly Federal and State Income Taxes for clients. Including Forms: 1040-EZ, 1040-1040A, Schedule A, B, C, E, etc. Completed forms for: Sole Proprietorships, Military Taxpayers, Amended Returns, Roth 401 (k)s, Depreciation on cars, land, buildings, Alternative Minimum Tax, ITIN, Hobby vs. Business Health Savings Account,, Hurricane Tax Relief, Tax Breaks For Energy and Employment Taxes. Answer telephones to schedule and reschedule appointments for clients. Answers any and all questions in reference to taxes and filing fees. Front Desk Receptionist. Greeted new and prior clients at the front desk when they came into the office for an appointment or to schedule an appointment. Answered any questions about taxes. Also an assistant when the Manager is out of the office. Opened and closed the business. Tax Specialist III
H&R Block - North Plainfield, NJ
January 2005 to April 2005
Prepared Federal and State Taxes. Answered phones and assisted customers with any questions asked about their filed and un-filed taxes.
Special Services Technician
Verizon - Newark, NJ
August 1967 to August 2002
Worked in a Call Center testing and assisting field technicians dispatched for analog and digital circuits for AT&T, Sprint, and other companies. Also trained company employees to learn how to test analog and digital circuits. Left in charge of the office when Manager’s were out. Education
High school or equivalent
Skills
• Typing, Computer, Filing, Answering telephones and sending mail (UPS).
• Caregiving
• Home Care
• Hospice Care
• Hoyer Lift
• Laundry
• Patient Care
• Senior Care
• Alzheimer's Care
• Meal Preparation
• Personal Assistant Experience
• Cleaning Experience
• Food Preparation
• Dementia Care
• Hospital Experience
• Memory Care
• Nursing
• Infection Control Training
• Customer service
• Vital Signs
• Office Management
• Medication administration
• Tax experience
• Typing
• Communication skills
• Developmental disabilities experience
• Help desk
• Computer skills
• Live chat
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification
CNA
First Aid Certification
AED Certification