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Administrative Assistant Customer Service

Location:
Chicago, IL
Posted:
July 11, 2025

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Resume:

Lela Washington

**** ***** **** ******

Broadview, Illinois 60155

Home: 708-***-**** Cell: 708-***-****

Email: ****************@*****.***

Summary

●Professional with15+years of administrative and customer service experience.

●Ability to work weekends as needed

●Strong written and verbal communications, excellent record of dependability, ability to multitask, ability to handle customer interactions, detailed and organized, a team player, and eager to learn new skills.

●Efficient with technology, extensive use of Excel to track and open issues, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint,

Education:

●Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration, Robert Morris University, 2016

●Associates Degree, Robert Morris University, 2012

●Certificate as Paraprofessional Teacher, Triton College, June 2008

●Certificate in Medical Assistant, Robert Morris University,1994

Professional Experience

Elmhurst University 02/2022-04/2022

Executive Assistant

●Answer the telephone, Greet and assist Students or Parent

●Manage appointments, Schedule Meetings in person, via Zoom or Teams

●Intake Vice President mail and invoices for signature

●Prepared reimbursement for both organization and personal Credit Card

●Ordered lunch and other duties assigned

Bronswick Benjamin PC 03/2019-Current

Administrative Assistant

●Answer the telephone, Greet, and assist Clients

●Schedule CPA training, Scan documents

●Data Entry of Clients into CCH Access, BRP Portal, Fax

●Manage appointments, Schedule Meetings both in person and via Zoom

●Intake and sort mail, file paperwork, order office supplies

●Order lunch and any other duty assigned

America Works of Illinois 11/2016-08/2018

Administrative Assistant of WIOA

●Assist in intake, assessment, and eligibility of new client enrollment into the WIOA program

●Organize and schedule client appointments

●Track clients in an electronic database and enter case notes monthly

●Maintain and coordinate file folders for clients

●Create and update the client’s resume

●Create email addresses as needed

●Assist with given mock interviews and job search

●Conduct outreach to clients eligible for the WIOA program by telephone

●Outreach to IDES, DHS, Libraries and Community Centers

Proviso Area for Exceptional Children, Maywood, Illinois 01/2006-01/2016

Paraprofessional Assistant

●Assisted the lead teacher in maintaining appropriate classroom activities and environment

●Worked with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning material

●Implemented and created lesson plans for special needs children

●Guided independent study, enrichment work and remedial work

●Participated in in-service training to maintain a higher standard of educational experience

●Alert regular teachers to any problems or special information about an individual student

Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL 08/2003-12/2005

Membership Coordinator

●Solicited membership renewals

●Processed membership applications

●Scheduled and coordinated seminars

●Updated membership in a database

Bethel New Life, Chicago, IL 07/1995-07/2003

Administrative Assistant

●Sorted and distributed incoming mail, reports, and correspondence

●Met deadlines, and objectives consistently

●Drafted correspondence and reports using the correct software and tools

●Coordinated special projects such as planned events within the budget and scheduled meetings

●Entered, stored files, and maintained information in both written and electronic

●Maintained office inventory, opened and closed the office



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