Alva Samora
Summary
I intend to assist in building a successful business by offering my experience, capability, flexibility, integrity, and honesty in a professional manner. To lead by example by treating all with kindness and respect.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registration and Admissions Manager
Arizona School for the Arts
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Registrar
- Admissions
- Maintains in a timely and orderly fashion all student records
- Monitors and tracks incoming student records from previous school
- Processes all student withdrawals including the parent/student exit survey
- Complete all record requests within the 10-day window
- Ensure all new students have their 45-day screenings
- Updates grades and credits in student transcripts
- Provide front office support as necessary
- Works with the Dean of Academics through the annual student recruitment process including advertising, coordinating school tours and attending recruiting events and providing information to prospective families as needed
- Communicates in a timely fashion with families, the Office Administrator and the Dean of Academics
- Creates, maintains & administers the new student application process including preparing and collecting registration documents and planning for the enrollment lottery
- Facilitates the enrollment process for newly admitted students by completing the student files and administering new student placement tests
- Prepares documents for newly admitted student informational meetings
- Respond to inquiries and request for information and assistance from prospective parents and the general public regarding admissions process
- Ensures the admissions pages on the school website are accurate and up to date
- Create and maintain waitlist and makes offers of admission
- Process the enrollment of new students into SMS
- Create new student files and ensure all paperwork is submitted
- Facilitate returning student re-registration
- Assist with facilitating registration week with the School Office Administrator
Administrative Assistant to Director of Transportation
Pendergast Elementary School District
05.2017 - 06.2022
- Assist director with department budget planning
- Assists Supervisor in Kronos Time System
- Keep track and record department expenses
- Create or modify documentation/forms
- Contact vendors for quotes
- Trip Reduction Program organizer
- Enter department requisitions in iVisions
- Radio Dispatch
- Keep counts of students and miles for 100 day report
- Submit student bus referrals to director and principals
- Take inventory of office supplies and place orders as needed
- Assist department staff with benefit open enrollment and video trainings
- Assist director in hiring process, schedule interviews, sit in interviews, make reference calls, collect all information applicable and submit new hire documentation to Human Resources
- Clerical duties including but not limited to Google drive/calendar, filing, copying, faxing, emailing, correspondence and phones
Administrative Assistant to School Principal
Wilson School District No. 7
04.2007 - 04.2017
- First person of contact to parents, students and staff
- Create translate letters/flyers
- Contact Vendors for quotes
- Review, print and distribute report cards
- Enter requisitions in iVisions
- Create, print and laminate certificates
- Enter school events, field trips in calendar
- Attendance clerk back up
- Maintain organized office records and reports
- Picture Day coordinator
- Inventory, ordering and filling orders of office supplies
- Reserve transportation and lunches for field trips
- Schedule and practice fire drills/lockdowns
- Assist McKinney Vento Liaison
- Train substitutes in Time Clock Plus System, approved substitute hours worked, provide them with handbook and other related materials
- Interview parents and review applications to determine eligibility for preschool program, register preschool students in Infinite Campus System and keep organized cum files
- Answer phones, emails, correspondence and all other duties required in a school office setting
Education
Arizona School of Real Estate And Business
Scottsdale, AZ03.2024
South Mountain High School
Phoenix, AZ05.1993
Skills
- MS Office
- Customer Service
- Accounting
- Sales
- Leadership qualities
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Attention to detail
- Strong work ethic
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management and organization
- Maintains confidentiality
- Focuses on solutions
- Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to remain professional and respectful
Certification
- Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card
- Ordained minister
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registration and Admissions Manager
Arizona School for the Arts
07.2022 - 10.2023
Administrative Assistant to Director of Transportation
Pendergast Elementary School District
05.2017 - 06.2022
Administrative Assistant to School Principal
Wilson School District No. 7
04.2007 - 04.2017
Arizona School of Real Estate And Business
South Mountain High School
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