Amy Navarro
Lawrence
Summary
Dynamic individual with strong problem-solving abilities and a commitment to continuous learning. Goal-oriented and dedicated to contributing to team success while fostering collaboration and innovation. Recognized for adaptability and a swift capacity to acquire and implement new skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Specialist
City of Lawrence-PDS
01.2024 - Current
- Inventory maintenance & supply ordering
- Reconciling purchase card statements for PDS staff
- Processing purchase orders & requisitions
- Processing employee reimbursements
- Paying department associated invoices
- Documentation management: keeping internal & public-facing forms/documents updated
- Primary contact with the public: phones, email, walk-in customers
- General support of all PDS staff
Administrative Technician
City of Lawrence-PDS
05.2023 - Current
- Primary contact with the public: phones, email, walk-in customers
- Processing various applications
- Processing payments
- Handling ingoing and outgoing mail
- Various clerical tasks
- General support of all PDS staff
Special Education Paraprofessional
Lawrence Public Schools
01.2017 - Current
- Reinforcing student expectations
- Working with individual, and small groups of students to reinforce lessons
- Continuously monitoring students for safety
- Teaching, and managing de-escalation techniques to emotionally charged students
- Administering student's individual accommodations
- Collecting and reporting data of students per individual plans
- General Support of all teachers, and staff
Teacher’s Assistant (early childhood)
ECKAN/Headstart
09.2019 - 12.2020
- Assisting with children in classroom
- Support of Lead Teacher
- Database Management
- Upkeep of student and family files
- Occasional Office work (case management)
- Creating and implementing different tasks with children
- General support of all fellow staff
Office Assistant
O’Connell Youth Ranch
10.2011 - 08.2013
- Primary contact for public: answering questions, discussing rules/regulations
- Welcoming incoming youth
- Scheduling employees
- Creating new staff/youth files
- Maintaining business bank accounts
- General clerical duties: mail, cleaning, copying, faxing, emailing
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish (incomplete)
University of Kansas
Business Office Administrator Certification
Pinnacle Career Institute (PCI)
Skills
- Organization
- Communication: written, oral
- Emotional Intelligence
- Multi-tasking
- Interpersonal
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Customer Service
- Office Equipment: fax, multi-line phones, copier
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Filling
- Computer: hardware and software
- Proofreading, Editing, Writing
Certification
- MOS: Word (2000)
- MOS: Excel (2000)
- MOS: Access (2000)
- MOS: PowerPoint (2000)
Timeline
Administrative Specialist
City of Lawrence-PDS
01.2024 - Current
Administrative Technician
City of Lawrence-PDS
05.2023 - Current
Teacher’s Assistant (early childhood)
ECKAN/Headstart
09.2019 - 12.2020
Special Education Paraprofessional
Lawrence Public Schools
01.2017 - Current
Office Assistant
O’Connell Youth Ranch
10.2011 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish (incomplete)
University of Kansas
Business Office Administrator Certification
Pinnacle Career Institute (PCI)
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