Christie Gordon

• Engaged with parents and families to build positive relationships for children to thrive.
• Managed program paperwork and child records to comply with state requirements.
• Operated under licensing guidelines to protect health, safety and well-being of children.
• Attended approved training and continuing education courses to maintain certifications.
• Supervised childcare workers and oversaw facility to meet state requirements for education and training.
• Implemented school policies, procedures, and systems to promote safe and healthy environment in compliance with state standards.
• Planned and monitored curriculum and program activities and liaised with teachers to create fun and engaging learning experiences.

Counseling

• Interpreted results of assessments for clients and developed career action plans based on assessment results.
• Administered various career and personality assessments to clients to help determine career cluster and career interest matching.
• Advised students on educational, career and social opportunities.
• Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
• Conducted research on future career outlook, trends and educational or skill requirements.
• Established internship program, employer partnerships, and military partnership resulting in positive placement outcomes annually.

Training

• Created training programs for clients on communication, presentation, interview, resume writing and networking skills.
• Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
• Taught classes and presented self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.
• Oversaw career and job fairs to connect students with area schools and employers.

Community Engagement

• Networked with professionals in community and built relationships to establish resources and future job opportunities for clients.
• Attended community events to engage with local businesses and build referral network.
• Monitored current clients to gauge engagement of program and assess progress.

Recruitment

• Spearheaded full-cycle recruiting activities for organization.
• Prepared job posting & posted openings with local agencies, colleges, and job boards
• Reviewed and screened applicant resumes to identify qualified candidates.
• Conducted interviews for exempt and non-exempt positions.
• Attend job fairs and engaged with local colleges/universities to source for top talent.

On-Boarding

• Facilitated new hire orientation for all new hires.
• Made employment offers and drafted offer letters for new hires.
• Initiated background, education, E-Verify, and drug screening process.
• Entered and maintain employee data and organizational changes in HR System.

Benefits

• Coordinated annual events such as open enrollment, benefits programs, and employee appreciation, wellness initiatives.
• Liaison for employee benefit programs including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, STD, LTD, LOA, FMLA, and 401k

Training

• Developed and coordinated employee annual training programs to improve productivity, performance and compliance.

Report Management

• Analyzed and reported on job turnover rates and average fill time for key positions.
• Audited employee files and benefit reports for compliance and accuracy.
• Created employee reports based on data retrieval from HR System.
• Operated as key business partner to employees, managers, directors and senior leaders to promote HR practices and strategies and enable delivery of specific, measurable business goals.