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Janita Wilkins
Greenbelt,MD
Summary
Versatile Administrative Assistant with background successfully executing diverse project tasks to meet deadlines. Highly skilled at communicating with colleagues and stakeholders, monitoring status and achieving key milestones. Enthusiastic problem solver and talented team player with superior planning and decision-making skills.
Overview
8
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Nurturing Nest Montessori School
Administrative Assistant
08.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Coordinated communications, financial processing, registration, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions.
- Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
- Created and maintained detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Created and maintained databases to track and record customer data.
- Increased office participation in special events by creating newsletter with detailed calendars and other office updates.
- Planned, executed, and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
- Planned, executed and promoted a minimum of five (5) projects per year.
- Kept corporate and client information confidential, adhering to data safety measures.
- Managed competing demands and professionally adapted to frequent change, delays and unexpected events.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Managed team meetings and discussed project's goals and objectives.
- Defined responsibilities, duties and roles of each team member.
Primrose Schools
Early Childhood Educator
01.2020 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Coached, supervised and mentored education staff of 20 individuals, imparting classroom knowledge to build strong skill sets.
- Protected children in-class, at recess and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
- Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
- Checked for accuracy by verifying data and records.
- Collated and organized data entry documents into filing systems for easy access.
Columbia Academy
Early Preschool Educator
03.2017 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Collaborated with colleagues in developing benchmark lessons and identifying curriculum needs of faculty.
- Maintained database and spreadsheets with accurate inventory and status.
- Provided subject matter expertise on all courses, materials and lesson plans.
- Designed course materials and supported implementation.
- Collaborated with administrators to determine course objectives.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
KidsCo
Before and After School Counselor
08.2015 - 06.2016
Job overview
- Maintained group discipline through positive reinforcement, behavior modeling and collaboration with parents.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Helped with creation of age-appropriate activities to keep children positively engaged.
- Maintained accurate and detailed records of enrollments, attendance, health and safety, emergency contact information and incident reports.
- Provided support and guidance to children in conflict resolution.
- Planned and guided age-appropriate tasks like reading, crafts and science.
Education
Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
Associates of Arts and Sciences AAS
05.2024
Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville, MD
High School Diploma
06.2011
University Overview
- Completed professional development in Child Development
- Extracurricular Activities: Girls Basketball Manager
Skills
- Project Planning
- Detail-oriented
- Microsoft Office
- Budget Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Risk Management
- Technical Support
- Quality standards
- Project Goals and Milestones
- Database Administration
- Information Technology Management
Certification
- Foundations of Project Management
- Website Building
- Early Childhood Curriculum
Languages
- English
Timeline
Administrative Assistant
Nurturing Nest Montessori School
08.2021 - Current
Early Childhood Educator
Primrose Schools
01.2020 - 06.2021
Early Preschool Educator
Columbia Academy
03.2017 - 12.2019
Before and After School Counselor
KidsCo
08.2015 - 06.2016
Montgomery College
Associates of Arts and Sciences AAS
Paint Branch High School
High School Diploma
- Foundations of Project Management
- Website Building
- Early Childhood Curriculum
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