Julie Rixner
Doswell,VA
Summary
Astute professional offering polished communication skills. Brings excellent organizational skills. Self-motivated and true team player. Polite and professional and successful in applying strong communication and problem resolution skills to each customer issue. Solid history of surpassing productivity and quality targets in high-volume settings. Skillful in building long-lasting, loyal customer relationships. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Start Preschool Teacher
Hanover County Public Schools
08.2015 - Current
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
- Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
- Planned and executed activities to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
- Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.
- Supported students in developing self-esteem and self-confidence.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
Special Education Teacher, Moderate Needs
Hanover County Public Schools
08.2007 - 08.2015
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
Attendance/Guidance Secretary
Hanover County Public Schools
07.2005 - 07.2007
- Answered multi-line telephones and greeted visitors and parents to facilitate office operations.
- Performed clerical and administrative support duties to optimize workflow procedures.
- Documented attendance, grades and test scores to update permanent records.
- Exercised judgment within school policy guidelines to alleviate principal's workload.
- Participated in meetings, workshops and seminars to covey or gather information to perform functions.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Created and maintained detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
- Continually sought methods for improving daily operations, communications with clients, recordkeeping and data entry for increased efficiency.
- Opened and properly distributed incoming mail to promote quicker response to client inquiries.
- Surpassed team goals by partnering with colleagues to implement best practices and protocols.
Technical Systems Analyst
Hanover County Public Schools
08.2002 - 08.2005
- Provided client support on system operation and troubleshooting.
- Resolved or escalated problem tickets to resolve user issues.
- Resolved malfunctions with systems and programs through troubleshooting.
- Performed system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support for platform transitions.
- Diagnosed, troubleshot and resolved network and system problems.
- Presented business leaders with ROI estimations to drive project planning.
- Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes.
Library Secretary
Hanover County Public Schools
08.1998 - 08.2002
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Completed forms, reports, logs and records to quickly handle all documentation for human resources.
- Created and maintained detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
- Continually sought methods for improving daily operations, communications with clients, recordkeeping and data entry for increased efficiency.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Identified and recommended changes to existing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and quality service.
- Liaised between clients and vendors and maintained effective lines of communication.
- Supported company leaders by managing budgets, scheduling appointments and organizing itinerary.
- Opened and properly distributed incoming mail to promote quicker response to client inquiries.
- Surpassed team goals by partnering with colleagues to implement best practices and protocols.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
Education
Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement - Early Childhood Special Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA05.2011
Masters in Education, Special Education - Special Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA12.2010
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA05.2007
Skills
- Lesson Planning
- Special Needs Support
- Time Management
- Team Collaboration
- Individualized Instruction
- Health and Safety
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Classroom Management
- Creative Teaching Strategies
- Conflict Resolution
- Behavior Management
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Curriculum Planning
- Technology Integration
- Individual Student Instruction
- Educational Materials Development
- Curriculum Design
- Progress Monitoring
- Curriculum Implementation
- Schedule Creation and Maintenance
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- Organizational and Planning Skills
- Technical and Computer Proficiency
- School Policy and Rules Enforcement
- Creative Thinking
- Parent and Guardian Relations
- Diverse Classroom Settings
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Relationship Building
- Data Confidentiality
- Decision-Making
- Problem-Solving
- School Community Relations
- Computer Proficiency
- Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
- Communicating With Parents and Teachers
Timeline
Head Start Preschool Teacher
Hanover County Public Schools
08.2015 - Current
Special Education Teacher, Moderate Needs
Hanover County Public Schools
08.2007 - 08.2015
Attendance/Guidance Secretary
Hanover County Public Schools
07.2005 - 07.2007
Technical Systems Analyst
Hanover County Public Schools
08.2002 - 08.2005
Library Secretary
Hanover County Public Schools
08.1998 - 08.2002
Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement - Early Childhood Special Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
Masters in Education, Special Education - Special Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
Old Dominion University
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