Kerry Dickerson
Springhill,Tennessee
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
General Education Teacher Assistant
WCS/Arrrington Elementary School
08.2023 - Current
- Monitors groups of students during non-classroom time, such as lunch and recess.
- Supervises classrooms while lead teacher attended meetings.
- Serve as substitute teacher when short-staffed.
- Interacts with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
- Performs general clerical tasks (e.g., laminating, making posters, making copies, bulletin boards, filing, newsletters, etc.) for purpose of assisting teachers with instructional material.
- Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g., accidents, fights, appropriate and inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
- Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, listen to students read, providing writing assistance, reinforce English lessons, provide spelling practice, computer learning programs, etc.) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.
- Maintained current knowledge of instructional techniques and available resources.
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Spring Meadows Academy
08.2009 - 05.2023
- Supported lead teacher with daily classroom activities.
- Monitored students to observe behavior, enforce rules and maintain safety.
- Maintained safe, clean and constantly supervised play environment.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Met with administrators and department team members to work on curriculum planning and assessment methods.
- Helped facilitate indoor and outdoor play, parent-teacher conferences and keeping classroom clean with diligent attention to each support task.
Human Resources Administrative Assistant
Aspect Communications
02.2001 - 05.2001
- Scheduled appointments, meetings and conferences with employees to discuss and mitigate personnel issues.
- Answered phone calls and emails to provide information, resulting in effective business correspondence.
- Provided secretarial and office management support while building cooperative working relationships.
- Handled incoming calls and directed callers to appropriate department or employee.
- Sorted and distributed incoming faxes, letters and emails for office distribution.
Receptionist
Aspect Communications
03.2000 - 02.2001
- Answered and directed incoming calls using multi-line telephone system.
- Served visitors by greeting, welcoming and directing to appropriate personnel.
- Sorted incoming mail and directed to correct personnel each day.
- Handled conference room scheduling.
Ophthalmic Technician
Wallace Eye Surgery
09.1992 - 09.1994
- Led patients to exam rooms, collected medical histories and asked questions regarding health and current medications.
- Prepared patients and administered basic eye exam tests.
- Counseled patients in surgery and treatment plans.
- Cleaned equipment.
- Maintained smooth patient flow throughout facility, promoting efficient overall operations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA05.1997
Skills
- Calm and patient
- Effective listening
- Customer service
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Dedicated team player
- Multitasking
- Attention to detail
- Understands grammar
- Organization and efficiency
Timeline
General Education Teacher Assistant
WCS/Arrrington Elementary School
08.2023 - Current
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Spring Meadows Academy
08.2009 - 05.2023
Human Resources Administrative Assistant
Aspect Communications
02.2001 - 05.2001
Receptionist
Aspect Communications
03.2000 - 02.2001
Ophthalmic Technician
Wallace Eye Surgery
09.1992 - 09.1994
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Northwestern State University
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