Laura Moreno
Sterling,IL
Summary
I am a motivated professional offering strong administrative skills that add value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal, and multitasking abilities. I am always willing to learn and develop new skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
ESL Teacher
Sauk Valley Community College
08.2021 - Current
- Increase student proficiency in English by creating engaging and interactive classroom activities
- Enhance students' speaking skills through regular practice and focused feedback during conversation sessions
- Strengthen students' writing abilities through comprehensive essay assignments and detailed evaluation of grammar, punctuation, and style
- Evaluate student progress using standardized tests, quizzes, and oral assessments to modify teaching strategies as needed
- Attend workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities
- Create and deliver engaging lesson plans to accommodate different learning styles
- Adopt new technologies and online platforms to facilitate student learning
- Prepare students for tests by teaching relevant concepts and enforcing good test-taking skills
Adult Literacy Coordinator
Sauk Valley Community College
08.2017 - Current
- Write state grant proposal for the Adult Literacy Program
- Plan, administer and control budgets to maintain accurate financial records
- Produce quarterly financial reports
- Gather statistics related to outcomes documented in grant proposal
- Plan community collaborative opportunities to build partnerships
- Present program's information to local organizations
- Recruit qualified volunteer literacy tutors
- Verify new volunteers have completed all state requirements to become an active volunteer at SVCC
- Train new volunteer tutors in four 3-hr sessions
- Recruit and conduct intake interviews with potential students
- Screen students to determine specific reading levels and determine areas in need of improvement
- Pair trained volunteer tutors with adult learners
- Enter and maintain students and tutors' records in program's database
- Measure student performance of the identified learning objectives
- Collaborate with volunteer tutors to understand and improve tutoring conditions
- Ensure tutor/student relationship is working well
- Resolve any conflict between tutor and student and provide recommendations
- Advise students on course selection, progress toward graduation and career decisions
- Provide professional development for volunteer tutors
- Conduct tutors and students' end of the fiscal year evaluations
- Work closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines
- Assist with screening and interviewing candidates for open positions in the Adult Education Department
- Assist with leading new ESL student orientation
- Serve as a resource for citizenship students who may need legal support and study material
- Assist with the organization of the program's awards ceremony
- Prepare certificates and recognize students' achievements and tutors' dedication
- Deliver bilingual interpretation, translation, and communication services
- Tutor in ESL classes and be willing to substitute teach for adult education instructors
- Direct, coordinate and evaluate activities of support staff within academic institutions, departments and alumni organizations
- Prioritize and organize tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals
Bilingual Secretary
Lee County Health Department
04.2015 - 07.2017
- Assisted WIC clients in clinic and on the phone including: greeting clients, answering questions, scheduling appointments and referring to other members of WIC staff
- Completed prescreening when applicants inquired about eligibility for participation
- Issued food instruments according to WIC package assigned by certifier
- Assisted in preparing monthly checkstock inventory, voiding reports and shredding voided food instruments and other confidential papers
- Ensured documentation of income, identity, and residency was entered into the participants' records
- Maintained participants' records by insuring that appropriate forms were in order and signatures were completed
- Updated participants' records with regard to address, income, migrant status, name change, transfers and terminations
- Responsible for confidentiality and security of all records and food instruments
- Assisted with maintaining adequate stock of office supplies, educational materials and forms, photocopying, typing, managing outgoing mail, and filing
- Provided interpretation and translation as needed during appointments and community events
- Performed outreach activities for WIC clients including recommending target groups and communities, assisting with mailings to other agencies, and calling to reschedule clients who missed appointments
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Human Resource Management
Western Illinois University
Moline, IL05.2017
Associate of Science -
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL05.2015
Skills
- Instructional Planning
- Student Diagnosing
- Program Implementation
- One-On-One/Group Instruction
- Planning and Coordination
- Working Collaboratively
- Classroom Management
- Online Teaching
- MS Office
- Confidentiality
- Data Management
- Critical Thinking
- Conflict Resolution
- Fluent in Spanish
- Reliable and Trustworthy
- Positive Attitude
- Organizational Skills
- Detail-oriented
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
ESL Teacher
Sauk Valley Community College
08.2021 - Current
Adult Literacy Coordinator
Sauk Valley Community College
08.2017 - Current
Bilingual Secretary
Lee County Health Department
04.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business Human Resource Management
Western Illinois University
Associate of Science -
Sauk Valley Community College
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