Marisela Najera
Summary
To obtain a position with a public or non-profit agency where my managerial and leadership talents and multi-tasking skills can be used to build staff capacity or contribute to an organization's growth. Well-organized professional equipped with varied experiences in administrative roles. Driven to increase efficiency while maintaining filing systems and screening and answering numerous phone lines daily. Determined School Counselor with success in helping students achieve educational goals and personal well-being. Talented in meeting the objectives of the counseling program by providing preventive education, advocacy, mediation and counseling to students. Sensitive to socioeconomic and cultural difference of students. Professional and knowledgeable office clerk offering several years of experience in administrative support and customer service. Highly efficient planning, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
School Registrar
Carr Intermediate School
12.2022 - Current
- Performs a variety of services as a communication link between the school, District and members of the educational community;
- Assists in district and school activities supporting student attendance, welfare, and academic success;
- Assists the educational community by creating a greater understanding of educational procedures, preparation, support, opportunities, and resources for families and students;
- Provides translation and interpretive services pertaining to both oral and written communication with administrators, counselors, teachers, and school staff members;
- Participate in confidential and sensitive conferences with school administrators, staff, and counselors;
- Assists in the planning, organization, and coordination of school functions and activities;
- Works with parent and community groups, such as PTA, DLAC, and ELAC, Padres Saints, to increase parent involvement;
- District graduation requirements;
- Facilitates student testing, including, STS test, and other Federal, State, and/or local assessments;
- Assists teachers in phone and parent conferences with non-English speaking parents and guardians;
- Assist and teach parents in the use of school-to-home communication programs, such as Parent Portal through the Aeries Program;
- Establishes and maintains cooperative educational community relationships;
- Performs other related work as assigned by administration years of increasingly responsible positions:
- Involve with parents, teachers, and students; maintaining payroll, attendance, student records; preparing requisitions and maintaining supple inventory., Registration)
- Increase parent involvement, registrar new students, communicate effectively with parents, communication link between the school, District and members of the educational community; translation and interpretive services pertaining to both oral and written communication with administrators, counselors, teachers, and school staff member, Parent Portal-Aeries, Parent Square App.; planning, organization, confidential meetings with parents, students and administration; Perform other related work as assigned by administrators
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
School Office Assistant
Century High School
08.2015 - 12.2015
- Organize Educational Workshops for parents, increase parent involvement, communication link between the school, District and members of the educational community; translation and interpretive services pertaining to both oral and written communication with administrators, counselors, teachers, and school staff member, Parent Portal-Aeries, Blackboard; planning, organization, confidential meetings with parents, students and administration; Perform other related work as assigned by administrators.
Community Liaison
Santa Ana High School
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Organize Educational Workshops for parents, increase parent involvement, communication link between the school, District and members of the educational community; translation and interpretive services pertaining to both oral and written communication with administrators, counselors, teachers, and school staff member, Parent Portal-Aeries, update schools website with current events, planning, organization, and coordination of school functions and activities; Performs other related work as assigned by administrators.
Internship Student
Santa Ana High School
10.2010 - 01.2011
- Assist the Higher Ed
- With timely and important documents, due by students
- File important documents, distribute forms to students, assist with the college bulletin and district graduation requirements.
- Sorted, organized, and maintained files.
- Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
- Answered and transferred incoming telephone calls, taking messages for various staff members.
- Delivered clerical support by handling range of routine and special requirements.
- Facilitated successful completion of projects from concept to launch.
Administrative Clerk
Santa Ana High School
01.2009 - 06.2015
- Perform clerical functions in the school's main office
- Duties include: translation during parent meetings, purchasing of school/office supplies, keep track of teachers time, retrieve supplies ordered to corresponding individuals,handle of substitute teachers,field trips, school attendance, acting school nurse, supervises student helpers, update schools website and duties of the athletic secretary.
Administrative Assistant
Pio Pico Elementary School
12.2000 - 06.2008
- Student Records, Translate during conferences, Substitute for Office Manager or Office Assistant, Provide student rollsheets to teachers, Enroll and drop Students, Order school supplies, Distribute school supplies to teacher, Maintain records, acting school nurse., Monitor School Attendance (which had to be above 97%.), student records, translate during conference, substitute for Office Manager or Office Assistant, Provide student rollsheets to teachers, enroll and drop students, order school supplies, distribute school supplies to teacher, maintain records,and acting school nurse
Program Coordinator
Pio Pico Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Collaborate with personal from the City of Santa Ana and the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana
- Obtain and file individual enrollment records for students participating in the program, Prepare rosters for each class/rotation, discipline Prepare daily attendance reports, payroll, order and distribute art and instructional supplies to program staff, prepare monthly reports to the district, maintain all administrative and program records as required by the school, district and granters and organize parent,staff meetings
Education
M.D. - School Counseling
Azusa Pacific University
05.2024
Bachelor's Degree - Human Services
Cal State Fullerton University
2011
Associate of Arts Degree -
Santa Ana College
2004
High School Diploma -
Santa Ana High School
2000
Skills
- Proficient using Excel:
- Spreadsheet and database program; Word writing program and Professional Office PowerPoint presentation program
- Microsoft Publisher
- Operationally knowledgeable of Santa Ana Unified School Districts; Aeries attendance, I-Cue, ITC, Oracle Program used for business operations including budgets and purchasing
- Aeries Program-Transcripts, Scheduling, Grades, Attendance
- Frontline System- Request for Substitute teachers, teacher absence request
- Transportation- All year request for Sports
- Field Trip Request System
- Arbiter System
- Blackboard System
- Parent Portal
- Schools Website System
- Parent Square
- Google Proficient
- Customer and Client Relations
- Time Management
- Office Equipment Operation
- PC Proficiency
- Telephone Skills
- Sorting and Labeling
- Meeting Preparation
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Database Administration
- Document Control
- Data Inputting
- Organization Skills
- Performance Improvement
- Organization and Efficiency
- Spreadsheet Tracking
- Strategic Planning
- Schedule Management
- Records Preparation
- Microsoft Office
- Office Administration
Accomplishments
- Awarded "Employee of the Month" and "Employee of the year", for delivering outstanding administrative support.
- Earned "2020".
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
School Registrar
Carr Intermediate School
12.2022 - Current
School Office Assistant
Century High School
08.2015 - 12.2015
Community Liaison
Santa Ana High School
01.2015 - 06.2015
Internship Student
Santa Ana High School
10.2010 - 01.2011
Administrative Clerk
Santa Ana High School
01.2009 - 06.2015
Program Coordinator
Pio Pico Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2008
Administrative Assistant
Pio Pico Elementary School
12.2000 - 06.2008
M.D. - School Counseling
Azusa Pacific University
Bachelor's Degree - Human Services
Cal State Fullerton University
Associate of Arts Degree -
Santa Ana College
High School Diploma -
Santa Ana High School
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