Sarah Jane Jackson
Lansing,MI
Summary
To obtain a career with opportunities to apply, utilize and maximize my degree, public service skills, and experience. The goal is to work with an organization to learn, lead, and ultimately, help the growth of an organization by contributing listed knowledge, skills and proficiencies.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Employment Specialist
Peckham Inc.
04.2024 - 07.2025
- Develop and maintain partnerships with employers to identify job opportunities for clients with disabilities.
- Advocate for inclusive hiring practices and educate businesses about the benefits of employing individuals with disabilities.
- Conduct regular outreach to businesses through in-person visits, networking events, phone calls, and emails. Assess employer needs and match them with suitable candidates, ensuring a good fit for both the client and the business.
- Collaborate with case managers, job coaches, and other team members to support clients through job placement and retention. Provide employers with disability awareness training, workplace accommodation guidance, and ongoing support post-placement. Track employer contacts, job leads, and outcomes in the client management system. Provide a continuum of highly individualized career exploration, assessment, evaluation, and consultation services to people with disabilities or other barriers to employment. Provide job preparedness and job seeking skills training to individuals in the areas of job applications, phone etiquette, resume development, interviewing skills and job search methods. Maintain case file documentation including progress notes, service plans, progress reports and final reports. Monitor program utilization, complete program billing, and generate program evaluation data.
- Assisted 20+ clients with completing job applications and submitting resumes to improve interview chances.
Sales Associate
W. W. Grainger Inc
02.2023 - 04.2024
- Manage the customer experience with appropriate product selection, accurate order entry, look for ways to maximize sales opportunities and encourage customer loyalty. Pick, prepare, and stage will call orders/shipping product and prepare customer backorders and put away other stock received
- Simultaneously run operating systems (including but not limited to: SAP, SOE, SALESFORCE, OKTA, various MICROSOFT programs (Word, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and website navigation of partnering companies.
- Agree to safety guidelines and comply with all process standards including wearing personal protective equipment
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
Phlebotomist
CSL Behring
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Performed over 5,000 Venipuncture Needle Sticks while following plasma donation and labeling guidelines
- In compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) while operating plasma pheresis machine
- Followed Sanitation and Safety guidelines for individual donors by abiding by all Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) programs and systems
Assembly Line Production Worker
General Motors, GM
01.2015 - 05.2017
- Maintained a clean and organized workstation, ensuring optimal productivity and safety for all workers.
- Contributed to overall team success by meeting daily production targets consistently.
- Collaborated effectively with team members to maintain smooth workflow and efficient product assembly.
- Demonstrated adaptability by learning new procedures quickly when changes were implemented on the production line.
- Operated various tools and equipment proficiently for faster product assembly without compromising quality.
Front Desk Manager
Howard Johnson & Days Inn
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Demonstrated a high level of professionalism and knowledge of hotel as well as ensuring enforcement of rules & regulations set by ownership & franchisor
- Made it a priority to make guests feel as comfortable as possible by getting everything within reason requested to up lift rating and word of mouth marketing
- Reporting, inventories, Block group reservations, as well as conferences, Daily accounting, ensure proper employee training
Education
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
Martin University
Indianapolis, IN01.2024
Skills
- Management Experience
- Collaborative community engagement
- Training coordination
- Analytical/ Problem Solving
- Skilled in high-stress environments
- Payroll administration
- Financial reporting
- Career development
- Targeted employer engagement
Timeline
Employment Specialist
Peckham Inc.
04.2024 - 07.2025
Sales Associate
W. W. Grainger Inc
02.2023 - 04.2024
Phlebotomist
CSL Behring
01.2018 - 01.2019
Assembly Line Production Worker
General Motors, GM
01.2015 - 05.2017
Front Desk Manager
Howard Johnson & Days Inn
01.2011 - 01.2014
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
Martin University
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