Sydney Ross
Edmonds,WA
Summary
Self-motivated employee eager to work with students of all backgrounds to increase academic performance and improve school outcomes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Engagement Liaison
Mukilteo School District
Mukilteo, WA
09.2021 - Current
- Builds meaningful connections with students and families.
- Connects families to services the school district offers and outside community resources.
- Coordinates weekend food program for students.
- Supports family engagement opportunities for individual schools as well as district wide engagement opportunities.
- Welcomes newly registered families to the school community.
- Tracks family needs and touches base with families regularly to check in.
- Works with McKinney-Vento students and other students in marginalized groups to ensure they get the supports they need.
- Builds positive relationships with students needing attendance support.
Paraeducator - Substitute
Edmonds School District
Edmonds, WA
09.2017 - Current
- Works with preschool and elementary aged kids.
- Assists teachers with classroom management.
- Works directly with the special education program.
- Worked with students in small group settings.
Voice Operations Specialist
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA
03.2016 - 08.2017
- Over the phone customer service working to support both staff and families with whatever needs they had.
- Managed multiple computer systems at the same time.
- Managed high stress situations running hospital codes when emergencies arose.
- Ran emergency procedures with precision to ensure correct care was received.
Administrative Assistant-8
Premera Blue Cross
Mountlake Terrace, WA
04.2011 - 09.2012
- Managed daily schedules and calendars for one director and multiple managers.
- Worked daily with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Created and update flowcharts in Visio.
- On boarded and off boarded associates.
- Created spreadsheets, graphs, and charts as needed.
- Helped coordinate department events for roughly 120 people.
Administrative Assistant-7
Premera Blue Cross
Mountlake Terrace, WA
09.2006 - 04.2011
- Worked daily with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Created and updated flowcharts in Visio.
- Scheduled and tracked multiple calendars in Outlook.
- Attended meetings took and distribute meeting minutes.
- Created spreadsheets, graphs, and charts as needed.
- Filed paperwork as needed.
- Privacy Liaison, and Disaster Relief Coordinator.
Education
BS - Human Services -
Colorado State University
Greenwood Village, CO01.2019
AAAS, Speech Language Pathology Assistant -
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA01.2010
Skills
- Community Outreach
- Relationship Building
- Interpersonal abilities
- Assessment capabilities
- Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Qmlativ
Volunteer Experience
- Relief work to Tanzania, Mexico and Honduras
- PTA Treasurer
- Youth Group Volunteer
Timeline
Family Engagement Liaison
Mukilteo School District
09.2021 - Current
Paraeducator - Substitute
Edmonds School District
09.2017 - Current
Voice Operations Specialist
Seattle Children's Hospital
03.2016 - 08.2017
Administrative Assistant-8
Premera Blue Cross
04.2011 - 09.2012
Administrative Assistant-7
Premera Blue Cross
09.2006 - 04.2011
BS - Human Services -
Colorado State University
AAAS, Speech Language Pathology Assistant -
Shoreline Community College