Tinika Dowdell
Decatur,GA
Summary
Focused professional experienced in office management and staffing support. Talented at training new hires, managing employee files and screening potential employees. Adaptable and willing to go extra mile and learn new tasks.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Human Resources Assistant
Dekalb Regional Youth Detention Center
Decatur, Georgia
06.2022 - 06.2025
- Processed paperwork associated with personnel transactions such as promotions or terminations.
- Scheduled appointments, meetings, and conferences with employees to discuss and mitigate personnel issues.
- Initialized background checks for potential new hires.
- Participated in job fairs and other recruitment events to source potential candidates.
- Compiled reports related to personnel activities such as attendance tracking, turnover rates, disciplinary actions.
- Created and maintained internal job descriptions and postings to accurately reflect roles.
- Conducted new hire orientations and onboarding processes for incoming employees.
- Managed confidential employee information with discretion and integrity.
- Compiled reports on HR metrics, such as turnover rates and hiring costs.
- Participated in HR training and workshops to improve skills and knowledge.
- Facilitated new hire orientations and employee training sessions.
- Assisted in conflict resolution processes and acted as a liaison between employees and management.
- Explained company personnel policies, benefits and procedures to employees or job applicants.
- Processed paperwork related to grievances, performance evaluations, classifications and employee leaves of absence.
- Searched employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations.
- Handled confidential information with discretion and integrity.
1st Grade ESOL Teacher
Riverdale Elementary School
Jonesboro, Georgia
08.2019 - 05.2022
- Designed engaging lesson plans for diverse ESOL learners.
- Facilitated small-group discussions between ESOL students to promote language acquisition skills.
- Engaged in ongoing communication with parents and guardians about their child's educational goals.
- Created an environment conducive to learning by establishing positive relationships with students and families.
Human Resources Manager
Fords Trucking LLC
Ashford, Alabama
01.2005 - 07.2019
- Facilitated training sessions to enhance employee skills and compliance.
- Provided guidance on labor law compliance issues such as FMLA, ADA, Title VII.
- Provided HR consultation services to leadership and department heads.
- Managed full-cycle human resource operational activities to maximize HR employee performance.
Education
Master of Advanced Study - Elementary School Teaching
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ05-2019
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Strayer University
Lithonia, GA06-2013
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
University of Phoenix
Sandy Springs, GA12-2009
Skills
- Personnel transaction processing
- Background checks
- Employee onboarding
- Staff education and training
- New hire orientation
- Recruitment management
- Scheduling
- Staff hiring and recruitment
- HR policies
- Human resource information system HRIS
- Applicant tracking systems ATS
- Payroll administration
- HRIS management
- Confidentiality management
- Human resources administration
- ADP workforce now
- Professionalism
- HR software proficiency
- Payroll processing
Certification
- SHRM-CP Certificate 12/2015
14-Week Adult Education Training Course at Clayton State University
Timeline
Human Resources Assistant
Dekalb Regional Youth Detention Center
06.2022 - 06.2025
1st Grade ESOL Teacher
Riverdale Elementary School
08.2019 - 05.2022
Human Resources Manager
Fords Trucking LLC
01.2005 - 07.2019
Master of Advanced Study - Elementary School Teaching
Grand Canyon University
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Strayer University
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
University of Phoenix
References
References available upon request.
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