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Valarie V. Nixon

Augusta,Georgia

Summary

Focused Professional School Counselor with seven years of success guiding students on academic and career decisions. Skilled at counseling students on methods for forging relationships and helping students navigate school life. Driven to support long-term goal achievement by linking students to outside resources to enhance education and career prospects. Organized and dependable and successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level [Job Title] position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Professional School Counselor

Richmond County Board Of Education
07.2017 - Current
  • Coordinated with outside agencies to determine students receive appropriate services and resources.
  • Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
  • Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
  • Facilitated classroom discussions to emphasize bullying prevention and college readiness.
  • Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
  • Collaborated with teachers and other school personnel to create individualized education plans for students with special needs.
  • Partnered with parents and guardians to promote student success in school environment.
  • Developed and conducted workshops and seminars to educate students, faculty and parents on relevant topics in field.
  • Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
  • Advocated for students to access available resources.
  • Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration

Parent Facilitator

Bayvale Elementary School
01.2012 - 05.2017
  • Facilitate and Coordinate School Functions
  • Plan, implement, assess and monitor parental involvement
  • Maintain interactive reports per program regulations and guidelines
  • Report directly to Title I
  • Provided parent workshops
  • Volunteer trainings
  • GED Program
  • Collaborated with T4T to help families during the Christmas season
  • Order materials and supplies to support the parental process
  • Provide family services/resources
  • Mentor students and their families

21st Century Site Coordinator (Laney High School)

Richmond County School System
07.2006 - 07.2011
  • Assisted Site Coordinator with administrative tasks
  • Maintained faculty and student attendance logs
  • Assisted with grant revisions
  • Planned field trips
  • Provided student mentoring and tutoring
  • Collaborated with other program assistants to monitor program
  • Coordinated site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams.
  • Supervised crew of over 15 employees.
  • Scheduled staff and volunteers to cover all necessary duties during planned events.
  • Identified community resources and networked with local officials to coordinate.
  • Recruited volunteers to assist with fundraising and community outreach.
  • Developed creative themes for events and created related activities to engage attendees.

21st Century Afterschool Program Assistant

Richmond County School System
01.2006 - 05.2006
  • Created fun, age-appropriate activities for school-age children.
  • Connected and frequently communicated with students and parents regarding programs, policies and individual needs.
  • Supervised up to 10 students during outdoor exercise periods, monitoring group and individual safety.
  • Implemented student safety measures across program to minimize accidents.
  • Drafted agendas, recorded minutes and generated documents to facilitate meetings.
  • Assisted with planning and coordinating day-to-day and special program activities.
  • Completed daily logs for management review.
  • Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.

Substitute Teacher

Richmond County School System
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.

Completed Substitute Teacher

  • Training Workshop
  • Recorded student attendance
  • Implemented lesson plans
  • Applied Instructional Strategies for behavior management
  • Collaborated with school officials
  • Monitored general classroom discourse
  • Traveled to various Richmond
  • County schools

Education

Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA
12.2024

Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapist

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

Ed. S - School Counseling

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
12.2019

Master of Education - Counseling

Cambridge College

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Paine College

Associate of Science - Pharmacology

Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA
11.1990

Skills

  • Team Leadership and Motivation
  • Microsoft Office
  • Accurate Documentation
  • Volunteer Recruitment
  • Creativity and Adaptability
  • Staff Training
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Positive Reinforcement Strategies

Additional Information

  • , Recipient of Lonnie B. Mitchell Scholarship Award while attending Paine College Successfully improved student participation through integration of creative role-playing exercises. Saturday, March 18, 2017 Human Resources Director

Timeline

Professional School Counselor

Richmond County Board Of Education
07.2017 - Current

Parent Facilitator

Bayvale Elementary School
01.2012 - 05.2017

21st Century Site Coordinator (Laney High School)

Richmond County School System
07.2006 - 07.2011

21st Century Afterschool Program Assistant

Richmond County School System
01.2006 - 05.2006

Substitute Teacher

Richmond County School System
01.2005 - 01.2006

Completed Substitute Teacher

Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Northcentral University

Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapist

Northcentral University

Ed. S - School Counseling

Valdosta State University

Master of Education - Counseling

Cambridge College

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Paine College

Associate of Science - Pharmacology

Augusta Technical College
Valarie V. Nixon