Vonetta Jordan-Jones
Goodman,MS
Summary
Hardworking and passionate professional with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level recruitment specialist position. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Teacher
Brookhaven School District
Brookhaven, MS
07.2019 - 12.2021
- Complied with state, school, and class rules and regulations
- Collaborated with lead teachers to recognize issues students are facing and recommend solutions
- Assisted children individually or in small group in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
- Prepared lesson plans for small groups of individual learning tasks
- Supervised students during non-classroom times, including in-between classes and during lunch
- Maintained confidentiality about children, their families, and other employees outside school
- Demonstrated great written and verbal communication skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of classroom activities
- Ensured classroom environment is safe and clean
- Participated in professional learning opportunities
- Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
- Worked with administrators on behavioral issues to support needs of students.
- Built learning and citizenship skills to help with personal growth in addition to increasing academic knowledge.
- Integrated technology into classroom as instructional tool, such as laptops.
K-12 Substitute Teacher
Brookhaven School District
Brookhaven, MS
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Fulfilled both short and long term substitute assignments across all subject areas in grades 5-12
- Effectively taught students of various academic age levels and diverse cultural backgrounds
- Built positive rapport with students and administration
- Instructed classes of as many as 24 students, while closely adhering to lesson plans
- Communicated effectively with teachers, administrators, and parents
- Kept students motivated, engaged and focused in various academic subjects
- Maintained classroom rules and implemented clear expectations of student(s) behavior for effective classroom management
- 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.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Sales Associate
Apple's Limited
Poplarville, MS
01.2015 - 03.2016
- Assisted store supervisor at Dallas Market Center in Dallas, TX with buying merchandise for store based on trending predictions
- Maintained great verbal and written communications with both merchandise suppliers and customers
- Promoted merchandise throughout store as well as social media, (Facebook, Instagram, Business Website, Twitter and Pinterest)
- Maintained great customer service by greeting each customer, fostering friendly atmosphere, and having full knowledge of merchandise
- Answered incoming and outgoing calls in professional and friendly manner.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers and promote specific merchandise.
- Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new and potential customers.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
- Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
- Processed product returns and assisted customers with other selections.
Store Clerk and Cashier
Community Grocery Store
Hattiesburg, MS
05.2014 - 12.2014
- Provided high level of quick and friendly customer service
- Well versed in receiving merchandise deliveries and ensuring invoice accuracy
- Adept at receiving, stocking, and rotating merchandise
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task
- Great verbal communication and interpersonal skills with customers and merchandise suppliers
Medicaid Eligibility Specialist
Mississippi Division of Medicaid
Picayune, MS
08.2010 - 02.2013
- Determined Medicaid eligibility for all Mississippi Medicaid programs
- Communicated with people from various cultures and backgrounds on application process.
- Conducted in-person interviews with new and re-applying clients
- Documented all communication with applicants and inputted information into system using Mississippi Medicaid Information System
- Monitored computer system and data for accuracy
- Scheduled appointments with applicants to gather information and explain benefits processes.
- Ensured standards of promptness were met on all Medicaid cases
- Maintained good public relations within community and regional office
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Training and Communications Coordinator
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
08.2008 - 05.2010
- Primarily responsible for coordinating communications and training opportunities for Campus Link program members
- Created content for company intranet and regularly posted documents, updates and clear communications pathways.
- Reviewed training plans and developed training material for Campus Link program
- Coordinated all trainings and workshops for members and program staff (orientation, any member requested training, quarterly trainings, end of year trainings, etc )
- Managed training materials stipulated by regulations
- Collected data, surveys and reporting forms from host sites, members, and students
- Maintained data reporting system for compilation; (to be given to evaluator)
- Website activities like uploading forms and maintaining up-to-date information on site and assisting members with any technical issues
- Computer literacy with MS Office applications including Word, Outlook, Excel and Access
- Coordinated all efforts associated with training database and filing system
- Archived records of training, including course content, training, number of students, results, and feedback
- Responsible for public relations type communications, quarterly newsletters, site and volunteer recognition, and other assigned media
- Wrote quarterly press releases and other documentation for distribution to internal and external audiences
- Assisted other AmeriCorps programs and staff as needed
- Built communications toolkits for use by offices to effectively leverage outside partnerships and available resources
Administrative Assistant
Poplarville School District
Poplarville, MS
08.2007 - 08.2008
- Completed administrative duties, including receptionist duties and drafting official correspondence
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Assisted in research and preparation of numerous federal grants
- Organized and planned state and school wide trainings for Physical Education Program and Healthy
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
Lifestyles Program, Administrative Assistant/Document Control Specialist
Bechtel Corporation
Poplarville, MS
10.2005 - 05.2006
- Hurricane Katrina Relief
- Coordinated both federal and state documents for clients
- Maintained data base for distribution of FEMA Travel Trailers in state of MS
- Coordinated appointments with FEMA applicants and field workers
- Coordinated phone bank for Pearl River County Temporary Housing Applicants
- Property Control Lead for Pearl River County, overseeing proper administrative procedures relative to county seizure ordinance
- Performed Exit Reviews for all hires for Pearl River County
- Answered multiple phone lines
- Provided excellent customer service
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS12.1997
N/A - General Course Studies
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS05.1995
Skills
- Volunteer Service (5 years)
- Customer Service
- Document Management
- Multi-line Phone Systems
- Microsoft Access
- Learning Assessments
- Data Entry
- Administrative Support
- Education Administration
Additional Information
- Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
Brookhaven School District
07.2019 - 12.2021
K-12 Substitute Teacher
Brookhaven School District
08.2018 - 07.2019
Sales Associate
Apple's Limited
01.2015 - 03.2016
Store Clerk and Cashier
Community Grocery Store
05.2014 - 12.2014
Medicaid Eligibility Specialist
Mississippi Division of Medicaid
08.2010 - 02.2013
Training and Communications Coordinator
University of Southern Mississippi
08.2008 - 05.2010
Administrative Assistant
Poplarville School District
08.2007 - 08.2008
Lifestyles Program, Administrative Assistant/Document Control Specialist
Bechtel Corporation
10.2005 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
University of Southern Mississippi
N/A - General Course Studies
Pearl River Community College
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