YOLEISY CARVAJAL-IZQUIERDO
West New York,USA
Summary
Professional with strong background in employment services, equipped to drive impactful results. Skilled in talent acquisition, career counseling, and workforce development. Highly collaborative, adaptable to changing needs, and focused on achieving team goals. Known for reliability, strong interpersonal skills, and results-oriented approach.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Employment Specialist
WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE USA
Union City, NJ
03.2024 - 07.2025
- Developed tailored employment plans to enhance job placement success for diverse client populations.
- Assisted clients in developing resumes, cover letters, and other professional documents required for job applications.
- Facilitated workshops on resume writing, interview techniques, and job search strategies for clients.
- Provided employment orientation for new participants and assessed situations to find suitable employment.
- Coordinated interviews between clients and prospective employers while providing feedback on preparation techniques.
- Built and established working relationships with employers, program partners and co-workers to maintain participant success.
- Managed student behavioral issues to optimize classroom learning environment.
- Motivated and engaged students, developing skills and knowledge for academic foundation.
- Engaged with learners to promote student dialogue and positive interaction.
- Interpreted during business meetings, cultivating my ability to listen attentively and accurately relay messages in two languages.
- Proofread Spanish language documents for spelling and grammatical errors, developing my proficiency in the language.
- Verbal translation for prospective home healthcare aids' skills
- Exhibited a high level of accuracy and attention to detail when interpreting medical terminology.
- Successfully handled simultaneous interpreting tasks under pressure without compromising quality standards.
Client Employment Specialist
NORTH HUDSON COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION
Union City, NJ
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matter as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing resumes and preparing for job interviews
- Assess the need for assistance with personal rehabilitation, financial aid, or further vocational training and refer clients to the appropriate services
- Ability to handle a high influx of clients in a multitask environment with good time management
- Screening of in-coming telephone calls
- Proven data entry knowledge using program software of client intake and follow up information
- Computer literate: Word, Excel and Power Point at proficient levels
- Excellent writing & oral skills
- Prepare documents relative to specific Open House, Job Fairs and vendor outreach
- Assist in the handling of departmental mail and processing of out-going correspondence
- Adhere to departmental procedures for Job Placement
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports
- Prepare client files for yearly audits
Office Administrator/Payroll
JLP CONSULTING
Union City, NJ
08.2019 - 11.2021
- Responsible for greeting and welcoming clients upon arrival
- Responsible for current & prospective client's inquiries
- Manage general clerical duties (i.e
- Making appointments, answering in-coming calls, making photocopies, sending and receiving facsimile documents)
- Assisting tax professionals maintain clients' files up-to-date
- Organize and attend recruiting events
- Responsible for point-of-sale (i.e
- Taking payments)
- Responsible for processing weekly/biweekly/monthly payroll for clients
- Responsible for processing monthly & quarterly employer payroll federal/state tax payments
- Bank Statement Maintenance & Reconciliation
- Responsible for processing multi-state and federal (new) business entities
- Responsible for Third-party Workers' Compensation Audit processing
Care Coordinator
CAREFINDERS TOTAL CARE LLC
West New York, NJ
05.2018 - 03.2019
- Assign and schedule field staff care providers to service for patients
- Interact with families/patients on service (either in person or via the phone) to better understand the needs and nuances of the home setting
- Provide patients/families with accurate schedules; follow-up regarding coverage, call-offs, and cancellation of staff
- Ensure branch and clinical leadership is apprised of current status
- Interact with care providers hired by/for the branch (in person or on the telephone) to ensure appropriate assignment to cases based on skill sets, schedules, work availability and other relevant/critical information
- In coordination with the Human Resource Coordinator (HRC), track hours and attendance for all field based care providers
- Ensure assignments of care providers support budget driven revenue, gross margin % and control of revenue
- Prepare weekly updates regarding newly opened cases and maintain an accurate Active Caseload List
- Ensure effective coordination and communication of activities and status with Regional Recruiter, HRC and other as required
- Actively participate in regular staff meetings to provide guidance and/or direction/instructions on changes within staffing requirements/needs
- Maintain confidentiality regarding all aspects of job responsibilities maintaining compliance with HIPAA
- Privacy and Security Rules.
Client Services
H & R BLOCK
West New York, NJ
12.2017 - 04.2018
- Responsible for greeting and welcoming clients upon arrival
- Responsible for current & prospective client's inquiries
- Manage general clerical duties (i.e
- Making appointments, answering in-coming calls, making photocopies, sending and receiving facsimile documents)
- Assisting tax professionals maintain clients' files up-to-date
- Organize and attend recruiting events
- Responsible for point-of-sale (i.e
- Taking payments)
- Responsible for managing and reconciling cash and credit/debit receipts.
Caregiver
NAZARETH BAPTIST CHURCH DAYCARE
West New York, NJ
03.2015 - 07.2015
- Responsible for conducting and monitoring educational activities/homework
- Organized activities that enhanced children's physical, emotional, and social well-being
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the children
- Encouraged children to be understanding of and patient with others
- Maintained a clean/sanitary environment
Student Services Representative
HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
West New York, NJ
10.2008 - 06.2012
- Responsible for current and prospective students' inquiries
- Responsible for maintaining the spreadsheet current for the Financial Aid Department
- Follow-up with current students regarding missing documentation(s)
- Proctor College Placement Testing
- Assist during the Registration Period
Human Resources Associate
ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Paterson, NJ
09.2006 - 01.2007
- Responsible for processing all newly hired employees for Paterson, Wayne, & St
- Vincent's Nursing
- Home facilities
- Front desk receptionist and duties to include answering telephone inquiries, assisting employees with questions, processing job letters, employment verifications, and mail distribution
- Organizing employee files to ensure federal compliance
- Responsible for the weekly distribution of an accurate "job posting" for all facilities
- The new hire data entry for all facilities into 2 distinct systems (TotalHR & Ceridian)
- A "back-up" support to 6 recruiters including, scheduling interviews and follow-up calls
- Processed any "special" projects/reports as per the HR Director.
Payroll / Human Resources Administrator
VITAMIN SHOPPE INDUSTRIES, INC
North Bergen, NJ
02.2001 - 09.2006
- Auditing punches and transactions in Stromberg time and attendance system
- Monitoring and processing payroll through ADP (Payroll/HRIS) for 750+ retail employees
- Responsible for yearly budgeting reports of all DHL corporate and retail shipments
- Processing and monitoring all employee accident claims including Workers' Compensation requests, processing hospital invoices, and acting as a liaison between the employee and the insurance carrier
- Responsible for the yearly OSHA compliance reporting
- Responsible for the processing and monitoring of all state and/or federal child support/garnishment inquiries
- Responsible for processing all newly hired employees including I-9 verification
- Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring process
- Responsible for state and/or federal research which include payroll regulations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix06-2026
Associate of Science - Biology
Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ12-2013
Skills
- Medical Terminology
- Organizational Skills
- Data Entry
- Time Management
- Kronos
- EMR Systems
- Payroll
- Event Planning
- Interviewing
- Ceridian
- ADP Enterprise
- Documentation
- Customer Service
- Filing
- HIPAA
- Workers' Compensation
- Employee Orientation
- Human Resources
- Benefits Administration
- EmpowOR Software (1 year)
- MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook Express
- Interpretation
Languages
English Fluent
Spanish Fluent
Timeline
Employment Specialist
WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE USA
03.2024 - 07.2025
Client Employment Specialist
NORTH HUDSON COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION
10.2022 - 03.2024
Office Administrator/Payroll
JLP CONSULTING
08.2019 - 11.2021
Care Coordinator
CAREFINDERS TOTAL CARE LLC
05.2018 - 03.2019
Client Services
H & R BLOCK
12.2017 - 04.2018
Caregiver
NAZARETH BAPTIST CHURCH DAYCARE
03.2015 - 07.2015
Student Services Representative
HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
10.2008 - 06.2012
Human Resources Associate
ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
09.2006 - 01.2007
Payroll / Human Resources Administrator
VITAMIN SHOPPE INDUSTRIES, INC
02.2001 - 09.2006
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Science - Biology
Hudson County Community College