Amanda Johnson
Chichester,West Sussex
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive experience in special educational needs, proficient in the use of assistive technologies and dyslexia support strategies. Demonstrates a strong inclusive mind-set and effective collaboration skills, ensuring constructive feedback and individualised learning plans for students. Skilled in classroom equipment operation, educational software use, and interactive teaching methods to enhance secondary school subjects. Adept at schedule management, project scheduling, and administrative operations including data entry, bookkeeping, and inventory control. Committed to continuous process improvement and maintaining office cleanliness while handling sensitive material with professionalism. Career goal includes advancing expertise in educational support roles to further contribute to student success.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Learning Support Assistant
Central C of E Junior School
Chichester, West Sussex
04.2017 - 04.2020
- Collaborated with teachers for development of effective learning plans.
- Helped organise after-school clubs, enriching extracurricular offering of the school.
- Supported children with special educational needs, promoting inclusivity within the school environment.
- Prepared classroom resources to facilitate smooth lesson delivery.
- Enhanced classroom environment with creative teaching methods.
- Monitored pupil progress closely, providing timely feedback to teachers and parents.
- Improved student engagement by providing one-on-one support and guidance.
- Adapted teaching approach according to students' unique needs, achieving better comprehension.
Secretary
Thomas Eggar
Chichester, West Sussex
04.2000 - 04.2005
- Facilitated efficient communication by managing correspondence via post and email.
- Coordinated events that resulted in positive company exposure.
- Fostered a welcoming environment for visitors which improved public relations image of the company.
- Mitigated risk by identifying potential issues whilst preparing reports and documents.
- Performed data entry tasks; ensured accurate record keeping within the company database.
- Organised business travel arrangements, ensuring smooth operations for all staff involved.
- Utilised Microsoft Office Suite skills to create crisp presentations and detailed spreadsheets.
Secretary
West Sussex County Council
Chichester, West Sussex
02.1996 - 04.1996
- Organised business travel arrangements, ensuring smooth operations for all staff involved.
- Assisted in HR duties, resulting in streamlined hiring processes.
- Enhanced company communication with accurate minute-taking during meetings.
- Prepared financial statements with high attention to detail; minimised accounting errors.
- Coordinated events that resulted in positive company exposure.
- Managed stock of office supplies, eliminating unnecessary expenditure.
- Utilised Microsoft Office Suite skills to create crisp presentations and detailed spreadsheets.
Secretary
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Chichester, West Sussex
03.1994 - 01.1996
- Organised business travel arrangements, ensuring smooth operations for all staff involved.
- Performed data entry tasks; ensured accurate record keeping within the company database.
- Fostered a welcoming environment for visitors which improved public relations image of the company.
- Facilitated efficient communication by managing correspondence via post and email.
- Managed stock of office supplies, eliminating unnecessary expenditure.
- Maintained confidential records, safeguarding sensitive corporate information.
- Utilised Microsoft Office Suite skills to create crisp presentations and detailed spreadsheets.
- Provided administrative support for projects; project completion rates improved significantly as a result.
Education
Damelin College
South Africa 07.1984 - 01.1985
Roosevelt High School
South Africa 01.1982 - 07.1984
Skills
- Use of assistive technologies
- Dyslexia strategies understanding
- Special educational needs experience
- Sensitivity towards special needs
- Educational software use
- Secondary school subjects familiarity
- Classroom equipment operation
- Interactive teaching methods
- Inclusive mind-set
- Constructive feedback
- Providing constructive feedback
- Effective collaboration
- Exam preparation guidance
- Teaching aptitude
- Encouraging attitude
- Teaching resources utilisation
- Dyslexia support proficiency
- Individualised learning plans creation
- Schedule management
- Project scheduling
- Data Entry
- Inventory control
- Medical terminology
- Bookkeeping
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Office
- Expense reporting
- Grammar expertise
- Developing slide presentations
- Behavioural Management
- Appointment scheduling
- Transmitting files
- Document retrieval
- AS/400
- Accounting support
- Meeting planning
- Sensitive material handling
- Memo preparation
- Proposal writing
- Office cleanliness
- Office management software
- Dedicated team player
- Inventory systems
- Administrative operations
- Certified Legal Office Assistant
- Account balancing reconciliation
- Proofreading
- Multi-line phone systems
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Faxing documents
- Resolving discrepancies
- Professional and mature
- Staff motivation
- Record-keeping and bookkeeping
- Documentation and reporting
- Literacy support
- Office equipment operations
- Invoicing and billing
- Behaviour management strategies
- Supervising clerical personnel
Affiliations
- Movies, reading, knitting, organising, crochet, art, drawing, painting, singing, music,
Certification
7300 XIOS Shared System - May 1989
Multimate Wordprocessing - September 1991
Wordperfect Introduction - September 1992
MS-DOS - December 1992
Everyday Lotus 1-2-3 - January 1993
Wordperfect Advanced - April 1993
ACCPAC Plus- Accounts Receivable - August 1994
Wordperfect for Windows - December 1994
Microsoft Windows 3.1- September 1995
Typesetting Printing and Binding - May 1997
Powerpoint Basic - March 1998
Excel Basic - April 1998
Lotus 1-2-3 Basic - May 1998
Word 97 Introduction to Macros/Shortcuts - September 1999
Timeline
Learning Support Assistant
Central C of E Junior School
04.2017 - 04.2020
Secretary
Thomas Eggar
04.2000 - 04.2005
Secretary
West Sussex County Council
02.1996 - 04.1996
Secretary
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
03.1994 - 01.1996
Damelin College
07.1984 - 01.1985
Roosevelt High School
01.1982 - 07.1984
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