AOL Jobs Week Resume Contest Winner: Nia Elliott

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Location: New York, N.Y.

Job: Administrator, Counselor & Business Owner

Time Unemployed: 11 months

What do you want your potential employer to know about you?

Ambitious individual who can work in a team or independent setting with experience in recruitment and administrative functions.










Objective

Obtain a position where I can effectively utilize my experience in customer service, program development, and human relations that enables me to make a positive contribution to the organization.


Education and Certifications

Post University Waterbury, CT


Nine additional credits required to complete Bachelor of Science degree program in Environmental Science.

  • State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families Medicine Administration-DCF

  • Make-Up Artistry2008

  • Automotive Technician- 2000


Professional Experience

2008 - Current NiaCaree Beauty

Owner - Sole Proprietor

  • Event planning.

  • Design and implement beauty and fashion features.

  • Work with individual event clients on cosmetics, hair style, manicure/pedicure.

  • Conduct marketing functions for various boutiques, salons, etc, including creation and distribution of mass mailings, brochures, emails, and telephone calls.


2007 -2009 Brio Academy of Cosmetology

Admissions Officer

  • Evaluate student applications, determine eligibility and enroll students.

  • Meet monthly student enrollment goals based on previous year projections, retention rates, and student recruitment.

  • Submit weekly performance reports.

  • Maintain close client relationships through effective collections functions.

  • Post tuition payments to system, maintain payment spreadsheet data.

  • Enhance highest levels of customer service.

  • Resolve transactional problems and inquiries.

  • Establish relationships with relevant businesses in the community to increase referrals.


2004 -2008 Salvation Army Youth Emergency Shelter,

Waterbury, CT

Childcare Worker

  • Counselor to delinquent and emotionally disturbed youth.

  • Create residents' status reports through compilation of data from multiple sources including teacher feedback, DCF, probation office, parole office, family workers, and visiting clinicians.

  • Lead recreational activities intended as therapeutic events.

  • Participate in meetings with residents and professionals such as parole officers, probation officers, and other staff members; on discharge, bi-weekly reviews/assessments, and immediate behavioral concerns.

  • Teach daily living tasks and responsibilities and represent a positive peer group role model.

  • Assist in educational programs, accurate documentation on individuals.

  • Provide crisis intervention.


2001 - 2004 Leadership, Educations, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP),

New Haven, CT

Counselor - Site Coordinator

  • Counselor to delinquent and emotionally disturbed youth.

  • Liaison for community after school program for inner youth, ages 6-14 years.

  • Manage staffing, scheduling, and day-to-day operations for five inner city program sites.

  • Create and implement curriculum and programs such as field trips, sports, motivational activities, team building events.

  • Conduct one-to-one and one-to-group counseling as needed.

  • Work closely with parents and administration to provide most effective environment and program success.

  • Assist in creation of daily lesson plans.


Skills

  • Previous management experience

  • Excellent interpersonal skills

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & Word)

  • Able to demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication


If you have a job lead for Nia, you can contact her at about.me/NiaElliott

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