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Elizabeth Rankin

Summary

Personable Learning Assistant with solid background providing support and assistance to students, teachers and administrators in classroom settings. Skilled in assisting engaging lessons and providing one-on-one guidance to students. Strong organizational skills and dedicated to helping students succeed.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Learning Support Assistant

Black Mountain School
03.2022 - Current
  • Provide physical, emotional and personal hygiene and health care for students including students with additional needs and/or intellectual and/or physical disabilities.
  • Support teachers in monitoring students; assist in the implementation of behavior management and social skills programs and associated activities in learning environments.
  • Provide support to students in accordance with approved student health care/treatment plans, including administering prescribed medications and performing more complex tasks and procedure
  • Operate work area equipment, assist others in the routine use of equipment and organise or undertake routine maintenance and repair of equipment as required

Funeral Director's Assistant

M H O'Rourke
10.2021 - 03.2022
  • Emotionally comforted mourners and lent perspective during all-encompassing tragedies.
  • Positioned corpses in caskets and arranged according to client wishes with exceptional and constant communication.
  • Loaded and operated hearses to transport caskets cautiously.
  • Navigated and accommodated differing religious and cultural considerations for post-mortem care, conducting culturally responsible ceremonies and preparation practices.
  • Acquired burial permits and registered deaths with proper authorities.
  • Acted as pallbearer during wake, funeral and burial process.
  • Prepared obituaries for newspapers and online publications after extensive consultation with family members.
  • Supported cremator with operation of equipment and packaging of cremated remains.
  • Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and nursing homes.
  • Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
  • Arranged transportation between sites for remains, mourners, pallbearers and members of clergy.
  • Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
  • Discussed nature of funeral service, disposition of remains and funeral costs with family members.
  • Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
  • Liaised between hospitals, physicians and members of clergy to coordinate final arrangements.
  • Supported funeral director with all facets of funeral service coordination.
  • Greeted funeral guests and coordinated seating.
  • Transported deceased to funeral home.
  • Provided administrative support to funeral home staff.
  • Carried flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
  • Dressed and cosmeticized deceased persons.

Funeral Director's Assistant

InvoCare
10.2017 - 03.2021
  • Emotionally comforted mourners and lent perspective during all-encompassing tragedies.
  • Positioned corpses in caskets and arranged according to client wishes with exceptional and constant communication.
  • Loaded and operated hearses to transport caskets cautiously.
  • Navigated and accommodated differing religious and cultural considerations for post-mortem care, conducting culturally responsible ceremonies and preparation practices.
  • Cosmetically enhanced deceased with care and according to specific family requests.
  • Acted as pallbearer during wake, funeral and burial process.
  • Acquired burial permits and registered deaths with proper authorities.
  • Prepared obituaries for newspapers and online publications after extensive consultation with family members.
  • Supported cremator with operation of equipment and packaging of cremated remains.
  • Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and nursing homes.
  • Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
  • Arranged transportation between sites for remains, mourners, pallbearers and members of clergy.
  • Discussed nature of funeral service, disposition of remains and funeral costs with family members.
  • Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
  • Liaised between hospitals, physicians, and members of clergy to coordinate final arrangements.
  • Drafted and published obituaries on behalf of families served.
  • Transported deceased to funeral home.
  • Provided administrative support to funeral home staff.
  • Participated in a weekly on call roster.

Medical Receptionist

Wattle Street Medical Practice
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing.
  • Helped patients complete necessary medical forms and documentation.
  • Supported office staff and operational requirements with administrative tasks.
  • Performed various administrative tasks by filing, copying and faxing documents.
  • Greeted and interacted with patients to provide information, answer questions and assist with appointment scheduling.
  • Adhered to strict guidelines to protect patient privacy.

Skills

  • Positive Reinforcement Strategies
  • Positive Learning Environment
  • Professional Relationships
  • Emotional Support
  • Special Needs Support
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Personal Hygiene Assistance
  • Parental Interaction
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Autism and Spectrum Disorders
  • Classroom Organization

Timeline

Learning Support Assistant

Black Mountain School
03.2022 - Current

Funeral Director's Assistant

M H O'Rourke
10.2021 - 03.2022

Funeral Director's Assistant

InvoCare
10.2017 - 03.2021

Medical Receptionist

Wattle Street Medical Practice
01.2014 - 01.2015

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