SAMANTHA PUNCH
Elderslie,NSW
Summary
For the past nine years I have been working in the role of School Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, School Learning Support Officer and Communications Officer. These are positions I thoroughly enjoy, where my skills continue to grow each day.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
School Administrative Officer / Finance Officer
Sarah Redfern High School
Minto, NSW
01.2023 - Current
- Maintain school databases, including student records and attendance
- Assist with safety and emergency procedures
- Create the student medical booklet
- Manage banking activities within the school
- Administer first aid and medication as required
- Ed Buy - Coordinate resource purchases, organise quotes, payment of invoices
- SAP - Purchasing, free-text shopping cart, limit orders, reports
- ERN - Update student records
- Online enrolments
- Provide care and support to students
- Stock take and maintain school equipment
- Assist with budgeting activities by tracking expenditures against approved budgets
- Respond to emails from faculty members or community members concerning various topics related to school activities
- Track inventory of supplies used in classrooms and offices
- Assist with organising excursions for students including arranging transportation
- Order textbooks and other instructional materials needed by teachers
- Create an inclusive environment to meet the needs of students
- Organise files, develop spreadsheets and scan documents
- Pleasantly welcome visitors, answer phone calls, and maintained front reception desk
- Reconcile bank accounts on a regular basis to ensure accuracy of records
- Reorganise finance and accounting department to improve efficiency and cut excess spending
- Complete end of year closings
- Create and update financial reports on frequent basis to present information to leadership teams
- Assist Admin Manager and Business Manager, as required
- Take photos of students and upload them to their file
- Google Drive - Access and store files
School Administrative Officer / School Learning Support Officer / Communications Officer
Mittagong Public School
Mittagong, NSW
07.2015 - 12.2022
- Manage banking activities within the school
- Effectively communicate and liaise with teachers, students, parents and community members
- Engage in filing, photocopying and various other clerical duties
- Co-ordinate resource purchases in Edbuy
- Administer First Aid and medication as required
- Community Use Agreements
- Student enrolments in ERN
- EBS Banking - Cash desk, receipting, invoicing students and monthly bank reconciliation
- EDBUY - orders, quotes
- Student Wellbeing
- SENTRAL - Reporting, attendance, meetings
- SAP – Purchases, free text shopping cart and limit orders
- Provide care and support to students
- Stock take and maintaining school equipment
- Scholastic Book Club
- Oliver (library)
- Filing
- Competent in using Microsoft programs and Excel
- Front Office duties
- Assist Principal as required
- Assist Admin Manager as required
- Compile newsletter
- Curate social media content
- Keep the website content current and upload school notes
- Take photos of classes/events
- Photoshop Elements – Edit, organise and share photos to social media and newsletters
- Google Calendar – Keeping school events up to date
- Stay abreast of school events and collaborate with teachers for those events
- Google Drive – Access and store files
- Support the teacher in administrating special individualised and small group programs
- Engage in classroom reading programs
- Administer remedial math’s instruction
- Provide regular feedback on progress achieved
- Supervise & interact in play activities within the support classes
- Monitor the management of targeted students
- Support the teacher in classroom management
- Work one on one with students to improve their learning skills
- Support for students in classroom and other environments
- Provide medical assistance as per health care plan
- Provide a safe environment for students
- Follow Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) practices
Officer In Charge / Declaration Electoral Official
State / Federal Government
Elderslie
03.2015 - 07.2022
- Directing voters to the correct counter
- Counting and compiling votes
- Issuing voting forms
- Assisting the Polling Place Liaison Officer
- Briefing, supervising and reviewing staff performance on polling day
- Identifying and reporting issues and taking appropriate action as directed by the PPLO/OIC
- Assisting the OIC to manage the polling place and assuming the role of the OIC when the OIC is not present
- Assisting the OIC to manage the Scrutiny
- Management and security of electoral materials
- Accurate completion of all documentation
Dispensary Technician / Pharmacy Assistant
Galluzzo's Chemist
Riverwood
01.2004 - 03.2014
- Dispensing of medications
- Interpreting and transcribing prescriptions
- Filing prescriptions
- Customer service
- Ordering and re-stocking
- Handling cash and EFTPOS sales
- Banking
- Team leader of pharmacy assistants on weekends
- Shop facing
- General cleaning duties
Education
Higher School Certificate -
Ambarvale High School
Campbelltown12.2002
Skills
- First Aid Certificate
- Child Protection
- Code of Conduct
- Administration of Medicine
- Anaphylaxis e-learning
- E-emergency Care
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Working with Children Check
- Online Enrolment
References
- Mrs Marissa De visscher, Business Manager of Sarah Redfern High School, marissa.devisscher@det.nsw.edu.au, 0449 873 900
- Ms Amanda Ryan, School Administrative Manager of Sarah Redfern High School, amanda.ryan51@det.nsw.edu.au, 0410 624 591
Personal Information
Employee ID: 1285 788
Timeline
School Administrative Officer / Finance Officer
Sarah Redfern High School
01.2023 - Current
School Administrative Officer / School Learning Support Officer / Communications Officer
Mittagong Public School
07.2015 - 12.2022
Officer In Charge / Declaration Electoral Official
State / Federal Government
03.2015 - 07.2022
Dispensary Technician / Pharmacy Assistant
Galluzzo's Chemist
01.2004 - 03.2014
Higher School Certificate -
Ambarvale High School
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