Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Hi, I’m

Karen Grant

Attendance Manager
Auckland,Blockhouse Bay
Karen Grant

Summary

Organised

Dependable

Enthusiastic

Passionate

Excellent communicator

Good judgement

Problem solver

Excellent time management

Great team player

Approachable

Friendly Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.

Overview

36
years of professional experience
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Lynfield College
Lynfield, Auckland

Attendance Manager.
02.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Check the site daily and pass on all maintenance and health and safety concerns to the Business Manager.
  • Process known absences e.g. class trips, onsite events, music lessons, gateway placement, sports trips.
  • Assist with signing students in/out of school and update their attendance during the day. Enter telephone messages about absence. Enter email messages about absence. Send out text messages at 10.30 am for absences over two periods in the morning.
  • Submit Electronic Attendance Referrals to outside agency upon approval from senior leadership. Liaison with Auckland Attendance Advisors on school’s referrals.
  • Follow up telephone calls to parents concerning absence.
  • Complete stand-down and suspension letters as directed by senior leadership.
  • Provide suspension documents to family and school board members, Maintain the stand-down and suspension database. Assist the Deputy Principal and the Principal in following up students who have been excluded

Kristin School
Albany, AUK

Support Services
04.2021 - 02.2023

Job overview

  • Secretarial and administration support to school
  • Updating information and reports into Synergetic
  • Creating brochures, certificates and magazines from inDesign
  • Reception cover
  • Student attendance
  • Teacher relieving
  • Work station assessments

Kristin School
Albany, Auckland

Accounts Payable/Receiver
04.2015 - 04.2021

Job overview

  • Bank and credit cards reconciliations
  • Accounts payable/receivable
  • Petty cash reconciliation
  • Staff reimbursements
  • International students/homestays
  • Student overseas trips, insurance and foreign exchange
  • Assisting with financial operations within the finance department
  • Bond refunds
  • Monthly reports
  • Maintain financial records



Initial Healthcare
Onehunga, Auckland

Account Sales Manager
04.1996 - 06.1998

Job overview

  • Team management
  • Develop new relationships with customers
  • Follow up on sale leads
  • Tracking account targets
  • Monitoring sales
  • Financial support
  • Managing accounts for long term success







ASB Bank
Milford, Auckland

Customer Service Advisor
07.1995 - 08.1996

Job overview

  • Bank transactions
  • Foreign exchange
  • Money orders
  • Insurance sales
  • Bank leads
  • Mortgage enquiries
  • Monthly targets
  • Overseeing ATM deposits and withdrawals

Prudential Financial
Leeds, England

Financial Advisor
02.1988 - 01.1994

Job overview

  • Assess customers needs
  • Provide insurance policies
  • Process policies
  • Generate new business leads
  • Maintain and support existing customer relationships
  • Process reports
  • Cold calling
  • Maintain monthly targets

Education

Alberton High School.
Germiston, South Africa

High School Diploma
01.1980 - 12.1986

University Overview

Skills

Team Leadership

Timeline

Attendance Manager.
Lynfield College
02.2023 - Current
Support Services
Kristin School
04.2021 - 02.2023
Accounts Payable/Receiver
Kristin School
04.2015 - 04.2021
Account Sales Manager
Initial Healthcare
04.1996 - 06.1998
Customer Service Advisor
ASB Bank
07.1995 - 08.1996
Financial Advisor
Prudential Financial
02.1988 - 01.1994
Alberton High School.
High School Diploma
01.1980 - 12.1986

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