Summary
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Work History
Education
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Certification
Languages
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Blanca Tello

Lilburn

Summary

Recognized for building strong relationships and delivering exceptional client support.

Successfully facilitates communication between people of different cultures and backgrounds. Brings wealth of knowledge and experience to organizations requiring interpretation and translation services. Committed to providing quality service and results.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

District Interpreter/Translator

Dekalb County Schools
11.2020 - Current
  • Facilitate communication between teachers, staff, students and parents.
  • Interpret remotely through video conferencing or phone to facilitate communication between parties unable to meet in person.
  • Translated documents from English to Spanish.
  • Interpret for parent teacher confrences, 504, attendance meetings and during events.
  • Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
  • Provided oral interpretations for clients during special events, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.

Stellar Sub/SpEd Paraprofessional

Gwinnett County Public Schools
07.2018 - 11.2020
  • Greeted visitors and customers upon arrival, offered assistance, and answered questions
  • Answered parent telephone calls promptly and appropriately handled needs.
  • Scheduled meetings regarding interpretaion
  • Assisted with interpretation with school related meetings.
  • Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
  • Interacted physically and verbally with students throughout each day.
  • Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
  • Supported teacher in development of individual learning strategies.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Supported faculty in implementing behavioral intervention plans to address challenging student behaviors.

Front Desk Manager

Atlanta Elderly Home Care
08.2017 - 04.2018
  • Greeted visitors and customers upon arrival, offered assistance, and answered questions to build rapport and retention.
  • Controlled cash and credit card payment transactions at front desk to successfully reduce errors.
  • Trained new staff on correct procedures, compliance requirements, and performance strategies.
  • Oversaw front desk operations with eye for hotel reputation, staff productivity, and operational efficiency.

Front Desk Receptionist

Corn Upholstery
08.2013 - 05.2016
  • Greeted guests at front desk and put in work orders
  • Collected deposits, fees, and payments.
  • Completed data entry and filing to keep records updated for easy retrieval.
  • Maintained organized and clean front office area to create professional and welcoming environment for visitors and employees.
  • Scheduled, coordinated and confirmed appointments and meetings.
  • Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
  • Sorted, received, and distributed mail correspondence between departments and personnel.
  • Resolved customer issues quickly and notified supervisor immediately when problems escalated.

Education

Certificate - Spanish/ English Educational Interpreter

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
11-2018

Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Special Education

Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
05-2018

Certificate - Spanish/ English Medical Interpreter

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
03-2018

Skills

  • Written document translation
  • Cultural competence
  • Professional ethics
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Client support
  • Spanish fluency
  • Relationship building
  • Teamwork
  • Active listening
  • Organization Skills

Certification

  • Certified Spanish Interpreter- Educational and Medical

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

District Interpreter/Translator

Dekalb County Schools
11.2020 - Current

Stellar Sub/SpEd Paraprofessional

Gwinnett County Public Schools
07.2018 - 11.2020

Front Desk Manager

Atlanta Elderly Home Care
08.2017 - 04.2018

Front Desk Receptionist

Corn Upholstery
08.2013 - 05.2016

Certificate - Spanish/ English Educational Interpreter

University of Georgia

Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Special Education

Gwinnett Technical College

Certificate - Spanish/ English Medical Interpreter

University of Georgia
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