Teacher Assistant

Location:

Posted:

August 06, 2009

BONITA FAYE ASKEW

**B Sycamore Road, Clifton, NJ, 07012

Cell phone: 862-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

· Self directed, enthusiastic educator with a passionate commitment to student development and the

learning experience.

· Skilled in challenging, enriching, developing the interests and needs of our students.

· Possess excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills.

· An active team player who effectively collaborates with staff members and always seek to

establish quality relationships with parents and students.

· Three years of experience working in a public school setting with exposure of Kindergarten to 8th grade.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ

Bachelors Degree-Marketing (5/2009), Substitute certificate (k-12), Certified Notary Republic

SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Paterson Board of Education, Paterson, NJ May 2006 to present

Substitute Teacher

· Create a safe, relaxed environment that allows development of social and physical skills as well as creativity.

· Utilize a variety of hands-on activities to encourage learning in culturally diverse classes from 15 to 28 students.

· Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules and administrative policies.

· Establish and maintain rapport with parents and students.

· Interact with students to improve academic skills and comprehension through innovative learning games.

· Enhance self-esteem by designating helpers and pairing shy student with assertive ones in play activities.

Atlantic& Pacific Tea Company, Clifton, NJ November 1998 to June 2005

Senior Accounts Payable Coordinator

· Processed grocery invoices for Oracle system.

· Proofread and verified journal entries.

· Utilized Microsoft Excel to track and maintain daily invoices.

· Researched, resolved vendor inquiries.

· Assisted with monthly reports for department distribution.

St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, NJ June 1991 to November 1998

Administrative Assistant

· Provided operational support to team members and vendors while demonstrating exceptional professional conduct of customer service.

· Performed daily implementation of office operations, systems, & procedures as well as the daily managerial duties in the purchasing department.

· Saved the company 6% with Archive Storage.

· Successfully refined and implemented a new project.

· Coordinated all purchase orders and correspondence utilizing Microsoft Word and Excel.

· Maintained schedules and appointments calendar for director.

· Prepared and, analyzed monthly financial reports.

· Executed daily operation of medical supplies.