Tina Parker

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809 United States

903-***-****

wd6w21@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE SMOKE SHOPPE, Foreman, Arkansas United States Owner, Feb 2009 – Aug 2009

• Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new employees, or oversee those personnel processes.

• Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.

• Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.

• Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

• Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.

• Manage staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties.

• Compute and record totals of transactions.

• Greet customers entering establishments.

COSSATOT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, DeQueen, Arkansas

Upward Bound Coordinator, Jun 2006 – Aug 2008

• Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.

• Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records.

• Communicate students' progress to students, parents or teachers in written progress reports, in person, by phone, or by email.

• Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.

• Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.

• Administer, proctor, or score academic or diagnostic assessments.

• interview students and parents for the Upward Bound program

• Provide feedback to students using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.

• Identify, develop, or implement intervention strategies, tutoring plans, or individualized education plans (IEPs) for students.

College Reading Instructor, Aug 2006 – May 2008

• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.

• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

• Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws or administrative policies.

• Assign and grade class work and homework.

• Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.

• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests.

• Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress and make suggestions for improvement.

• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.

PILGRIMS PRIDE, DeQueen, Arkansas

Self-employed Broiler Houses, Oct 1995 – Jun 2006

• Maintain facilities such as fencing, water supplies, and outdoor housing and wind shelters.

• Obtain financing from lenders to purchase machinery, fertilizer, livestock, and feed.

• Lubricate, adjust, and make minor repairs to farm equipment, using oilcans, grease guns, and hand tools.

• Obtain financing from lenders to purchase machinery, fertilizer, livestock, and feed.

• Maintain financial, tax, production, and employee records.

• Select and purchase supplies and equipment such as seed, fertilizers, and farm machinery.

EDUCATION

Texas A&M Texarkana, Texarkana, Texas United States

• Bachelor’s General Studies, Psychology

• 3.069 GPA

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Microsoft 7, Word, Excel, Power Point

• Type 50 WPM

• Operate scanners, copiers, faxing, and multi-line phones

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