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SHERINE PERERA
Summary
- Dedicated Kind Kindergarten/Primary Teacher/Educator with more than 5 years of experience and advanced verbal and written communication skills for delivery of quality instruction to create of positive learning environment. Skilled in best practices for individual student learning. Experienced in use of technology to supplement traditional classroom delivery. Improves student engagement by facilitating interactive and collaborative use of classroom devices, digital curriculum and assessments for learning.
- Started three new kindergarten schools in 3 local churches in Sri Lanka.
- Ability to organize and Coordinate events to improve quality of learning and care. Experienced as a caring elementary school educator.
- Ability and proven experience to work with students with special needs.
- Passionate about developing student potential with hands-on learning opportunities. Promote love of learning and academic success with diverse instructional techniques.
- Build effective student support networks by encouraging parental support and involvement.
- Over 12 years of conference leadership experience in overseas as Children's Ministries, Family Ministries, and women ministries Director.
- Ability to learn new work quickly and have a high level of attention to details and adapt to new technologies.
- Able to keep confidentiality and function with adherence to work ethics. Highly developed interpersonal skills and experiences. Proven leadership and managerial skills.
- Dependable employee, seeking opportunity to expand skills, and contribute to the overall success criterion of the institution.
- Considered hardworking, ethical and detail oriented person.
- Greater exposure to multicultural association with parents, children, Church & non church members and proven ability to comfortably intermingle and relate to them.
Overview
40
years of professional experience
1
Children's Ministries Certification
1
Family Ministries Certification
1
Women's Ministries Certification
1
Certified Marriage/Pre-Marital Counselor (Prepare Enrich)
Work History
Pine Tree Academy
Teacher Assistant for Primary School
04.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Provided help to primary class room teachers (Grade 1 - 7) by supporting selected students who needed extra help to catch up with their class room work through personalized and small group assistance in their math, vocabulary, spelling, history, handwriting.
- Graded math assignment and reported individual progress to Grade 3, 4 & 5 teachers and Grade 7 & 8 teacher.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor and support class room teacher.
- Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess time.
- Provided support to help certain students with special needs learn and grow.
Pine Tree Academy
Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant
08.2022 - 02.2023
Job overview
- Helped teacher prepare materials for pre kindergarten math and phonics.
- Cleaned, organized and restocked classrooms for upcoming classes.
- Assisted selected Grade 1 - 6 students who need special help in Math, English and handwriting by providing one-on-one support.
- Assisted pre-kindergarten students in phonics and math.
- Supervised kids during recess time.
- Supervised students in the school bus from Portland to PTA and back to Portland after school.
- Got to know parents and made friendship with them when parents came to pick up the students from White Memorial Church grounds.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
Northern Australian Conference
Literature Evangelist
08.2014 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Distributed literature going door to door
- Sold Christian, family, health, children's books and was chosen as the most improved literature evangelist year 2016 in Australia and New Zealand by South Pacific Division.
- Got connected and friends with non-churched people by listening to their problems, needs and wants and had prayers with them.
- Gave away free Bibles, Desire of Ages, Great Controversy books to public.
- Sent by emails some electronic versions of LE pamphlets and some books.
Bukit Panjang Methodist Church Kindergarten
Kindergarten Teacher
03.2012 - 06.2013
Job overview
- Built positive relationships with students, parents, caregivers for safe, trusted learning support.
- Physical Development: Delivered lesson plans to develop children to be confident in using their physical skills to explore and interact with the environment and the world around them.
- Social and Emotional Development: Delivered lesson plans to develop children to be respectful, happy and secure individuals with a positive sense of self and belonging, with empathy and the ability to establish positive relationships with others.
- Intellectual and Cognitive Development: Delivered lesson plans to develop children to be confident, independent and keen learners in discovering, exploring, creating and problem-solving, both at work and at play.
- Spiritual and Moral Development: Aimed to develop children to be people with Godly character and strong values.
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Maintained stimulating learning environments through original, interactive classroom layouts and displays.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Created and supervised variety of hands-on learning activities for fun and engagement.
- Helped struggling students by motivating and encouraging kids to reach full potential.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve student engagement.
- Assisted with school field trips and special events by collecting permission slips and payments.
Singapore Adventist Conference
Director of Children/Family/Women's Ministries
06.2003 - 12.2011
Job overview
- Conducted Conference wide/regional/local churches Children's Ministry Workshops, Parenting Seminars.
- Conducted training seminars, workshops for Children's Sabbath School Teachers.
- Recruited and trained youth and adult members of churches to conduct yearly Vacation Bible School (VBS) in their local churches.
- Provided all the supports churches needed to have active children's ministries programs for children.
- Introduce and start “Kids In Discipleship” (KID) in Singapore churches.
- Organized and coordinated Children's camps, Children Conventions.
- Empowered local church Children's Ministries, Women's Ministries Leaders and Family Ministries Leaders for effective ministries providing them resources materials and trainings with the help of Southeast Asia Union Mission and Southern Asia-Pacific Division.
- Organized and Coordinate Family camps/retreats, Couples Retreats, Marriage Enrichment Seminars for Singapore Adventist Conference.
- Prepared Strategic plans and budgets for respective departments.
- Trained Women for leadership by conducting Women's Ministries Certification, Family Ministries Certification with the help of Southeast Asia Union Mission.
- Trained church members (young and old) who are interested to help in Children's Ministries, and prepare them for leadership by conducting Children's Ministry Certification with the help from South-East Asia Union Mission and Southern Asia Pacific Division.
- Kept participating children safe and secure at all times with proactive monitoring strategies.
- Prepared, coordinated and distributed information about yearly strategic plans, budget to children's ministry leaders in all local congregations.
- Distributed relevant materials needed to be in line with Adventist world church calendar of events and emphasis for children, family and women's ministries.
- Coordinated the children Sabbath School for the Annual Combined Sabbath worship for Singapore Conference.
- Coordinated Children's programs for evangelistic meetings.
- Trained children to give sermonatte.
- Organized programs and annual retreats for Shepherdesses International (pastor's spouses) and provided for their needs and listened to their challenges of being a shepherdesses coordinator.
Adventist Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Honorary Treasurer
08.2002 - 07.2004
Job overview
- Prepared and presented financial reports to inform the board of management during the board meetings.
- Coordinated with government auditors to enforce compliance with financial regulations and standards.
- Drafted treasury reports to support management decision-making needs.
- This was also an added denomination working experiences on a honorary capacity while in full time employment for Singapore Adventist Conference.
Adventist Community Services, Singapore
Honorary Treasurer
04.2004 - 04.2006
Job overview
- Prepared and presented financial reports to inform the Adventist Community Services board of management during the board meetings.
- Coordinated with government auditors to enforce compliance with financial regulations and standards for audit.
- Drafted treasury reports to support management decision-making needs.
- This responsibility in ACS was a volunteer service rendered to denominationally operated arm of ministries while engaged full time in employment as departmental director for Children/Family/Women's Ministries for the Conference.
San Yu Adventist School, Singapore
ESL Teacher
08.2002 - 05.2003
Job overview
- Supported students who need extra help (Primary 1 to Secondary 2) in English and language to achieve academic success
- Provided individual mentoring and special tutoring to students needed extra attention and coaching to improve English language.
- Educated students in need of improvement in learning the basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
- As an added responsibility Singapore Adventist Conference commissioned me to train all local church treasurers how to use "Church Accountant" software and implemented it successfully.
Thailand Adventist Mission
Internal Auditor
01.1995 - 03.2002
Job overview
- Auditing of the financial activities of all local churches (94 churches including companies)
- Documented recommendations to improve internal controls.
- Reported audit findings, prepared management letters to the respective church management boards.
- Conducted bank reconciliations of Thailand Adventist Mission (TAM), statement of accounts for TAM institutions, and did reconciliation of accounts between TAM and Southeast Asia Union Mission (SAUM), Singapore.
- Maintained depreciation of fixed assets of TAM
- Trained local church Treasures/Accountants to use accounting software known as “Church Accountant.”
- Successfully introduced “Church Accountant” software to all the city churches in Thailand.
- Trained newly graduated accounting student who were intern to assist in auditing of small churches while I was having additional departmental work.
Thailand Adventist Mission
Director for Family/Women/Children's Ministries
01.1997 - 05.2002
Job overview
- Added responsibilities while in fulltime employment as an Internal Auditor and trainer for newly graduated accounting student who were intern to assist in auditing small churches.
- Conducted regular regional Children's Ministry trainings and workshops.
- Conducted training, seminars, and workshops for Children's Sabbath School Teachers with the help of Union Children's Ministries Director.
- Conducted Vacation Bible School (VBS) training for local church leaders and helpers.
- Empowered local church Children's Ministries and Family Ministries Leaders for effective ministries providing them budget and resources materials.
- Organized and Coordinate Family camps, Couples Retreats, Marriage Enrichment Seminars with the help of Southern Asia-Pacific Division and Southeast Asia Union Children/Family Ministries Directors.
- Prepared Strategic plans and budgets for respective departments.
- Trained Women for leadership by conducting Children's Ministries Certification with the help of Southeast Asia Union Women's Ministries Director.
- Organized programs for Shepherdesses International (pastors' spouses), provided for their needs, and helped them when they have challenging situations.
- Prepared quarterly Shepherdess journal translated to Thai language and distributed to all the current/retired pastors' wives.
Kandana Adventist School
Library Assistant
01.1991 - 08.1991
Job overview
- Organized library shelves, materials and equipment in clear, alphabetized order.
- Handled check-in and check-out process of library books and materials at the circulation desk.
- Placed books on proper shelves when book were returned to circulation desk.
Thoduwawa Seventh-day Adventist School
Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher
01.1987 - 12.1990
Job overview
- Built positive relationships with students, parents, and caregivers to provide safe, trusted learning support.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities, and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Reported to parents about student progress.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual, spiritual and social development.
- Created and supervised variety of hands-on learning activities for fun and engagement.
- Helped needy students by motivating and encouraging them to reach full potential.
- Established and maintained consistent classroom rules and expectations for obedience.
- Incorporated art, music and physical activity into curriculum for holistic education.
- Promoted social and emotional learning by creating social activities and intigration Adventure club awards to curriculum.
- Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Encouraged and prepared Grade 1 students to become independent readers.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Prepared students for yearly school concert and Christmas concert.
Sri Lanka Union Mission
Accountant Intern
04.1983 - 04.1984
Job overview
- Reconciled bank accounts.
- Checked general ledger entries to increase accuracy, prevent significant errors and identify adjustments.
- Reconciled balance sheet figures manually and sought assistance to reduce errors.
- Analyzed and verified employee expense reports for accuracy.
- Completed balance sheet reconciliations and profit and loss statements with high accuracy.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Worked as cashier when cashier was on leave.
Education
Avondale University
M.A from ESL
Philippine Christian University
Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration
The Open University of Sri Lanka
Diploma from Preschool Education
Lakpahana Adventist College
Diploma from Business Administration
Skills
- Early Childhood Training
- Organizational and Planning Skills
- Audio-Visual Demonstrations
- Enthusiasm for Students and Teaching
- Art and Handcraft Demonstrations
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Tutor Students
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Technical and Computer Proficiency
- Educational Games
- Experience with Diverse Student Populations
- Computer and Microsoft Office Skills
- Multimedia Presentations
- Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
- School Policy and Rules Enforcement
- Coordinating with Teachers and Specialists
- Lesson Planning and Preparation
- Toddler-Preschool Age-Group Experience
- Motivating and Inspiring Students
- General Housekeeping
- Classroom Maintenance and Inventory
- Experiential Learning
- Organizing and Distributing Materials
Certification
Children's Ministries Certification
Family Ministries Certification
Women's Ministries Certification
Kids in Discipleship Certification
Prepare Enrich Certification
Reading, Cooking and Baking, Travelling, Hospitality
Like to cook different kind of international dishes and invite friends home for food and fellowship. Like to cook different dishes to church potlucks and other gatherings.
Like to travel to see different places, learn about history and experienced different cultures.
Languages
English
Sinhalese
Thai
Timeline
Teacher Assistant for Primary School
Pine Tree Academy
04.2023 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant
Pine Tree Academy
08.2022 - 02.2023
Literature Evangelist
Northern Australian Conference
08.2014 - 06.2019
Kindergarten Teacher
Bukit Panjang Methodist Church Kindergarten
03.2012 - 06.2013
Honorary Treasurer
Adventist Community Services, Singapore
04.2004 - 04.2006
Director of Children/Family/Women's Ministries
Singapore Adventist Conference
06.2003 - 12.2011
Honorary Treasurer
Adventist Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
08.2002 - 07.2004
ESL Teacher
San Yu Adventist School, Singapore
08.2002 - 05.2003
Director for Family/Women/Children's Ministries
Thailand Adventist Mission
01.1997 - 05.2002
Internal Auditor
Thailand Adventist Mission
01.1995 - 03.2002
Library Assistant
Kandana Adventist School
01.1991 - 08.1991
Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher
Thoduwawa Seventh-day Adventist School
01.1987 - 12.1990
Accountant Intern
Sri Lanka Union Mission
04.1983 - 04.1984
Avondale University
M.A from ESL
Philippine Christian University
Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration
The Open University of Sri Lanka
Diploma from Preschool Education
Lakpahana Adventist College
Diploma from Business Administration
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