Avarilla Anfuso
Oklahoma City,OK
Summary
Dedicated to positively impacting today's youth with compassionate and hands-on mentoring, teaching, and activities. Prepared to bring many years' experience in churches and educational roles. Adept at leading programs, instructing groups, and counseling individual teens and skillful in monitoring and cultivating positive relationships with students.
As an administrative professional I have a solid background in high-volume office environments focused on delivering efficient clerical and operational support for professionals. Upbeat individual with friendly demeanor capable of handling diverse daily tasks administrative responsibilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Pastor
Oklahoma City First Church of teh Nazarene
Oklahoma City, OK
07.2018 - Current
- Recruited volunteers to help with various church events.
- Provided crisis intervention when needed by teens or their families.
- Developed and implemented weekly worship services for teenagers.
- Organized mission trips and retreats for students.
- Maintained regular communication with parents of youth members.
- Created lesson plans for Sunday School classes.
- Facilitated small groups focused on discipleship development.
- Assisted in coordinating special events such as holiday parties, concerts.
- Counseled teens on life issues such as relationships, peer pressure, and self-esteem.
- Lead youth group meetings with interactive activities and discussions.
- Encouraged participation in community service projects.
- Provided spiritual guidance and mentorship to youth members.
Administrative Pastor/Accounting Manager
Oklahoma City First Church of the Nazarene
Oklahoma City, OK
07.2018 - 04.2022
- Provided administrative support to the executive team, including scheduling meetings and managing calendars.
- Created travel arrangements and distributed travel details to appropriate personnel.
- Managed office supplies inventory and placed orders when necessary.
- Managed database systems containing customer contact information.
- Greeted visitors in a professional manner, responding to inquiries and directing them to appropriate personnel.
- Assisted with the planning of special events by arranging catering services, securing venues and ordering promotional materials.
- Assisted with accounts receivable activities such as invoicing, collections, and deposits.
- Processed journal entries for accruals, amortization and other adjustments.
- Entered data into accounting software programs such as QuickBooks
- Researched discrepancies between invoices, purchase orders, packing slips.
- Assisted in the preparation of monthly financial statements and reports.
- Performed account analysis and reconciliations, including bank statements and inter-company general ledger accounts.
- Assisted with payroll processing by entering employee hours into the system.
- Assisted with events and planning for OK Justice Circle
- Organized and Planned trips and camps for large number of people. Including scheduling, lodging, transportation, and activities.
Lead Teacher
Bethany Childrens Center Rehabilitation Hospital
Bethany, OK
08.2015 - 05.2018
- Monitored classroom instruction on a regular basis through observation, feedback, and collaboration with teachers.
- Provided instructional guidance and mentorship to teachers in the development of lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessments.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance, grades, and progress reports.
- Collaborated with special education staff to develop Individualized Education Plans.
- Assisted in the implementation of educational programs for special needs children.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback to teachers and parents.
- Created and maintained positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Assisted teachers with planning and preparing lessons for students.
- Developed creative learning activities that engage all types of learners.
- Supervised small groups of students during instruction time.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Theology And Ministry
Southern Nazarene University
Bethany05-2015
Skills
- Small Group Facilitation
- Volunteer Management
- Budget Development
- Event/Trip Coordination
- Youth development
- Administrative tasks
- Lesson Planning
- Scheduling
- Filing and data archiving
- Payroll and budgeting
- Business correspondence
- Supervising staff
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Project planning
- Accounting skills
Certification
- Ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene
- Young Professional in OKC
Affiliations
- Board Member on the Oklahoma Justice Circle 501c3 since 2018
Timeline
Youth Pastor
Oklahoma City First Church of teh Nazarene
07.2018 - Current
Administrative Pastor/Accounting Manager
Oklahoma City First Church of the Nazarene
07.2018 - 04.2022
Lead Teacher
Bethany Childrens Center Rehabilitation Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Theology And Ministry
Southern Nazarene University
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