Christina Payne Harrison
Bastian,United States
Summary
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Highly organized education professional with background in early childhood support and nurturing young learners. Proven ability to create supportive learning environment and collaborate effectively with teaching staff. Reliable and adaptable, bringing strong communication skills and positive attitude to all tasks.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bookkeeper
Elby Harrison Trucking, Inc.
10.1997 - Current
- Assisted with data entry and maintenance of financial records.
- Supported preparation of monthly financial reports for management review.
- Utilized accounting software to track expenses and revenues accurately.
- Processed invoices and managed accounts payable transactions efficiently.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure compliance with financial regulations.
- Organized and maintained filing systems for financial documents and records.
- Reconciled bank statements to ensure accurate account balances regularly.
- Learned bookkeeping principles to enhance overall financial reporting accuracy.
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable activities, maintaining vendor relationships and positive cash flow.
- Handled payroll processing for employees, ensuring timely payment and adherence to tax regulations.
- Monitored incoming payments from clients, ensuring prompt application of funds against outstanding invoices.
- Reconciled and corrected issues with financial records.
- Tracked expenses and income for businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts.
- Supported year-end closing procedures by preparing adjusting journal entries as needed.
- Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
- Maintained accurate records of all transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
Reading Tutor
Tazewell County Public Schools, TIS
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Developed tailored reading programs to enhance student comprehension and engagement.
- Assessed individual learning styles to create effective tutoring strategies.
- Facilitated one-on-one sessions focusing on phonics, vocabulary, and fluency improvement.
- Implemented progress tracking methods to monitor student advancement in reading skills.
- Provided constructive feedback to students and parents to support ongoing development.
- Collaborated with educators to align tutoring efforts with classroom objectives.
- Maintained accurate records of tutoring sessions, tracking attendance, goals achieved, and areas requiring continued focus.
- Improved students'' reading fluency through tailored lesson plans and engaging activities.
- Developed strong rapport with students, fostering a supportive learning environment that empowered them to succeed.
- Worked with Third-grade students on reading comprehension.
- Conducted assessments to determine comprehensive understanding of materials.
- Maintained detailed files and created charts to track student progress.
- Partnered with classroom teachers to incorporate supplemental materials that reinforced core curriculum concepts.
- Evaluated student performance using formal assessments, guiding the development of effective tutoring strategies based on results.
- Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.
- Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
- Tutored diverse groups of students to strengthen subject comprehension, boost confidence, and build essential learning skills.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators and parents to determine how best to support student success.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback and support.
Kindergarten Aide
Tazewell County Public Schools, TES
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Assisted in planning and implementing age-appropriate educational activities for diverse learning styles
- Supported classroom management by fostering a positive and engaging environment for students
- Collaborated with lead teacher to assess student progress and adapt instructional materials accordingly
- Developed strong relationships with students, promoting social skills and emotional development
- Organized classroom supplies and resources, ensuring efficient use of materials during lessons
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Assisted in maintaining a safe, nurturing environment that promoted curiosity, exploration, and growth for all students.
- Provided one-on-one support for students with special needs or learning challenges under the guidance of lead teachers and support specialists.
- Facilitated small group instruction for targeted skill-building in literacy, numeracy, motor skills development, and social-emotional growth.
- Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Collaborated with lead teachers to develop and implement engaging lesson plans tailored to individual student needs.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
- Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
- Cleaned, organized and restocked classrooms for upcoming classes.
- Helped teachers manage bus loading and unloading.
- Monitored students in computer lab to enforce proper use of resources.
- Stepped into non-classroom environments such as libraries to help staff manage demand.
Education
No Degree - Elementary Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VANo Degree - Education
Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff, VAHigh School Diploma -
Hendersonville High School
Hendersonville, TNSkills
- Classroom management
- Classroom organization
- Verbal communication
- Teacher assistance
- Teacher support
- Documentation
- Small group instruction
- Activity planning
- Discipline management
- Age-appropriate activities
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Educational assistance
- Individualized attention
- IEP compliance
- Gross motor skills
- Behavior improvements
- Child development
- Educational support
- Classroom preparation
- Child assessment
- Language development
- Child safety
- Student engagement
- Supervising classroom activities
- Motivating and inspiring students
- Computer and Microsoft office skills
- Record keeping
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Strong work ethic and dependable
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Organizational and planning skills
Certification
Virginia ParaPro
Timeline
Reading Tutor
Tazewell County Public Schools, TIS
08.2019 - 05.2020
Kindergarten Aide
Tazewell County Public Schools, TES
08.2016 - 06.2017
Bookkeeper
Elby Harrison Trucking, Inc.
10.1997 - Current
No Degree - Elementary Education
Liberty University
No Degree - Education
Southwest Virginia Community College
High School Diploma -
Hendersonville High School