Courtney Forrester
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher
Hebron Christian Academy
10.2024 - Current
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
Administrative Assistant
Forrester Manufacturing Co., Inc.
10.2023 - Current
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Opened and properly distributed incoming mail to promote quicker response to client inquiries.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Administrative Assistant
Fiber & Cable Accessories, Inc. / FMC
05.2011 - 08.2017
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Maintained inventory of office supplies and placed orders.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Continually sought methods for improving daily operations, communications with clients, recordkeeping, and data entry for increased efficiency.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Created and maintained detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
- Responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
- Created sales orders and invoices.
- Worked with customers and logistics to get our products shipped out quickly and effectively.
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Jefferson Elementary
04.2011 - 05.2011
- Organized lesson plans using teaching software for long-term interim assignments.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs, and recordkeeping.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
- Communicated with parents regarding lesson plans and upcoming activities and provided feedback on student performance.
- Documented student progress and provided regular updates to parents.
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Developed lesson plans to align with grade-level standards and objectives.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
- Monitored student behavior and administered discipline as needed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA05-2011
High School Diploma -
NACS / Hebron Christian Academy
Dacula, GA05-2007
Skills
Detail-oriented
Building positive relationships with students and co-workers
Empathy
Adaptability
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Hebron Christian Academy
10.2024 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Forrester Manufacturing Co., Inc.
10.2023 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Fiber & Cable Accessories, Inc. / FMC
05.2011 - 08.2017
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Jefferson Elementary
04.2011 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Piedmont University
High School Diploma -
NACS / Hebron Christian Academy