DARRELL RICE
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Focused Senior Pastor with more than 16 years of experience in providing spiritual
leadership to growing communities and promoting values and purpose of the church.
Accomplished in driving spiritual foundation of congregation while growing church ministry.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Employment Specialist
Responding to Autism Services
03.2024 - 08.2024
Assisted clients with completing job applications and submitting resumes to improve interview chances.
Established strong relationships with local employers to match clients with suitable job opportunities.
Enhanced client employability by conducting thorough assessments and identifying individual strengths and weaknesses.
Forged relationships with employers to gain insight into job openings and career opportunities.
Recognized client employment barriers and devised strategies to resolve.
Provided regular updates on clients'' progress to internal team members, ensuring a cohesive approach to service delivery and timely intervention when necessary.
Conducted mock interviews to help clients prepare for interviews with potential employers.
Monitored client progress and adjusted job coaching strategies to meet needs and navigate challenges.
STUDENT LIFE COORDINATOR
ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE
PASCO, WA
01.2023 - 09.2023
Assisted faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation
programs, and issuing transcripts
Determined course schedules and coordinated teaching assignments and room
assignments to optimize use of buildings and equipment
Optimized student educational strategies with clear advice on course choices, progression
and career options
Consulted with government regulatory and licensing agencies to verify institutional
conformance with applicable standards
Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and
productivity
Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently
Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment
Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
PLACEMENT SPECIALIST
Entrust Community Services
Pasco, WA
09.2021 - 12.2022
As a Placement Specialists I work with (disabled, etc.) job candidates to find employment
within our local community
Observed strict procedures to maintain data and plan participant confidentiality
Cultivated in-depth understanding of our Community: trends and it's hiring desires
Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
NIGHT AUDITOR
Holiday Inn & Express
Lincoln City, OR
01.2019 - 01.2020
Consistently went above and beyond to ensure guests received personalized service,
exceptional hospitality, and a worry-free end-to-end experience
Managed overnight guest
services and operations for 72 rooms
Balanced and verified all daily and weekly guest transactions
Investigated, documented and recorded in Excel all errors, exceptions, or incomplete
transactions and financial data
Uploaded through OPERA daily financial balance sheets, guest occupancy to internal
management and corporate systems
Accountable for daily guest breakfast display.
SALES ASSOCIATE
Roby's Furniture and Appliance
Lincoln City, OR
01.2018 - 01.2020
Provided customers with outstanding shopping experience through utilizing personalized
consultative approach
Develop loyal clientele base through observant attention to client's needs, budget, and
style preferences
Achieved and succeeded sales volume within two weeks of joining tenured sales team
Promoted from warehouse attendant to floor Sales Consultant
Assisted warehouse operations with quality control of high ticketed merchandise,
overseeing store to store shipment transfers, and preparing times for customer deliveries
SENIOR PASTOR
New Life Foursquare Church
Lincoln City, OR
01.2002 - 04.2018
Accountable for all church financial administrative tasks as well overseeing the welfare
and care of New Life's members, community, and worship center
Consisting and 150
guest capacity with annual giving/sales $120K
Increased parishioners by 50% in first 2 years
Accurately ensured all financial records, transactions and processes were completed
monthly within an appropriate time frame
All aspects of property management
Responsible for operational budget, bank reconciliation, accounts payable, and receivable
charitable disbursements
Created PowerPoint and Keynote developing both weekly service slide decks and other
public outreach presentations
Provided strong outreach support to a community with a long-term history of poverty and
homelessness
Established multiple community men's groups to positively influence domestic stability
and personal motivation
Introduced, piloted, and grew “Family Promise,” to meet the needs of the growing
homeless family population
Education
Diploma - Theology
Christ For The Nations, Nations
2002
Intensive Theology Diploma - undefined
05.1997
Skills
SKILLS
Committee Leadership
Sermons Preparation
Active Member
Engagement
Outreach Initiatives
Ministry Development
Vocational Education
Spiritual Leadership
Congregational Care
Interdenominational
Networking
Youth Advocacy
Pastoral Counseling
Community Outreach
Programs
PowerPoint Presentations
Creative Strategies
Bible Studies
Hospice Visits
Small Group Leadership
Home Visits
Family Counseling
Funeral Service
Coordination
Team Meetings
Emotional Support
Interests
Went on Mission trips to Scotland and Ireland
And help lead a group that ministered at Salvation Army,
While working with local churches
CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed & Ordained Minister with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel -
2002-2018
Group Lead & Behavior Interventionist at ACES, Autism and Behavioral ServicesGroup Lead & Behavior Interventionist at ACES, Autism and Behavioral Services