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Florence Pearson

Keizer,OR

Summary

Professional and organize Office Personnel with a wide range of experience from Administrative to Accounting.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Substitute Support Professioanl

Salem Keizer School District
09.2023 - Current
  • School Office Specialist: Serving as school office receptionist if required; receiving and screening telephone calls and referring to appropriate person/office for routing; receiving and directing office visitors; responding to general inquiries for information and assistance; handling calls from upset, angry or confused callers
  • Initiating and maintaining a variety of files and records; maintaining manuals and updating resource materials
  • Organizing and distributing mail to staff
  • Coordinating the work of student assistants working in the office area
  • Maintaining regular and consistent attendance and punctuality
  • Performing related duties consistent with job description and assignment
  • Preparing and maintaining a variety of moderately complex clerical records
  • Plan, organize, prioritize, and complete work assignments in a timely and efficient manner
  • Multi-task with the ability to adapt quickly to changing situations
  • Perform a wide variety of clerical support functions requiring decision making within established policies, rules, and procedures
  • Maintain highest level of confidentiality in all matters relating to staff, students, and families
  • Compile and maintain complex and extensive records
  • Knowledge and Use of Office Equipment (Fax/Copier machine, Multi-Line Phone, Postage meter, and Intercom)
  • Instructional Assistant: Assist teachers with arts and crafts and other clerical duties, help students check in and check out books, put away books and organize alphabetically according to authors
  • Under the direct supervision of a licensed teacher, providing supplemental practice in various learning experiences, including drills and activities using learning strategies designed to reinforce or modify skills
  • Observing students and assisting in recording student development and progress
  • Informing supervisor of any unusual academic or disciplinary problems
  • Supervising students on the playground, in the hallways or on entering or leaving the classroom.

Office Specialist 2 - Accounts Payable/Support Unit Business Operations

Galt Foundation Temp Agency ODOT- Commerce, and Compliance (Limited-Temp/Contractor)
11.2022 - 06.2023

• Use of Microsoft Office suite such as Email, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat and Teams.
• Detail Oriented.

• Good problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to changing work.
• Handle frequent interruptions and able to stay on track.
• Work closely with supervisors, managers and staff.
• Proper handling of confidential documents.
• Perform analytical procedures.
• Receives digital and hard copy documents and prepare for processing.
• Frequent Data entry and 10 Key.
• Verify vendor accounts, code invoices and recognize discrepancies.
• Attention to detail. Ensuring all accounting codes are correctly used.
• Use of multiple databases for entering data and verification purposes.
• Process large volume of invoices daily.
• Use of excel spreadsheets for tracking and logging.
• Perform other duties when needed.

Secretary/Front Office Manager

Community Roots Montessori School
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Greet and serve as the first point of contact and liaison between the principal, students, teachers, parents, district personnel and vendors
  • Handles incoming and outgoing phone call/inquiries and transfer calls to appropriate personnel when needed
  • Provide excellent verbal and written communication via phone, email or in person with calm demeanor, empathy, and professionalism with a positive attitude
  • Appropriately handle, maintains, and secure students' confidential records on a locked filing system
  • Multi-task in a fast-paced environment with an ability to learn and adapt to changing work needs
  • Coordinating work with administrator, faculty/staff
  • Manage and sort all incoming and outgoing documents
  • File, copy, scan, or fax when necessary
  • Handles all student enrollments, withdrawals and attendance recording
  • Collect and generate student information for immunization reporting
  • Generate reports, compile, verify with accuracy, and sort information according to priorities to prepare source data for computer entry
  • Manages work with self-independence with little to no supervision
  • Make independent judgments
  • Handle all enrollment processes and verification for new incoming students and withdrawals of current attending students
  • Complies with applicable District, state, local and federal laws, rules, and regulations
  • Manages and calculates admin and faculty's available sick and personal leave requests
  • Ensure all leave absence and vacation time off are calculated correctly for end-of-the-year payout
  • Ability to operate standard office equipment (computers, printers, fax, copiers, calculator, multi-line phone, etc.)
  • Coordinate and schedule repairs for office equipment and technology devices
  • Weekly/monthly meetings, planning and coordinating work with administrative and faculty staff
  • Maintains appropriate certifications and training hours as required
  • Use and knowledge of school accounting software
  • Processing and monitoring of incoming check and cash
  • Prepare for deposit, track and log
  • Submitting requisition with a correct coding in a school accounting data base to be approve by the accounts payable manager or controller
  • Track progress of approval process for requisition/PO and payment
  • Verify accounting codes to match with vendors
  • Create new vendor profile and acquire W-9 when needed
  • Prepare and manage bank statement reconciliation
  • Correctly calculate amount matching receipts and bank statement
  • Prepare for requisition and create each line item to code and submit
  • Manages Teachers and School Office budgets
  • Use of spreadsheet to track/log expenses and budgets.

Front Office Speciali and Food Service Coordinator

Abiqua Academy
07.2019 - 03.2020
  • Greets and assists guests and vendors
  • Receives, screens, and transfer calls in a professional calm demeanor
  • Maintain highest level of confidentiality in all matters relating to staff, students, and families
  • Coordinating work with other administrative staff
  • Attending a mandatory weekly administrative meeting
  • Plan, organize and prioritize assignments accordingly and timely
  • Maintain high level of confidentiality relating students, staff, and families
  • Managing School supply orders, inventory, and organization of the supply room
  • Distributing and sorting Staff mail
  • Knowledge and use of Office equipments
  • Knowledge and use of school database system
  • Daily use of Microsoft Outlook Email and Calendar
  • Daily Data Entry
  • Use and knowledge of School office Database
  • Food Service Coordinator: Nutrition requirements and certification
  • USDA Approved nutritional meals
  • Basic cost and record keeping procedures
  • Proper operation and maintenance of food service equipment
  • Daily Food Preparation according to menu for Students and Staff
  • Ensuring that the food is properly cooked
  • Food handling safety and sanitation standards and techniques
  • Managing Student lunch Account.

Substitute Support Professional

Salem/Keizer School District
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • School Office Specialist: Serving as school office receptionist if required; receiving and screening telephone calls and referring to appropriate person/office for routing; receiving and directing office visitors; responding to general inquiries for information and assistance; handling calls from upset, angry or confused callers
  • Initiating and maintaining a variety of files and records; maintaining manuals and updating resource materials
  • Organizing and distributing mail to staff
  • Coordinating the work of student assistants working in the office area
  • Maintaining regular and consistent attendance and punctuality
  • Performing related duties consistent with job description and assignment
  • Preparing and maintaining a variety of moderately complex clerical records
  • Plan, organize, prioritize, and complete work assignments in a timely and efficient manner
  • Multi-task with the ability to adapt quickly to changing situations
  • Perform a wide variety of clerical support functions requiring decision making within established policies, rules, and procedures
  • Maintain highest level of confidentiality in all matters relating to staff, students, and families
  • Compile and maintain complex and extensive records
  • Knowledge and Use of Office Equipment (Fax/Copier machine, Multi-Line Phone, Postage meter, and Intercom)
  • Instructional Assistant: Assist teachers with arts and crafts and other clerical duties, help students check in and check out books, put away books and organize alphabetically according to authors
  • Under the direct supervision of a licensed teacher, providing supplemental practice in various learning experiences, including drills and activities using learning strategies designed to reinforce or modify skills
  • Observing students and assisting in recording student development and progress
  • Informing supervisor of any unusual academic or disciplinary problems
  • Supervising students on the playground, in the hallways or on entering or leaving the classroom.

Education

General Studies -

Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR

Esthiology -

Aveda Institute of Portland
Portland, OR
01.2012

Graduated -

Roosevelt College Lamuan
Marikina, Philippines
01.2004

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Google Suite
  • Basic Accounting
  • Data Entry
  • 10 key
  • Video Conferencing (Zoom & Google Meets)

Volunteer Experience

  • Gubser Elementary School, Keizer, OR, 2013, 2015, Kindergarten, Second Grade
  • Cummings Elementary School, Keizer, OR, 2015, 2016, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade

Timeline

Substitute Support Professioanl

Salem Keizer School District
09.2023 - Current

Office Specialist 2 - Accounts Payable/Support Unit Business Operations

Galt Foundation Temp Agency ODOT- Commerce, and Compliance (Limited-Temp/Contractor)
11.2022 - 06.2023

Secretary/Front Office Manager

Community Roots Montessori School
01.2020 - 01.2022

Front Office Speciali and Food Service Coordinator

Abiqua Academy
07.2019 - 03.2020

Substitute Support Professional

Salem/Keizer School District
01.2015 - 01.2019

General Studies -

Chemeketa Community College

Esthiology -

Aveda Institute of Portland

Graduated -

Roosevelt College Lamuan
Florence Pearson