Jessica Wright
Bay City,TX
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Floater
John H. Cherry Elementary School
Bay City, TX
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
- Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Incorporated technology into learning to enhance student engagement and learning.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans for students with challenging behavior.
- Monitored student behavior and administered discipline as needed.
- Followed lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
- Answered multi-line phone system and enthusiastically greeted callers.
- Provided clerical support to company employees by copying, faxing, and filing documents.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Increased office participation in special events by creating newsletter with detailed calendars and other office updates.
Business Manager
The Bay City Tribune
Bay City, TX
04.1996 - 01.2017
- Communicated with customers and vendors positively with particular attention to problem resolution.
- Created, managed, and executed business plan and communicated company vision and objectives to motivate teams.
- Drafted reports and documents to improve correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping.
- Assisted with hiring process and training of new employees.
- Anticipated financial impact from operational issues and worked with leadership to develop solutions.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Processed vital documentation, completed forms and obtained appropriate insurance verification and authorization for services.
- Spearheaded recruitment and hiring process and compiled training materials for new and existing team members.
- Completed biweekly payroll and maintained employee records.
- Entered job costing data from payroll records and supported payroll administration process.
- Handled payment collection and payroll of 20 employees.
- Maintained payroll information by calculating, collecting, and entering data.
- Processed and balanced payroll for 20 employees.
- Managed accounts payable and receivables and payroll.
- Reviewed, computed and corrected payroll errors to improve accuracy of garnishments.
- Processed bi-weekly payroll for 20 salaried and hourly employees.
- Ran various payroll reports to review current payroll for accuracy.
- Prepared checks and assisted with payroll duties.
Education
High School Diploma -
Bay City High School
Bay City, TX05.1994
Skills
- Special Education
- Physical Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Behavior Modeling
- Student Engagement
- Customer Service
- Employee Management
- Budget Creation
- Business Administration
- Data Confidentiality
- Financial Administration
- Policy Implementation
- Budget Control
- Staff hiring
- Payroll Administration and Timekeeping
Timeline
Floater
John H. Cherry Elementary School
08.2021 - 05.2024
Business Manager
The Bay City Tribune
04.1996 - 01.2017
High School Diploma -
Bay City High School