CHRISTINE SMALL
Portmore Jamaica,Select State
Summary
Experienced educator at Gaynstead High School with a strong track record in lesson planning and classroom management. Demonstrated success in enhancing student engagement and critical thinking, resulting in improved academic performance. Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, facilitating effective curriculum delivery and parent communication. Dedicated to fostering holistic student development and maintaining positive relationships with scholars, families, and colleagues.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
TEACHER
GAYNSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
10.2022 - Current
- Teach History, Religious Education and Social Studies
- (Grade 7, 8, 9 & 11 students)
- Homeroom Teacher for Grade 10
TEACHER
MICO PRACTISING PRIMARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
09.2019 - 10.2022
- Teach Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) (Online between March 2020 - January 2022)
- Teaches Primary, Junior, High and Special Education Students
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
BAHCESEHIR KOLEJI TURKEY (ANKARA BALGAT 50 YIL)
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Teach English to Kindergarten children in a Bilingual system
- Work along with the Turkish Teacher in the classroom.
- Welcome my students in the mornings and help to prepare them to go home.
- Use a projector to aid in the learning experience of my students.
- Follow the lesson plan guide given to teach exciting and interesting lessons to my students.
- Teach 3 grade in the Primary section English four days per week for forty (40) minutes.
- Teach the students educational songs and nursery rhymes and assist with morning dance.
TEACHER
EWARTON HIGH SCHOOL
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Teach History/Religious Education/Social Studies
- Perform gate duties
- Do substitutions for absent teachers
- Is a form Teacher
- In Charge of carrying out devotion at times
TEACHER/GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR/SCHOOL REVERENT/ACCOUNTANT
BRANCHES OF THE VINE NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL
09.2011 - 08.2017
- Taught K1 which are three (3) year old, K2, are four (4) year old and K3 are five (5) and six (6) year old.
- I prepare children to be a complete whole in all areas of their development such as mentally, socially, physically, psychologically, and spiritually.
- I teach my K1, K2 and K3 children using the curriculum given.
- My K1 students takes a lot more assistance than the K2 and 3’s.
- My duties were to help feed them, change them, bathe them for aftercare or whenever they mess up themselves.
- I take them outside for play time every day.
- I stay with them in the evenings until their parents arrive if I am on late duty.
- Prepare educational videos for them to watch.
- Communicate with parents on a regular basis about children development.
- Get them fully ready for the next stage of development in their mild stone for example identifying colors, comparisons between same and different and retelling parts of a story.
- My K2 & K3 children were normally straight honor roll students whenever they move based on the reports that came back to me or the principal.
- Was responsible for aftercare services, for devotion during school and for meetings and functions.
- Offered customer service to all who enters the compound.
- Answer the telephone and assist customers the best way I can.
- Collect breakfast and lunch money form children/parents.
- Keep the books in order and up to date.
- Liaise with parents on a regular basis re: their accounts.
- Write up monthly breakfast and lunch bills for each child and present it to parents.
- I worked in the nursery area on occasions and helped with changing diapers, feeding, bathing, singing nursery rhymes for and with them.
- Taking them for strolls on the outside.
- Preparing them for pick up in the evenings.
- I worked in this area mainly during holidays example Summer and Easter, and Christmas.
LIBRARY ASSISTANT/CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE CARIBBEAN
09.2008 - 08.2010
- Assist students with locating books
- Giving accession number to books
- Removing outdated books from the computer
- Removing old accession number from the system and reallocating numbers to new books
- Teaching students how to use the online database such as E Library and Ebsco Host
- Issuing out books when borrowed and collection of books upon return
- Answering the telephone and assisting students by dealing with queries
- Greeting students on arrival in the library and being customer friendly
CUSTOMER SERVICE/SALES REPRESENTATIVE
YORK PHARMACY
12.2007 - 08.2008
- Assisting customers
- Relief at service point
- Pricing and stocking shelves
TEACHER
MORANT BAY HIGH SCHOOL
09.2006 - 07.2007
- Taught Social Studies and Religious Education
CLERK/SECRETARY
KINGSTON & ST. ANDREW PARISH LIBRARY
09.2005 - 08.2006
- Typing
- Providing relief at service point
- Contacting/communicating with Branch libraries
- Stocktaking
- Preparing letters for Librarian as needed
- Preparing envelopes for letters
- Answer the telephone and take Librarian’s messages
- Check off stocks whenever bought for the office
Education
Bsc. - Guidance and Counselling
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN
Kingston, Jamaica08-2014
Diploma in Teaching -
SHORTWOOD TEACHER’S COLLEGE
Kingston, Jamaica01.2005
High School Diploma -
QUEEN HIGH SCHOOL
Kingston, Jamaica06-2001
Skills
- Communication & Listening
- Critical Thinking & Patience
- Organization & Time Management
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint)
- Writing
- Microsoft Teams & Online Teaching
- Lesson Planning and Curriculum Delivery
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Curriculum development
Certification
- Song Writing and Performance, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY And the FI WI JAMAICA PROGRAMME
- TEFL CERTIFICATION, Received a Gold Certification
- RATATYPE Certification
- Typing in English Speed Certification
- Data-Driven Teacher, 2020-08-31
- Planning for Student Learning, 2020-08-31
- Creating Future Ready Classrooms, 2020-08-31
- Virtual Assistant Certification, 2022-08-31
- Social Sales Representative Module, 2022-08-31
References
UPON REQUEST
Volunteer Experience
- Member of the Missions Group at my church
- Outreach at homes such as the Mustard Seed home and the Angel Old Age Home
- Part of the Street Feeding Programmed
- Volunteered at the Sir Howard Cooke Centre summer program
- Outreach in my community by counselling persons
- Leader for a Christmas initiative called 'The Make You Smile' initiative
Affiliations
- I enjoy singing and writing, I have entered the JCDC Festival for creative writing several years and have won medals and badges Awaiting 2025 results.
- I love traveling and water explorations
- I love music and like going to nice, fancy places.
Languages
English
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
TEACHER
GAYNSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
10.2022 - Current
TEACHER
MICO PRACTISING PRIMARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
09.2019 - 10.2022
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
BAHCESEHIR KOLEJI TURKEY (ANKARA BALGAT 50 YIL)
08.2018 - 08.2019
TEACHER
EWARTON HIGH SCHOOL
01.2018 - 06.2018
TEACHER/GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR/SCHOOL REVERENT/ACCOUNTANT
BRANCHES OF THE VINE NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL
09.2011 - 08.2017
LIBRARY ASSISTANT/CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE CARIBBEAN
09.2008 - 08.2010
CUSTOMER SERVICE/SALES REPRESENTATIVE
YORK PHARMACY
12.2007 - 08.2008
TEACHER
MORANT BAY HIGH SCHOOL
09.2006 - 07.2007
CLERK/SECRETARY
KINGSTON & ST. ANDREW PARISH LIBRARY
09.2005 - 08.2006
Bsc. - Guidance and Counselling
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN
Diploma in Teaching -
SHORTWOOD TEACHER’S COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
QUEEN HIGH SCHOOL
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