Babafemi Okeowo

Knowledgeable, experienced and passionate farm worker internally motivated to carry out daily tasks and long-term farm projects. Adept in the use of simple farm tools and vast in various farming procedures. A passionate and experienced elementary, middle and high school teacher with over 10 years of experience working with students in Grades 4 - 18. Effective communicator with patience needed to achieve learning deliverables of children with different learning styles. Experienced administrator adept in both pedagogical and andragogical curriculum aimed at educating tomorrow’s leaders. A pastoral care worker who caters for the spiritual needs and counsels God’s people on earth, and run the kingdom race.

Agricultural/Farm Worker (January 2010 to Date)                                                                           Imowo Igboya Local Farm, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria

Duties:

• Handling daily farm operations including soil preparation, planting, cultivating & processing fruit/vegetable crops
• Processing cassava & yam crops from raw materials into finished products/foods such as fufu, garri, lafu, amala
• Planting, cultivating, pruning, weeding, watering, and harvesting fruits/crops such as apples, oranges, corn/maize
• Rearing chickens, making beds for growing different vegetables: efo tete & amunututu (spinach), alubosa (onions), ewedu (jute leaf) ila (okra), gbure (water leaf), efirin (saint leaf), ewuro (bitter leaf), etc.

Primary / Elementary Teacher (January 2015 to date)                                                                     Trinity Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria

Duties:

• Teaching all subjects (Mathematics, English, Basic Science, Christian Religious Studies, Computer Quantitative / Verbal Aptitude, etc.) to four different classes Grades 1, 3, 4 & 5 (Age groups between 4- and 9-year-olds)
• Creating and implementing child-focused lesson plans and experiences
• Directing the academic affairs of the school in accordance with the ministry of education guidance
• Planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating students’ outdoor/sporting activities
• Coordinating with other teachers to continuously improve teaching and learning experiences

Pastor, Baptist Church, Igoya Imowo, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria (September 2015 to Date)

Duties:

• Providing spiritual and pastoral care for a medium-sized local and zonal Baptist church congregation
• Organizing and preparing services, preparing and delivering sermons during church services and events
• Counselling and providing support for victims of substance and child abuse, rape, and marital issues
• Serving as chief administrator of the congregation in terms of finances, church growth and development
• Officiating at church special events such as weddings, funerals, naming and birthday ceremonies
• Volunteering to work as a pastor for prison ministry, orphanages, and substance abuse rehabilitation centers

Bachelor of Arts in Theology (Missiology) 2011 - 2015                                                                    The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

Ordinary National Diploma (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) 2001 - 2004                           Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

West African Senior School Certificate 1993 - 2001                                                                     Remo Secondary School, Sagamu, Ogun State / Jextoban Secondary School, Ketu, Lagos State, Nigeria