ESL Teacher

INDI KAUR **** *** Street, 604-***-****

Canadian Permanent Resident Surrey, BC ***.****@*****.***

Profile:

A dynamic, detail-orientated, tenacious and innovative degree qualified professional who takes pride in her ability to successfully deliver. Looking for a challenging position with opportunities to continue to develop and grow professionally while drawing upon previous experiences.

Education, Training, Qualifications & Certificates:

HSE First Aid at Work

May 2017

St John’s Ambulance, London, UK

Safeguarding & Child Protection Awareness Course (Level 1)

May 2017

Graffham Consultancy Limited

DHS Enhanced Certificate

March 2017

Disclosure & Barring Service (UK)

Cambridge Speaking Examiner (FCE & PET)

March 2016

Merit School, Barcelona, Spain

International House ELT Conference

Feb 2015

International House, Barcelona

Cambridge DELTA (Level 7/ 60 credits of a Masters)

Module 1 Pass with Merit

Module 2 Pass with Merit

Module 3 Pass

2015

CLIC International House, Seville, Spain.

Diploma of TESOL

High Pass (Certified by TESOL Canada)

2011

ILAC, Vancouver, Canada

BSc Human Sciences with Honours all modules majoring in Psychology - Second class, division two

2011

University of Nottingham, UK

Advanced Level Education

2007

Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester, UK

Professional Skills:

Professional Integrity Team Players Cultural Sensitivity

Meeting Targets Supervision of projects Organisational Skills

Always being flexible and adaptable Coaching Working Independently

Personal Qualities:

Approachable, passionate, enthusiastic, punctual with good time management

Languages: Punjabi (conversational), French (conversational) and Spanish (elementary)

Having strong communication skills: verbally and orally

Average 55 wpm with a high degree of accuracy

Work Experience:

Kensington Academy of English with David Game College

Assistant Director of Studies March 2017 – Sept 2017

Developing and designing the syllabus for a 45-hour 10-week course for the ISE Trinity exam and a 120-hour 12-week fluency course using authentic materials

Learner academic welfare

Creation of staffing plans

Assistant project management of the school moving from one site to another across London

Interviewing & hiring new members of staff (teachers)

Responsible for teacher welfare

Policy development

Leading internal professional development seminars

Observing teachers and providing in-depth feedback with an action plan for the following year

Assessing learner levels

Stepping in for the Director of studies during her absence

Evocation, London, UK Jan 2017 – March 2017

Temporary EFL Teacher

Merit School, Barcelona, Spain Nov 2015 – Dec 2016

Teacher of Adults

Adapting to learner needs and styles with the use of needs analysis and diagnostic testing

Mentoring and advising new and senior members of staff

Responsible for planning and evaluating lessons, materials and curriculum

Assessment of improvement with progress and end of course tests

Maintaining records: attendance, achievement and classes, using Google docs and Google sheets

Working on intensive and high-stakes courses with fixed time constraints and targets

Using technology to enhance learning and delivery through blended and flipped learning

Teaching learners at A1-C2 at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC Campus Nord)

Durham University, Durham, UK 2015 & 2016

Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes teacher

Teaching post-graduate international students on intensive English for Academic Purposes courses

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Moodle and Blackboard

Coaching life skills such as time management, managing workloads & critical thinking

Regularly participating in standardisation and assessment meetings and providing in-depth feedback

Being observed by BALEAP a quality assurance network

Experienced in using Smart boards, visualizers and projectors

Quality Languages, Montmeló, Spain Jan 2015 – July 2015

Teacher

Working with learners from 5-50+ years and at levels capabilities

Juggling multiple projects with differing targets at the same time

Delivery based on project work with CLIC for young learners

Creating new resources that were then implemented company wide

ILAC, Vancouver, Canada June 2012 – Aug 2014

English Teacher and Teacher Liaison Officer:

Taking minutes, regularly attending and conducting meetings

Relaying staff concerns to management and providing solutions

Disseminating the internal communications of the Academic Department

Leading a team as a teacher liaison

Mentoring and aiding new members of staff

Conducting level assessments

Working with a variety of levels to a variety of ages and learners from all across the globe

Preparing, administering and correcting assessments bi-weekly and providing in-depth feedback

Using a range of delivery styles, for example, task-based learning & the communicative approach

Working on speciality courses, such as, exam preparation

Interests: Reading, 30-day challenges, travelling and learning new languages

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