Curriculum Vitae
Name: Ola El Mersafawy
Email: *********@*******.***
Employment:
** – Senior citizen care– part time - June 2015 - Present.
**- **** ****, ***. **** time tutor - Foster Care – West Palm Beach Board of
Education. 2015
10- English Teacher – English Today (British Council Affiliated) Rustavi, Republic of
Georgia. Post graduate & college prep. 2013 – 2014
9- English Department Supervisor KG1 – 12 - ICE American School (CITA
accredited) Cairo Ismailia Desert Road, Egypt. 2012 – 2013
8- Head of the lower Primary School & special Needs Department. KG1- Grade 3
ICE American School (CITA accredited) - Cairo Ismailia Desert Road. 2011 –
2012.
7- Head of English department – pre K – grade 3.
Kenana American School – Cairo Ismailia Desert Road, Egypt. 2007 -2011
6- Head of KG Department. Al Fouad American School (CITA accredited) – Sharkiya, Egypt 2006 – 2007
5- Little Tikes Pre School. CO-Owner & teacher Cairo Egypt 2001 – 2006
4- Peter Justessen Representative Duty free Co Cairo – Egypt 1995- 2000
3- Taj Travel Agency – Tours operator – Bahrain – Persian Gulf 1988 - 1992
2-Gulf Air- Air Hostess - Bahrain – Persian Gulf 1983 – 1986
1-Ibis Laundry – Cairo – Egypt. Summer Job 1978 - 1983
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
5-(TEFL) (TESOL) Level 1- TEFL Cambridge – Australia. August 2014
4- Five Star Professional Development Workshop in Cairo 2007, 2008, 2009 &
2011.
3- Five Star Professional Development Workshop in Alexandria 2008 & 2011.
2-International Teacher Certificate (silver – Instructional strategies & phonics) – The
American School of Education - Arizona, USA. 2007 – 2009.
1-IB Al Orman School – Giza – Egypt - 1976
Additional information:
Languages: French & Arabic
Additional skills: Word, Excel & Power Point.
Education Responsibilities included:
-Align the annual curriculum standards and benchmarks vertically and horizontally.
-Supervise and improve (when needed) with lesson planning, weekly, quarterly & annually.
-Supervise and plan weekly, monthly, quarterly and final tests.
-Interview and engage all teaching and non teaching staff within the department.
-Submit purchase order for all materials needed within department and supervise maintenance and repair works as needed.
-Teaching English & social studies grades 1 – 12, literature for advanced level –
(Simplified Shakespeare work), Junior Journalism grades 6,7 & 8.
- Coordinate with therapists and specialist and implement special programs for
mentally challenged students and facilitate inclusion process.
- Design and teach college preparation course for Psychology – Grade 12.
- Advice and counsel Grade 11 and 12 students about universities requirements and
Career choices. Organize universities’ orientation visits and explain and help
Completing admission’s Paper work.
-Planning and implementing staff Professional development both in-house and external.
-Communicate with Advance – Ed and fulfill requirements for accreditation visits. Meeting accreditation committee, present standards & discuss improvement plan.
-Attend all exhibitions & fairs. Promote the schools and offer group packages for potential parents. Visiting major companies and organization and introducing the company packages.
Retail & Hospitality:
-Selling Men’s attires (floor sale), manage inventory & stock room and operate cash register.
-Selling food & beverage products to diplomatic & tax exempted community (direct sale).
-Issue orders, shipping, insurance & freight from main warehouse in Copenhagen to Egypt & North Africa.
-Collect payments and deposit in accounts.
-Provide after sales service when needed.
-Organize conferences, receptions, trade fairs, all other sales & marketing events.
-All duties of air hostess.
-Train new airline staff.
-Help establish new stations in Middle East, India & Sri Lanka.
-Help with sales in Family owned boutique “La Grande Demoiselle”, Receive consignments, clear customs, stock inventory and help prepare accounts for taxes.
-Help in family owned farm, look after animals & dog breeding service.
-Work in family owned laundry (industrial & individual), market business and get accounts, receive laundry, identify stains, sort laundry, operate machines, fold and package and coordinate with delivery vans.
-Filing, marketing, print invoices, design fliers, Keep & update staff documents, deal with Ministry of Social Affairs, meet with accountant (monthly), meet & coordinate with vet (Bi-monthly), file all documents with Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Irrigation.
Senior Care:
-Personal hygiene, in & out of bed, Hoyer lift use, meal preparation & feeding, medicine supervision, changing colostomy bags, range of motions, light physical exercise & massage, fresh air outing (wheelchair), cooperating with therapists & other professionals; community nurses, visiting physicians, music therapist and driving to medical and non - medical appointments.