Experience
ESL teacher: 1 year working as a full-time ESL teacher at Satit Pattana Secondary School in Bangkok. Professional experience teaching students aged 12-18, of varying ability levels. This experience included lesson planning and creating materials, grading and tracking the progress of my students, writing reports, etc.
CELTA course: I have completed a full-time CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course in Spain, during which I learned to teach English in both theory and practice. I learned how to plan effective lessons, along with various teaching methods to ensure that students learn, engage with and retain the information taught.
Foreign languages tutor/ teaching assistant: Voluntary classroom experience in French and Spanish language classes. I began to acquire skills such as preparing classroom materials, running activities smoothly, and working with children both one-on-one and in a classroom setting.
Au pair (Spain): Teaching and caring for children between the ages of 3 and 14.
Police officer: Making fast decisions in high-pressure scenarios. Problem solving. Communicating and cooperating with members of the public. Completing paperwork related to case files. Teamwork with other officers and PCSOs.
Customer service: This developed certain traits including patience, listening skills, and teamwork.
Personality
Empathetic: I am naturally very empathetic and caring about others.
Friendly: My friendly demeanour makes students feel that they can approach me with problems both within and outside of the classroom.
Passionate: I take teaching very seriously, and I understand and enjoy the responsibility of inspiring students to achieve their full potential.
Hard-working: I always endeavour to do my best in what I pursue, both work-related and other pursuits.
Skills
Creativity: I can create fun and engaging classroom activities to keep students motivated and engaged. Outside of work my main hobbies are art and dance.
Organisational skills & punctuality: Various work experiences have given me the ability
Adaptable: I can very quickly adapt to a new place and structure, whether it be a new country or a different workplace.
Communication skills: I can communicate with all kinds of people in numerous circumstances, from relaxed to very high-pressure. In my recent job I have been complimented on my ability to communicate well with my students, and make them feel at ease even in exam situations.
Language skills: Advanced French/Spanish/Portuguese. I am currently self-studying Korean and Thai.
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