I am currently working as a Direct care staff at the Guttenberg Center for special services. I recently graduated from Muhlenberg College with a degree in Psychology. My internships, previous jobs and current job have all involved me working with and/or teaching children ranging from the ages 2-13. All of these jobs have taught me how to be adaptable, understanding and compassionate. Working with children has taught me to expect the unexpected and to be prepared to find ways to keep things running smoothly. I have learned how to be patient and understanding of what these children are going through either at school outside of class, inside of class or at home. I have realized how much I love working with children and all the unexpectedness that comes from it. I love the ability to have fun and come up with different games while still being in a learning environment.

4 years of experience teaching a foreign language as an Assistant Teacher at Van Lang Center
– taught different levels of Vietnamese (beginner-intermediate)
– taught different age groups (elementary to early high school)

TEFL Certificate 2023

Friendly, open-minded, problem-solver, detail-oriented, motivated learner

Teaching style: show not tell, guide students through material rather than lecturing, encourage student talking time, ask questions

I have 3 years experience teaching children ages 4-16 in a dance instruction setting. While it may seem like dance and English teaching are very different, I find there are more similarities than one may think. New concepts in dance can be challenging, uncomfortable, and feel unnatural to perform, just like new language skills. My strengths as a teacher lie in my ability to personalize instruction to each student to make sure they don't feel overwhelmed or left behind as we progress as a class. An empathic approach with creative teaching techniques makes classes less stressful, and the results are positive when students are comfortable in their learning environment. Nurturing students' skills in a way that grows their confidence in their own abilities is key, as opposed to teaching techniques that leave students struggling, confused, and feeling like they cannot approach me for help.

I am very interested in applying for your teaching post. Since 2022, I have been teaching Business Studies at a secondary school here in the UK but wish to teach abroad. I have also taught computer science and mathematics. I graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Business studies from the University of Wolverhampton in 2022.

I consider myself to be a conscientious, punctual and hard-working individual who is very professional. I have excellent written, oral and verbal communication skills – especially in English.

I have worked all my life and prior to this teaching position I worked in the finance department at my local hospital, here in the UK, as a Management Accountant for 20 years.

I have been very lucky to have travelled to many countries across the World, and in Asia, and now wish to pass on my wealth of life and teaching knowledge to children and individuals less fortunate than myself.

I enjoy working with children of all ages, and believe I can make a positive impact on their careers and lives going forward.

Thank you.

I have a calm spirit that benefits me at all times. Whether it be the overload work that needs to be completed, learners' mischievousness or miscommunications between colleagues- I am able to handle them with calmness.
My desire to try new things always make me ready to participate in extramural activities or go beyond to make my pupils learn. I easily adapt to situations.

Band 4 Medical Secretary
November 2022 – Present. ◘ NHSP- Vascular Surgery in Manchester Royal Infirmary Hospital
Guided and assisted colleagues in the usage of the new EPR system HIVE.
Assisted and taught staff members alternative efficient methods of handling patient data.
Validated previously lost data from previous systems to ensure patient completion of RTT pathway.
Assisted in data migration of mature referrals.

Admin and Clerical staff
June 2022-October 2022. ◘ NHSP- Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington, Altrincham (WTWA) Hospitals
Guided staff members throughout hospitals by implementing alternative methods of communication.
Taught directors and staff members the usage of excel and microsoft packages.
Assisted in clerical data migration involving confidential patient records.
Aided in booking and scheduling patients into hospital records using multiple systems such as IPM Lorenzo and HIVE Hyperspace PRD.

Customer Service Advisor
July 2021-October 2021. ◘ SITEL- Bradford
Supported SITEL through the NHS T&T programme
Updated NHS contact records
Taught members of public guidelines in keeping safe during the COVID pandemic.
Made outgoing calls towards contacts and ensured their self-isolation
Assisted on the Afghan helpline, advising callers and refugees in their struggles.
Received incoming calls from callers and refugees whilst gathering data in order to support.

National Children’s Ministry Head
November 2020-February 2021 ◘ CFC-Kids for Christ
Designated as a team head for Global Day of Service, including managing various committee meetings and oversee event programme flow effectively and efficiently.

Area Youth Head
April 2019-April 2022 ◘ CFC-Youth for Christ

Defined and established a database to ensure safeguarding policies were compliant within the community.
Mentored youths on how to lead events alongside leading talks/speeches.

Chapter Youth Head
August 2021-June 2022 ◘ CFC-Youth for Christ
Managed and re-established physical youth events whilst ensuring safeguarding procedures were carried out in correlation to the safeguarding policies and risk assessments.
Guided and taught youths the safeguarding guidelines alongside methods of implementing events.

I have been given the opportunity to work at a nursery. Where I gained some experience in dealing with children. I am a patient person and passionate about teaching young children. I am open minded and a good listener. Im a fun person who loves learning new things and cultures, I believe I am a good teacher because I pay attention to every child in class.

Hello,

My name is Melia Van Hecke and I’m a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis where I majored in English literature with a concentration in creative writing and minors in drama and psychology. I have been planning on teaching English abroad for a few years now, and I’m so excited to now have my degree and am ready to get going. I’m certified through Global Language Training’s 120 hour Advanced TEFL course and have all of my E2 documents in hand.

I’m a passionate reader and writer and a bit of a grammar nerd, and I’d be so thrilled to share this love of everything English with students. On that note, I love working with children and have always wanted to teach. I’ve worked with children as a babysitter, a face painter, a Christmas elf, and have generally always loved hanging out with kids. I’m open to teaching all ages as I think each age group has a unique wonderfulness alongside typical difficulties. Though I know teaching English in kindergarten can be difficult and many people don’t want to do it, I actually love that age! I'm looking for a teaching position in Busan, a late November/early December start date, I'm open to morning or afternoon start times, and I have a starting salary of 2.5 million won.

Best,
Melia Van Hecke

I currently work at a private nursery as a nursery assistant and have taken online training courses in basic first aid, safeguarding level 2, Adverse Childhood Experiences, food allergy awareness, appropriate touching, ADHD and Autism in girls and recording observations. I believe that this nursery experience has allowed me to understand how children develop, and classroom management and get familiar with observing children's behaviours to understand their progression. I also have taken a 120-hour TEFL course that taught me about a variety of ways in which students are taught and allowed me to learn about and submit lesson plans. I also have a Film and English bachelor's degree with honours with a 2:1 grade. A lot of my work in university was surrounding the understanding of children in relation to children's literature and film so it allowed me to gain an interest in children's education. My personality has been described as empathetic, observant, and trustworthy and I can understand people's behaviours well. I believe I am organised and creative so creating lesson plans is rather enjoyable for me. I am an honest and clear yet empathetic communicator, and a good listener and believe in helping people as much as I can.

I am a graduate of law, who has just completed my studies at the North-West
University, in South Africa. As part of my studies, I took part in an educational outreach module, where
I was required to seek out underdeveloped schools, in order to provide education to
students. This took place at multiple schools, and during the course of the programme,
I gave over 12 lessons to students ranging from 7, to 15 years old. This was not only
eye-opening to see the impact one can have on the lives of children, but it also allowed
me to discover my passion in teaching children and helping them grow, not only on a
personal level, but more importantly on an educational one. Further through my
studies, I completed modules such as Linguistics, Literary Genres, and other language
skill modules.

I would describe myself as someone who is hard working, and who takes pride in any
of the work I put forward. I also strive to bring out the best of anyone who I cross
paths with, be it adults or students. After completion of my studies, I firmly believe
that every child is entitled to an education that is enriching, laying a base for any
individual to build a strong and successful future off of. My aim is to inspire and
motivate students to obtain the greatest success possible, and this will be done by
fostering an attitude of confidence while simultaneously providing support to all
students.

Having taught students, as well as having experience in taking care of children, I firmly
trust that I am well equipped to provide the education that any child would need for
their prosperous development.