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I am an independent, hardworking and outgoing person. I have recently completed my Bachelors degree in Business & German from Trinity College, Dublin. Experienced working as an individual or as part of a team in various fast-paced environments from the service industry to manufacturing.

I also have experience working with children. I volunteered to work on the Clongowes Special Children Holiday during the 2014 summer. During this period, I was personally responsible for the care of several young children with varying disabilities. I also worked for two summers as a state examinations supervisor and aide. I worked 1-on-1 supervising and helping students with learning disabilities sit their leaving cert examinations in special learning centres. In this role I was given a great deal of responsibility to ensure proper protocol was followed and to make certain the student received the appropriate amount of aid he/she was entitled to.

I feel my skills learned while working these jobs will help me in teaching children of all ages. I am also adept at learning new languages having achieved fluency in German. I hope this skill will translate well as I attempt to learn Korean during my stay. I have also lived away from home before, spending a year in Germany. This has allowed me to become more independent and I believe this makes me suited to dealing with the challenges that often come from living abroad.

Experience: I have recently completed some work experience with a primary school here in the U.K. During this time I performed the role of a Teaching Assistant, and I worked with children aged 5-11 years old. Duties included: reading with the students, supervising in the classroom and out of class activities, key learning focus was english reading, writing, phonics and spelling as well as lots of creative based learning.

Personality:
I consider myself to be a perfectionist and I take great care and commitment to everything I do.
I am a very open minded person who is always keen to learn new things, meet new people and improve on my skills as much as possible.

Skills:
Creative, Organised, Self-motivated, Patient, Dedicated

Please see my self-introduction video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itItk39-y4k

My name is Darius Allen Livingston Mills and I currently live in Hwajeong-dong, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.

I’m currently looking for an English teaching position that begins in September.

I have experience teaching in Korea at Hwajeong POLY Language School and 2 years teaching Biology on a community college level in the USA.

I am currently on an E2 Visa already so the lengthy paperwork process will not be required.

I am a social, inquisitive and motivated individual which means I fit well into teams and integrate well with people. My inquisitive nature means I am always looking to learn and challenge myself in ways to improve. My motivation pushes me to be the best I can be in any area. I'm a patient individual which helps me to monitor, reflect and gain the best perspective for situations.

I have experience in managing a team of assistants, training existing and new employees. I also have experience of preparing lesson plans for classrooms. I often childmind so I have experience of dealing with children. In my most recent job role I frequently dealt with customers face to face and had to manage to find ways to communicate complex issues to them in ways which they could understand.

My skills are that I am a strong communicator so am able to convey information well. I am able to organise and schedule effectively as I did this daily in my previous role and had to do this whilst working full time and studying for a degree alongside this. Further skills are that I am resilient, I enjoy challenges and welcome the opportunity to learn from them so that I can adapt, adjust and prepare better for future challenges

I am a native English speaker and ESL teacher with experience teaching a wide variety of students. I have taught for two years as a public school teacher through Japan's INTERAC programme, placed in Elementary and Junior High schools in Kanazawa, Japan. Additionally, I conducted conversational classes with adult learners and helped prepare private students for IELTS examinations and overseas studies. I am very strong at creating entertaining and engaging lessons. I owe this to strong lesson planning, using (and making) fun, profession- al multimedia, having a strong sense of humour and being adept at public speaking.

I majored in English at University and have since worked as a tutor, journalist. newsreader, copywriter and junior editor. All these positions require a strong command of the English language as well as impeccable grammar and spelling. I started teaching a radio news broadcasting class in 2018 as a Saturday job and realized that I love teaching.

I like children because they're completely unfiltered and haven't been conditioned yet, making them open-minded and willing to learn new things. Their curiosity fascinates me! I would love the opportunity to be able to use the skills of language use I have acquired to help children and adults reach their full potential.

Currently, I am on maternity leave from work for Chungdahm Learning in Busan. I worked in Seoul for 3 years before transferring to the Busan branch within the same company. I was promoted to Head Instructor in May before leaving Seoul, and upon arriving in Busan, I continued in a management position as a Team Manager. This position required that I serve as a liaison between the company’s headquarters, the Korean management team, and the Instructors. I also reviewed CCTV of the teachers and compiled reports about their strengths and weaknesses; and offered my support to bolster those weaknesses. In my role as a teacher, I have worked with students in the age range of five to fifteen-years old. When working with basic to intermediate level students, I help them with reading and listening comprehension, as well as speaking and writing skills. My company focuses on preparing students for the TOEFL examination, so my experience is geared towards this goal. For the Master level course, we discuss English Literature. This challenges me to talk about difficult topics and concepts, while also balancing the cultural sensitivity of the students and parents. In addition, I have used, and have become more proficient, with Smart TVs, Samsung tablets, and Microsoft Office. I must also prepare detailed reports on the progress of my students, including their strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions for improvement. Twice I have had the fortune of being named Best Teacher and have won a company-wide competition for my branch. This is all written to illustrate my commitment is not only to my students, but to the company as well. On a personal note, what has kept me in the company for so long are the students. There have been many times that I have been weighed down by the stresses of life or maybe had a particularly challenging day, but then once I am in the classroom with my students it all melts away. They make me laugh, but also inspire me to work harder for their growth and improvement. I always work hard for my students, even the ones that channel their anger towards me or feel no reason to try, I don't give up.