Rafael: United Kingdom: Jul 01, 2019

I am a native English speaking graduate and a UK citizen and have recently completed a 120 Hour TEFL Course with a distinction. I have a real desire to improve the lives of others by teaching English, and look forward to creating exciting and engaging lessons to motivate my students and help them to learn effectively.
I have some teaching experience provided by the TEFL course, and in the summer of 2014 I worked as a Camp Counsellor for Summit Camp in Pennsylvania, a special needs camp for boys and girls ages 8 – 19. As part of my role as a counsellor, I had to motivate and assist campers with different activities, as well as monitoring them and responding to any incidents such as accidents or behavioural problems. It was important to establish good behaviour and ensure activities ran smoothly in order for the campers to get the most from their experience at camp. This required me to be enthusiastic, positive and caring, as well as being responsible and firm but fair.
In October 2018 I graduated from the Open University (OU) with an Upper-Second Class Honours degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry). The OU is a public distance learning and research university, and so I carried out all of my studies off-campus. Studying for a degree in this way required me to remain focused, motivated and committed in order to be successful. Studying in my own time allowed me to develop my time-management and organisational skills and to become more self-disciplined and responsible.
My previous work and travel experiences have required me to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues as well as many different types of people from many different places. This has greatly improved my social and communication skills in addition to my ability to cope with obstacles, making me a more confident and creative person.
Overall, the skills and characteristics I have gained make me ideally suited for the job, and I believe that my enthusiasm, motivation and commitment would immediately benefit any school.
I would very much like the opportunity to discuss my application with you further with an interview. Thank you for taking the time to read my CV and I look forward to hearing from you.