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ESL Teacher in Oz
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Hi and welcome to my website.

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My name is Jacqui and I have been Teaching Immersion English in Taiwan for over 3 years. As well as teaching I have travelled through various Asian countries - Vietnam and Thailand, and I have now settled in Australia.

This website has infomation on my Teaching and work experiences, photos of both work and travel, as well as links and news.

 

Work Information

 

Personal Information
 Name: Miss Jacqueline Carr
 Date of Birth: August 9th 1978
 Passport: British (Scotland)
 Visa: Working Tourist (1 Year)
 Email: eslteacherinoz@zoomshare.com

           jcarrz@hotmail.com


Skills
Computer and Internet literate: Microsoft XP, Microsoft Office (word, excel, photo editor etc.), Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop and basic Apple Mac.


Photography: Pentax SLR camera – K1000-P50, black and white and colour developing and printing skills, digital film and photo.
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (3 years practical conversation), Spanish, French and German (1-2 years study beginners level)


Interests
I enjoy travelling, meeting new people, reading, listening to music, camping, photography, drawing/painting, languages, cooking, buying foreign artefacts, visiting museums and galleries, arts and crafts, and surfing the net.


 Education and Training

Currently studying for Cert lV in Workplace Training and Assessment.

Australian Senior First aid - level 2 (2005)

Building and construction - Red Card (2005)

1997 – 2002
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Faculty of University of Dundee
Dundee
Scotland


Qualification: Diploma of Graphic Design


1990 – 1996
Greenwood Academy
Dreghorn
Irvine
Scotland


Qualifications:
Highers (1994 – 1996) : Art and Design (A), English (C), Modern Studies (C), Religious Studies (B)
Standard Grades (1992 – 1994): Art and Design (1), Chemistry (2), Computing (2), English (2), Modern Studies (1), Math (3), Physics (2), Spanish (3).


1995-1996
University of Strathclyde Business School
Young Enterprise Scotland
Greenwood Academy
Dreghorn
Irvine
Scotland


Qualification/ Certificate: Certificate of Distinction
Details: Written exam in business management from the experience of running a young enterprise company for one year.


March 2002
Intensive TEFL Courses
Durham
England


Qualification/Certificate: Teaching English as a Foreign Language


April 2005
Harcourt International
Taipei
Taiwan
ROC


Qualification/ Certificate: Certificate of attendance to the Harcourt International Teacher Training Workshop.


Work History

August 2005- November 2005

Thiess John Holland - EastLink Project

Position - Property Administrator (Casual)

Responsibilities- Compiling Property Condition Surveys, data entry, compiling spreadsheet data.

 

July 2002 – July 2005


 Noble American Children’s School
850 Daya Road, Section 2, Chiayi City
Taiwan, ROC


 Position: Kindergarten Teacher/ Kindergarten Lead Teacher


Kindergarten Teacher
Teaching full curriculum immersion English to children aged 3-6 years old.
Class size from 18-20 students. Teaching hours: 8:30am – 12:00pm and 1:50pm – 5:00pm. (Monday to Friday)

Responsibilities included:
 ·        Teaching a full curriculum of Maths, English, Phonics, PE, Art, Health and Hygiene , Social Studies and Science to Kindergarten Students.
·        Working out lesson plans each week, finding appropriate resources and teaching materials such as worksheets, flashcards, books and songs.
·        Compile monthly webs detailing the months work over each week.
·        Evaluating students every two months to monitor progress.
·        Writing monthly observations on each student and communicating this information with parents.
·        Planning activity days and events such as graduation concerts, christmas concerts, mothers day, sports days and escorting students on field trips.


 Kindergarten Lead Teacher ( Commenced March 2005)
 Responsible for overseeing the curriculum development and management of the Kindergarten resources, training and orientation of the 10 Kindergarten classes and their Teachers. The kindergarten had at most 10 Foreign ESL teachers, teaching at most 180 students.


 Responsibilities included:
 

  • Being an Advisor for the Kindergarten Department of the school.
  • Assist in interviewing and recruiting new ESL teachers.
  • Assist in the training and orientation of new and exisiting teachers.
  • Writing up procedures and protocols regarding class conduct, discipline, and teaching.
  • As part of the management team, assisting in planning activity days, teaching materials, and curriculum development and organisation.
  • Checking the lesson plans and monthly webs of all the Kindergarten Teachers, to ensure that the correct resources, skills and concepts are covered for each month.
  • Delegate responsibilities regarding the management of the Kindergarten resources to other teachers.
  • Liaise and communicate all events regarding the Kindergarten in weekly management meetings.

The three years I have worked in Noble American Children’s School have been the most challenging but rewarding years of my life. Having to adapt to a new culture, language barriers and educating young children with no or very little English skills, and working under  very different work ethics, has brought about  a new appreciation for learning new skills and setting high goals in my working environment. 


August 2000 – May 2002
British Telecom
Bell Street
Dundee
Scotland
UK


 Position: Directory Assistance Operator (casual/part time and full time)


 Responsibilities Included:
 

  • Answering calls from BT and other telecom companies customers, requiring number information in the UK and Ireland.
  • Dealing with customer complaints.
  • Meeting call time targets and customer service standards.
  • Promoting a good company image by professional conduct.
  • Learning new computers skills and adapting to new programs and changes in the British Telecom computer system.
  • Accurate and timely typing skills suited to data entry requirements.
  • Good geographical knowledge of the areas covered.
  • Good communication skills, with clear pronunciation.
  • Working flexible hours in the 24 hours Directory assistance centre.

 I started working in this department of BT while I was still a University student working part time hours. After University they offered me a full time contract.


August 1999 – July 2000
British Telecom International
Irvine
Scotland


Position: International Directory Assistance Operator (Full time)


Responsibilities included:
 

  • Answering calls from UK customers requiring number information in countries outside the UK.
  • Meeting call and customer service targets.
  • Navigating over 20 databases of information from 20 different countries (English and other languages).
  • Navigating a country run holding telephone directories from over 400 countries (English and other languages).
  • Dealing with customer complaints.
  • Communicating with telephone operators in other countries.
  • Meeting monthly evaluation standards.

August 1998 – July 2001
Dundee University Students Association
Dundee
Scotland


Position: Bar tender (casual/part time)


Dundee University Student’s Association consists of 2 bar venues and 2 club venues, holding a maximum of 4000 people.
 

Responsibilities included:
 

  • Responsible serving of alcohol and meals to the customers of the student’s association.
  • Cashing up the evenings takings.
  • Training and assisting new staff.
  • Rotating stock, cellar maintenance.
  • Working flexible, late hours and University holidays.
  • Help plan and carry out special events, concerts, and theme evenings.

1996 – 1998
 Details are available regarding my employment for these dates. The types of employment included casual bar, computer and hard drive assembly and shop work. All were casual or part – time.


Voluntary Work
1994 – 1997
 Girl Guides Association
Bourtreehill
Irvine
Scotland


 I have been a member of the Girl Guides Association since 1983. My involvement has been limited while being overseas in Taiwan for the past three years.


Position: Girl Guides Association Young Leader


 Responsibilities Included:
 

  • Assisting unit leaders in running a Brownie Guide unit for girls aged between 7 and 10 years old.
  • Helped train the Brownies in areas of badge work i.e. Road safety rules, orienteering, and first aid.
  • Assisted in the planning and organisation of weekend pack holidays.
  • Monitored attendance, and group activities.
  • Helped to promote the Girl Guide Association.
  • Helped organise charity events.

1996 – 1997
Harbours Arts Centre
Irvine
Scotland


Position: Voluntary Assistant 


 Responsibilities Included:
  • Assisting visitors to the Arts centre.
  • Working in Front of house and ticketing concerts and shows.
  • Supervising Gallery and information centre.
                                                   
References
Available – See scanned documents in Photos or request via email.

 

 




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