I am a recent graduate of a TEFL program and am looking to pursue a teaching career with your facility. Although I am new to the market and have limited experience, I am hoping I can find a place within your company to further grow.

As mentioned, I am a new graduate and have very limited experience with teaching in a classroom. However, I do have qualities and skills that I feel would make me a very sucessful teacher.For over 10 years now, I have been working in the Fashion Retail Industry and have grown to various positions. Skills I have grown into include excellent customer service, able to deliver and delegate tasks to a team, prioritize day-to-day activities, and communicate thoroughly with staff members. I am very comfortable speaking infront of multiple people and feel very confident giving direction. I feel I have developed qualities that have enabled me to relay messages and communicate information very clearly.

As part of my certification with TEFL, I was required to complete a 20 hour practicum. This was completed at a school through the Toronto District School Board. There I was able to fully see how a classroom runs and how students learn. Throughout my time there, I worked with beginner, intermediate, and advanced level students. Classes ranged from conversational to grammar lessons. I was able to help support the students with any questions or difficulties they had with there worksheets and also deliver classroom instructions for completing activities.

Being hands on with the students was not only enjoyable but rewarding. When the students achieve there goals and progress even further that is the ultimate success. I am highly dedicated to ensuring that each individual continues to grow on their own learning path. I attain personal skills such as patience, enthusiam, and always having a positive attitude ; which all contribute to being a great role model for a teacher position.

Thank you very much for reviewing my application and I hope I can be a potential candidate for this position.
Yours sincerely,

Ms. Jordan Kinney

Jordan Kinney
Toronto, ON, Canada
1-647-965-6401
jordankinney1989@gmail.com

Profile:
Citizenship : Canadian
Age: 26
Marital Status: Single

Teaching Experience:

ESL Teaching Assistant: Bathurst Heights, Toronto District School Board, Toronto, ON, Canada
March 2016 - Present
Duties Included:
⦁ Involved with Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced classes that included auditory, visual, conversational, and kinesthetic lesson plans
⦁ Observe students throughout the class to understand different learning styles
⦁ Assist teacher with lesson plans, direction to students, and activities
⦁ Monitor classroom to ensure productivity as well as clarity on lesson work
⦁ Provide one-on-one assistance to students requiring further help to ensure comprehension
⦁ Working with a class of up to 25 students from various cultural backgrounds

Education:
International TEFL Academy, Chicago, IL, USA 2016
TEFL Certificate - PASS with 94%
150 hours of course work
20 hours of student teaching practicum

Humber College, Toronto, ON, Canada 2008-2010
College Degree in Fashion Business

Other Experience:
Brands Visual Merchandising Manager - January 2013 - Present
Senior Visual Merchandiser - August 2011 - January 2013
Company: Forever 21

⦁ Managing team to provide a visually impactful outlook of store as well as meet the needs of the business (fully stocked, replenishing items that have sold through or replacing, choosing correct merchandise for customer needs and wants, and making sure latest trends are going to the floor.)
⦁ Prioritize tasks to team throughout the day/week to ensure the store upkeep and aesthetics are maintained
⦁ Communicate with corporate head office about sales reports, needs/wants of customers, sell-through reports, success and improvements for business, marketing and promotional events
⦁ Leading and planning new floor-sets or seasonal changes
⦁ Training of new hires for in-store visual team as well as outside locations covering areas such as merchandising and store standards
⦁ Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to ensure all tasks are being completed efficiently and in a timely manner
⦁ Lead walk-throughs upon opening and closing with staff to guarantee proper standards are being met and maintained
⦁ Take part in corporate walk-throughs and conference calls
⦁ Follow weekly store reports based off of sales, inventory, and product categories to follow through with any changes, updates and promotions that show the result they had on the business
⦁ Involved with styling mannequins, displays and front of store windows
⦁ Travel to new locations to merchandise store, train staff, and ensure business is ready for opening day

Office Manager & Studio Coordinator - December 2010 - August 2011
Company: Plutino Group

⦁ Maintaining office by keeping supplies in stock, organized and presentable to clients
⦁ Delegating tasks to interns to be completed throughout the day
⦁ Sending out couriers and receiving them, tracking parcels, using UPS system
⦁ Updating data base system to ensure most relevant information on clients
⦁ Assisting on set with commercials and photo shoots
⦁ Organizing clients portfolios & weekly model castings
⦁ In charge of expenses and client payments

Women’s Accessories Team Leader - November 2008 - December 2010
Company: Urban Outfitters

⦁ Markdowns for sale purposes, as well as keeping track of items for sell-through through a POS system
⦁ Merchandising for store windows, mannequins, and other displays in order to showcase key pieces
⦁ Preparing for corporate visits and audits to ensure store is at full potential and perfected
⦁ Restocking merchandise by keeping track of which merchandise needs to be filled daily
⦁ Managing women's team to ensure proper restock and duties were being completed
⦁ Floor supervising to ensure floor is being maintained and controlling loss prevention
⦁ Preparing daily schedules, reports, and financial assignments for bank deposits
⦁ Recruitment for new store openings - going through interview process for hiring purposes and assisting with construction of store design