Online English Teacher (part-time)
Education First
Total years of experience :12 years, 10 Months
Company: Education First (Jan 2014 - to date)
Position Held: Online English Teacher (part-time)
Main job functions: Teaching English to students from all over the world on an online platform. Grading and giving feedback to students. Assisting students with their grammar, comprehension and conversational skills.
Being graded at an average of 4.65 out 5.0 for my skills and performance as an English teacher. 5.0
being the top score and 1.0 being the lowest score.
Company: Save the World Foundation (Oct '12-Mar '13)
Position Held: Office Administrator
Main job functions: Responsible for all administrative aspects of running an evangelism outreach ministry such as processing all donations to the ministry by capturing all data onto database, managing all
ministry partners by phone, bulk emails and letters, handling queries, prayer requests, weekly
ministry updates, planning month-end partner prayer meetings, dealing with service providers,
designing brochures for evangelism outreaches, contacting pastors to keep database up to date,
working together with outreach teams by getting all their stats for outreaches and updating
organization's websites and database, planning and holding meetings with admin staff and outreach
staff, compiling year plans and aligning them to ministry tasks and objectives, planning outreach
campaigns from start to finish together with admin and outreach staff. Worked on Excel, Word,
Give n Gain (non-profit database for partners and payments) I-messenger (bulk sms database), APS
System (debit order system) . Printing of material for the Evangelism School, assist queries from the public on the Evangelism School and assist students and dean of the Evangelism School.
Being able to single-handedly learn and do the work of 3 people at one time after the office reopened in January 2013. Working well under pressure. Training new staff members on all aspects of my job for duplicity and backup.
Company: Panda Properties
Position Held: Joint business owner with spouse (2006 - 2011)
Main job functions: Sourcing properties for sale and rental purposes, evaluations, letting, selling and managing
properties, communicating and meeting needs of landlords, sellers, tenants and buyers, hosting show
days for viewings, advertising in newspaper - designing the ad and wording, working with developers and large scale development projects by securing tenants and selling properties.
Most proud of over 70 rentals achieved for a developer over a 3 month period - beating all other
agents we worked alongside with.
Company: Pam Golding PropertiesFourways (2005 - 2006)
Position Held: Estate Agent
Main job functions: Sourcing properties for sale purposes, selling of properties, evaluations, hosting show days, working with owners and buyers trying to meets needs and expectations.
Being part of a team of agents that won Pam Golding Properties Agents of the Year in 2005.
Company: Afrox (Pty) Ltd Dec 1999 - Dec 2004
Position Held: e-Commerce Analyst and Trainer
Main job functions: Managing all e-commerce hardware and software for company. Fault finding and resolving of systems
problems. Managing e-commerce functionality on company website and uploading of new products on the e-shop so customers could place orders electronically. Training internal staff at customer service
centre and branches all over South Africa on how to use the e-commerce systems. Training customers
(industrial business owners and co-ops) on e-commerce systems - how to place orders and use the website. Creating manuals from scratch on how to use the e-commerce systems. Handling all queries regarding ecommerce functionality on website via telephone and email. Do presentations to customers and staff on the e-commerce functionality of website. Reporting to my senior manager regarding all
aspects of my job.
Ability to learn quickly and not being daunted by holding training sessions and presentations to senior
management and large external clients at such a young age.
Company: Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
Position Held: Technical Field Engineer
Main job functions: Assisting Nedbank's small to medium business owner clients with technical problems on their banking
systems (Nedbank was a client of EDS and we were responsible for their network and clients) . Daily
appointments to see clients in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Handling of any telephonic queries.
Installation of new software on computers. Basic training of clients on how to use the banking systems
that we installed.
Was chosen 1 of 3 trainee engineers for the opportunity to work for EDS out of a class of over 150
students.
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Work well under pressure, quick learner in any environment, responsible and conscientious, work well with all types of people, excellent writing and communication skills, great liaising and reporting
skills, diligent, problem solver with a positive mental attitude and faith in God.
Certification: Practical Evangelism/Outreach training 2012 Institution Attended: Evangelism Explosion Certification: Evangelism Training EE3 Current Institution: CFCI Bible School
Last School Attended: Sandringham High School Highest Standard Passed: Matric with exemption 1997 Subjects Passed: English, Afrikaans, History, Accounting, Mathematics, Science - all higher grade Leadership Roles: Prefect in Matric Extra-mural Activities: Netball HIGHER EDUCATION Institution Attended: Enterprise Connection - The Zone