102 Barnes Road, St. John’s, NL • A1E 3Z2

709.576.1530 elainegushue@gmail.com
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Experienced Head Teacher / Recruiter, providing

skilled research capabilities for employer needs

Management & Leadership Organizational Strengths

Mediation/ Diplomacy Skills Communication: Oral & Written

Multi-Cultural Experienced Mentor Relationships
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WORKING EXPERIENCE

LCI ENGLISH ACADEMY Seohyun City, South Korea 2003 – 2007

Head Teacher

A newly created position for Head Teacher, based on the Academy’s growing administrative needs, reflected the employer’s value and recognition for my contribution to both Board and Faculty. My mandate ensured effective liaison between school and staff, provision for mediation and potential issue resolvance, and teacher recruitment. I facilitated the orientation and cultural acclimatization of newly hired teachers, and mentored staff to full teaching capacity. Among my responsibilities:

• supervised and mentored 9 teachers

• averaged eighty students annual enrollment

• above average student/ teacher retention rate

Teacher

Prepared and delivered programmed English Curriculum for Korean primary/ secondary grade students, Course instruction included: English Grammar, Writing, Oral, Phonics, Public Speaking, Science, Arts, Math, and Logic. Provided challenging educational stimulus within structured learning environment; i.e. interclass competitions resulted in my class capturing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placements.

• taught small groups up to 10 students aged 5-13 years

“(Elaine) developed effective and efficient teaching methods and she practiced new methods to stimulate children’s learning potential.” Annie Hwang, Supervisor, Bundang School

MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND St. John’s NL

QEII Library Document Delivery (Student Assistant) 2008 – Present

Process and file library requests and returns, resource material according to specific discipline, and prepare books, periodicals, and publications for inter-library worldwide shipments. Skilled utilization of ILL management system for sending/ receiving user requests via Relais and Aviso, and extensive knowledge of Library Unicorn Workflows.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce 1998

Diploma, Post-secondary Education, anticipated 05/09

Diploma, ESL, anticipated 05/09

Faculty of Education, part-time studies 2007 – 2008, Memorial University