Melissa Arends
Teacher
Summary
I am an organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. I obtain an enthusiastic and passionate outlook towards educating learners. I have good communication and interpersonal skills necessary to lead classrooms and execute lesson plans. I enjoy creating a positive classroom environment and I effectively manage student behavior.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Cedarberg Primary / Department Of Education
Port Elizabeth
08.2022 - Current
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Met with parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
Substitute Teacher
Cedarberg Primary School
Port Elizabeth
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Temporary (Grade 1) Educator
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback to students, parents and school administrators.
- Adapted lesson plans and student activities to meet needs of students with special learning needs.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
- Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.
Substitute Teacher
Cedarberg Primary School
Port Elizabeth
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Temporary (Grade 2) Educator
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Providing continuity and enhancement of the learning process
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback to students, parents and school administrators.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to teaching.
- Organized and cleaned teaching areas after daily use to maintain high standards for returning teachers or other substitutes.
- Assigned, explained and graded homework.
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
Buyers Administrative Assistant
Shoprite HR Divisional Offices, Port Elizabeth
Elizabeth
03.2015 - 10.2015
- Performed clerical work such as sorting mail, restocking supplies and typing documents
- Directed incoming calls to internal personnel and departments, routing to best-qualified department
- Provided multifaceted services to Buyers by running errands, managing mail, scheduling appointments and providing general administrative assistance
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities and communicate instructions
- Created and updated physical records and digitized all files to maintain current, accurate and compliant documentation
- Performed various administrative functions, including filing paperwork, delivering and sorting mail
- Assisted with on-boarding process of new hires in
- Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process
- Answered and directed outbound and inbound phone calls per day
- Recruited and screened qualified potential employees
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support
- Collected several reference and education verification checks
- Maintenance of Attendance record spreadsheets.
HR Assistant
Ikamva Recruitment
Port Elizabeth
01.2013 - 05.2013
- Partnered with management team to coordinate on-boarding and off-boarding processes.
- Reviewed and screened applicant resumes to identify qualified candidates.
- Responded to inquiries by answering telephone calls, in-person questions and emails.
- Coordinated and set up meeting materials, presentations and audiovisual systems.
- Updated Human Resources Information System (HRIS) database, maintained data accuracy and assisted with system changes.
- Organized new employee orientation schedules for new hires.
- Filed paperwork, sorted, and delivered mail and maintained office organization.
Administrative Assistant
Netcare Cuyler Hospital
Uitenhage
06.2012 - 12.2012
- Performed general office duties, including answering multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors
- Diary Management
- Handled client correspondence and tracked records to foster office efficiency
- Drafted professional memos, letters to support business objectives and growth
- Supported efficient meetings by organizing spaces and materials, documenting discussions and distributing meeting notes.
Education
Matric: Grade 12 -
01.2007 - 01.2011
Subjects:
- Biology
- Mathematics Literature
- Life Orientation
- Business Studies
- English
- Afrikaans
Certificate in Human Resource Management -
01.2012 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching - Education
01.2017 - 04.2021
Skills
Lesson implementation
Instructional technology
Verbal and written communication
Discipline
Group Instruction
Parent Communication
Creative problem solving
Adaptable
Organizational abilities
Classroom management
Student records management
Art
I love and enjoy creating art and allowing learners to express themselves through the form of artwork, it adds to the idea of learning more about the learner, adding to their skillset and forming a talent that might have been hidden.
Timeline
Teacher - Cedarberg Primary / Department Of Education
08.2022 - Current
Substitute Teacher - Cedarberg Primary School
01.2022 - 08.2022
Substitute Teacher - Cedarberg Primary School
01.2021 - 12.2021
Varsity College - Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching, Education
01.2017 - 04.2021
Buyers Administrative Assistant - Shoprite HR Divisional Offices, Port Elizabeth
03.2015 - 10.2015
HR Assistant - Ikamva Recruitment
01.2013 - 05.2013
Administrative Assistant - Netcare Cuyler Hospital
06.2012 - 12.2012
Damelin - Certificate in Human Resource Management,
01.2012 - 12.2012
Strelitzia High - Matric: Grade 12,
01.2007 - 01.2011