English Teacher Resumes

ESL Center Manager-Director of Teaching

Posted By: Dr Bruce Wells
Date: January 24, 2008

Bruce Joseph Wells

Profile

I am a native English speaker of Australia and currently reside in China where I am a Manager and Director of Teaching at an English training center. I have a Doctorate in Motivational Psychology and am TESOL qualified. With a background in motivation speaking, team building, and education services my key strengths include leadership positions, teacher training, and encouraging others to fulfill their potential. In this vein, I have just written a book, ‘Getting that Job’, for university graduates and other new job hunters which I hope to publish shortly. I enjoy the diversity of new cultures and have long harbored a desire to work and live in the Middle East. I will be able to relocate there at the beginning of September 2008.

Personal Details

Name: Bruce Joseph Wells
Address: Dynamic English Training Center
Floor 5, Nantong Building
Nantong
Jiangsu Province 226001
PR of China
Phone: 86-513-85596166
Email: dr.bruce007@yahoo.com.au
Citizenship: Australian
Marital status: Single

Professional Experience

Position: MANAGER - DIRECTOR OF TEACHING
Dynamic English Training Center, Nantong, PR of China
January 2007 - present
Core Duties: Implemented staff job performance reviews; provided ongoing teacher training; oversaw all programs taught at the center; hired and inducted new staff; implemented a Western work culture at the center; delivered English programs to corporate clients; presented public lectures at universities; increased the number of new students by 40% over a 12-month period; produced center advertising materials for the internet.

Position: CLASSROOM - PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Various schools, Toowoomba, Queensland
February 2002 - November 2006
Core Duties: Provided teaching services to a network of primary schools throughout the Darling Downs region; prepared, administered and graded tests; taught programs in all curriculum areas to students; prepared progress reports; delivered remedial programs; supervised field trips and week-long camps; adapted teaching methods to students’ needs; attended regular teaching workshops.

Position: HEAD TOUR GUIDE TRAINER
Jungle Tours & Trekking, Cairns, Queensland
June 1999 - September 2001
Core Duties: Trained and supervised tour guides; constantly reviewed and updated the tours offered by the company; acted as a tour guide taking national and international clientele on educational day trips and week-long safaris around the Cairns and Cape Tribulation areas.

Position: CHIEF TOUR GUIDE - DIVE INSTRUCTOR
Espiritu Santo Adventures, Santo, Vanuatu
March 1998 - November 1998
Core Duties: Oversaw the daily operations of the company; conducted land-based tours and WWII shipwreck scuba diving tours for international clientele around the island of Santo.

Position: MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
Dr Bruce Wells, Wollongong, New South Wales
June 1995 - February 1998
Core Duties: Provided personal development seminars to corporate groups, sporting teams and university students. Topics included optimising work cultures, goal setting, team building, value compasses, time management, stress management, proactive work practices, lifestyle management, staying motivated at work, and work readiness training.

Position: SPORT PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANT
Illawarra Academy of Sport, New South Wales
January 1993 - May 1996
Core Duties: Provided sport psychology services and programs for young elite athletes of the region.

Position: GROUP LEADER
University of Wollongong, New South Wales
March 1992 - May 1996
Core Duties: Provided 6-week long educational-adventure tours around Australia and New Zealand for large groups of American visitors.

Position: HEALTH AND FITNESS ADVISOR
University of Wollongong, New South Wales
July 1991 - January 1995
Core Duties: Conducted health and fitness appraisals, designed and implemented individual fitness programs, conducted gym and lifestyle courses.

Position: PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER
Sacred Heart International School, Rabaul, PNG
December 1987 - December 1988
Core Duties: Designed and implemented physical education programs and classroom programs for expatriate children.

Education

Doctorate of Psychology Motivation and stress management
University of Wollongong
February 1992 - March 1995

Bachelor of Physical Education First Class Honors
University of Western Australia
February 1989 - November 1991

Diploma of Teaching Double Major in Physical Education
Ballarat College of Advanced Education
February 1985 - November 1987

Additional Skills

Advanced TESOL certificate
TESOL specialty electives including Travel and Tourism, Private Tuition, and International Business
Computer expertise – PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Word, Macintosh
Senior First Aid certificate

Interests

Scuba diving, writing, traveling, photography, hiking, cycling, digital video editing

References

Tony Xiaobing Dynamic English Center
zhou_xiaobing@teijin.com.cn

David Kast Dynamic English Center
david@365dynamic.com

Bruce Rolls Darling Heights Primary School
bruce.rolls@eq.edu.au