Ebony Johnson
Hobsonville,NZ
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Dedicated to fostering critical thinking and cultural awareness among diverse learners.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
English Teacher
EPIK
Yangyang, South Korea
02.2023 - 02.2025
- Created lesson plans, handouts, and other materials for teaching English grammar, reading comprehension, and creative writing skills to students of all ages, from 5 years old to adults.
- Integrated current events into lessons to promote critical thinking among students with a core focus on teaching GCED and UN sustainable goals to students through English.
- Encouraged self-expression among learners through oral presentations, dialogue activities, and role plays.
- Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using variety of teaching techniques.
- Participated in professional development workshops
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings
Westgate, Auckland
03.2020 - 01.2023
- Providing customers with a great shopping experience
- Responsible for knowing where products are in any part of the store and their uses/functions
- Responsible for providing a safe, secure and rewarding environment for customers to browse and shop in
PHAB Youth Worker
PHAB Association
Henderson, Auckland
08.2020 - 12.2022
- Connecting young people with and without physical disabilities, working with the members on a weekly basis in the social clubs, and maintaining a relevant and fun weekly program.
- Responsible for: Overall organization of the club and its activities, organizing transport if required and approved, collecting donations and money for club activities, giving members information on club activities, and actively encouraging attendance by ensuring members receive weekly phone calls, creating a friendly atmosphere within the groups, and positively promoting PHAB to our members and to the wider community.
- Ensured safety of all youths while attending programming or events outside the facility.
- Assisted youths in developing life skills such as problem solving, communication, decision-making.
- Conducted assessments of needs and risk factors among participants in order to develop appropriate interventions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - TESOL and Korean
University of Auckland
03.2025
Bachelor of Global Studies - International Politics and French
University of Auckland
03.2025
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Cross-cultural communication
- Team collaboration
- Cultural awareness
- Language proficiency: conversant in French, communicative in Korean
- Proficient in MS Office
- Proficient in Google Drive
- Disability support
- Problem-solving skills
- Empathy and patience
Accomplishments
- Certificate of Achievement and Appreciation, Rotary International
- Completed UoA exchange to Yonsei University, South Korea
- 360 International Exchange Award
- Arts+ Mentor
Hobbies and Interests
- Social football
- Reading
- Travelling both around NZ and overseas
Projects
Second Year Global Politics, 03/01/19, 06/30/19, Collaborated with a team of five to create and film a video on an ongoing environmental political problem. Assigned the role of group coordinator responsible for arranging meeting times and locations, and keeping track of the filming and editing. Received an A+ grade and positive feedback regarding our group cohesiveness, and our video came 2nd overall in a class of around 40 groups.
Languages
Korean
Limited
French
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
English Teacher
EPIK
02.2023 - 02.2025
PHAB Youth Worker
PHAB Association
08.2020 - 12.2022
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings
03.2020 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Arts - TESOL and Korean
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Global Studies - International Politics and French
University of Auckland
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