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Michael Bell
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, United Kingdom
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English
Fluently
Chinese (Mandarin)
Good
My experience
2018 - ?
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Regional Manager, Foreign Teaching Management Centre
Giraffe English.
Giraffe is an English training school with 200 employees - the regional manager is the focal point of all foreign teaching related matters in the company, with responsibility for approximately 40 foreign staff members. This role has demanded excellent delegation, collaboration, decision making and leadership skills, with duties such as:
• Supervising foreign department managers and trainers, chairing meetings, setting area goals and policies, making decisions considering both staff and wider company needs;
• Ensuring that the experience of working at Giraffe is consistent across all four centres;
• Ensuring trainings are of a high standard and accessible for all staff across all centres;
• Working closely with the recruitment manager to ensure staff numbers remain consistent and we recruit and retain quality candidates;
• Daily contact with HR and finance to resolve issues relating to foreign staff members' pay, visas, contracts, attendance etc.;
• Helping foreign and local staff to understand and adapt to each other's professional and social expectations, minimising miscommunication and frustration.
• Supervising foreign department managers and trainers, chairing meetings, setting area goals and policies, making decisions considering both staff and wider company needs;
• Ensuring that the experience of working at Giraffe is consistent across all four centres;
• Ensuring trainings are of a high standard and accessible for all staff across all centres;
• Working closely with the recruitment manager to ensure staff numbers remain consistent and we recruit and retain quality candidates;
• Daily contact with HR and finance to resolve issues relating to foreign staff members' pay, visas, contracts, attendance etc.;
• Helping foreign and local staff to understand and adapt to each other's professional and social expectations, minimising miscommunication and frustration.
Contracts, Training, Teaching, Leadership, Management, Finance, Recruitment, Contracts, Manager, Social
2016 - 2018
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Manager, Foreign Teaching Department, Huashan Campus, Giraffe Shanghai
unknown.
As manager of the foreign teaching department at Giraffe's Huashan Campus I was responsible for managing a roster of around 20 foreign teachers from a number of different countries. My main responsibilities included improving and maintaining teaching quality through regular observations and feedback; scheduling classes and substitutions; contract renewals and terminations; and making sure that the foreign staff were well supported.
Teaching, Manager
2014 - 2016
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Vice Manager
Training Department.
Giraffe Shanghai
My responsibilities included planning and delivering regular training sessions. I was also in charge of mentoring new foreign teachers throughout their first three months. Projects I was involved in included launching a continuous professional development program for the foreign teaching department, and developing and implementing an observation and assessment system for foreign teachers.
My responsibilities included planning and delivering regular training sessions. I was also in charge of mentoring new foreign teachers throughout their first three months. Projects I was involved in included launching a continuous professional development program for the foreign teaching department, and developing and implementing an observation and assessment system for foreign teachers.
Training, Teaching, Mentoring, Development, Assessment, Manager
2010 - 2012
job
English Teacher
English First.
At EF I taught English classes to adult learners, from beginners to advanced students.
My education
The University of Nottingham
Bachelors, Politics and American Studies
Bachelors, Politics and American Studies
SUNY Albany
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