Joshua Jurrens
Portland,Oregon
Summary
Patient and dedicated English language teacher skilled at developing and promoting interactive learning within group environment. Experienced working with children and adults from wide array of cultural backgrounds to teach language skills. Positive educator patient with students, consistently dedicating extra time for one-on-one instruction to teach difficult lessons.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Library Page/Circulation Clerk
Hillsboro Public Libraries
1991.01
- Assisted patrons with locating and checking out materials, processing new library materials, shelving books and organizing materials, and providing basic reference and information services.
Administrative Assistant
Jurrens LLC
2007.01 - 2012.01
- Assisted family members in researching and running small businesses by writing business proposals, and researching business trends and models.
Operations Manager
After School Connections
2005.01 - 2006.01
- Supervised after-school care programs at five elementary schools, providing healthy snacks and stimulating activities, hiring qualified staff, and maintaining state licensing.
Homework Center Coordinator
Tualatin Library
2003.01 - 2005.01
- Supervised after-school program at the public library, providing healthy snacks and stimulating activities, recruiting volunteer tutors, and maintaining attendance records.
Library Specialist II
Corvallis-Benton County Public Libraries
1997.01 - 2003.01
- Assisted patrons with locating and checking out materials, processing new library materials, shelving books and organizing materials, providing basic reference and information services, supervising automated circulation systems, helping patrons with technology and computer use, and supporting library programs and events.
Education
MA - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Portland State University
06.2024
BA - Second Language Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa
06.2022
Skills
- Patience and Empathy
- Teaching English
- Cross-cultural communication
- Online Teaching
- Error Correction
- Classroom Management
- Lesson Planning
- Personalized Instruction
Websites
Special Experience
- Stay-at-home-father, Oregon and Hawaii, 2014, 2022
- Volunteer Aikido Instructor, Ki Society, Oregon & Hawaii, 1993, present
Certification
- TESOL Training - June 2024
- Online Teacher Training - June 2024
- TOEFL Teacher Training - June 2024
Timeline
Administrative Assistant
Jurrens LLC
2007.01 - 2012.01
Operations Manager
After School Connections
2005.01 - 2006.01
Homework Center Coordinator
Tualatin Library
2003.01 - 2005.01
Library Specialist II
Corvallis-Benton County Public Libraries
1997.01 - 2003.01
Library Page/Circulation Clerk
Hillsboro Public Libraries
1991.01
MA - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Portland State University
BA - Second Language Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa
- TESOL Training - June 2024
- Online Teacher Training - June 2024
- TOEFL Teacher Training - June 2024
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