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Melanie Morton
Ladson,SC
Summary
Dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Energetic educator with proven skills in teaching diverse subjects. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Piano and Voice Teacher and Director
FAME Performing Arts
Mount Pleasant, SC
07.2019 - Current
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Managed over 100 clients with 95% retention rate over 3 year period.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Fostered team collaboration amongst students during rehearsals and performances
Worship Leader
Peace Presbyterian Church
Goose Creek, SC
01.2020 - Current
- Led and inspired worship 6 worship team members and guided team in following church processes, guidelines and mission.
- Coordinated music and special vocals for worship services on weekly basis.
- Recruited 20+ volunteers for choirs and worship teams.
- Performed as versatile vocalist and instrumentalist to support inspirational worship services.
- Supported pastor in discerning and meeting spiritual needs and helped church members and guests develop sense of belonging.
- Oversaw budget and programming for worship arts ministry and engaged outside services economically and responsibly.
- Developed programs for holidays and unique events.
- Held worship team accountable for facilitating God-inspired worship and continually encouraged, equipped and empowered volunteers.
Student Minister
Peace Presbyterian Church
Goose Creek, SC
01.2020 - Current
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Planned and executed over 20 events in 3 year period.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
English Teacher
AEON English School
Suzuka , Japan
10.2016 - 11.2019
- Established appropriate deadlines and provided complete instructions for reading assignment and homework.
- Worked with administrators on sales goals and how to improve profit margins and raise student retention.
- Met sales goals continuously over 24 month period.
- Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
- Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
- Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Created monthly academic status reports based on in-depth student evaluations.
- Assessed work of adult students to evaluate progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Balanced instruction, demonstration and personal work time for optimal student learning.
- Recommended curriculum choices to clients and created lesson plans to maximize effectiveness of instruction.
- Developed English teaching aids, instructional software, multimedia visual aids and study materials.
- Advised students on course selection, progress toward graduation and career decisions.
- Instructed through lectures, discussions and demonstrations in English
Education
Master of Arts - Musical Theatre Performance
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland 08.2014 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Musical Theatre Performance
Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC 01.2011 - 05.2014
Skills
Interpersonal Communication
Self-Motivated
Training and Development
Microsoft Office and Google Suite Software Proficiency
Organization and Time Management
Group learning mechanics
Proficient in Japanese
Accomplishments
- Maintained excellent relationships with clients
- Met sales quotas consistently over a 24 month period
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
- Developed international and domestic ESL and TEFL curriculum for more than 150 students.
- Earned a 24 month contract to work in Japan teaching ESL to Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Chinese-speaking students of all ages.
- Curriculum Development - Tailored educational curriculum to students with range of learning styles, disabilities, strengths and weaknesses. Developed innovative semester lesson plans and practical application exercises for classroom.
- Achieved JLPT N4, Upper Intermediate/Lower Advanced Japanese Skills
Software
Microsoft Suite
Resi
Pro-Presenter
MuseScore
Certification
Certified TEFL and TESOL Teacher
Interests
Fitness, The Arts, Language Learning
Timeline
Certified TEFL and TESOL Teacher
11-2022
Worship Leader
Peace Presbyterian Church
01.2020 - Current
Student Minister
Peace Presbyterian Church
01.2020 - Current
Piano and Voice Teacher and Director
FAME Performing Arts
07.2019 - Current
English Teacher
AEON English School
10.2016 - 11.2019
Master of Arts - Musical Theatre Performance
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
08.2014 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Musical Theatre Performance
Mars Hill University
01.2011 - 05.2014