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Zoe Leonard

Moonee Ponds,VIC

Summary

Experienced Secondary Teacher looking to transition to the Media, Literature, and Publishing industries. Dedicated to professional growth, adept at adapting to new environments, and skilled in fostering strong relationships with stakeholders. Proven communicator with excellent time management and public speaking abilities, committed to collaborative teamwork.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Secondary English Teacher

St. Aloysius College
01.2024 - Current

I am currently working at St. Aloysius College to further develop and enhance my skills in and out of the classroom. Teaching a mix of single-sex and co-educational classes has allowed me to differentiate tasks further, control a range of behaviours, and work with parents and students from various backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conducted parent-teacher conferences to discuss student progress and develop strategies for improvement
  • Reading and consuming multimodal texts to engage students
  • Collaborate with other teachers and parents to ensure that student outcome is prioritised
  • Work to deadlines both set personally and professionally
  • Support the overall goals and vision of the College

Secondary English and Literature Teacher

Marymount College
01.2023 - 12.2023

In my first full year of Teaching, I was gifted four English classes, including two Senior classes in Year 11 Literature and Year 12 General English, which exposed me to the QCE program. On top of this, I have had the pleasure of teaching Year 8 and 9 English and looking after a Year 12 Pastoral group. I have created meaningful relationships with my students and colleagues, allowing me to grow my confidence as a teacher. I have also done enormous reflections on my teaching as well as sought out and applied feedback from mentors which has helped me to grow and evolve continuously.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Planning and implementing lesson plans that respond to curriculum goals and meet the needs of individual learners
  • Designing and administering assessment tasks to identify student understanding and areas to target further learning
  • Differentiating learning tasks and teaching strategies to address individual learning needs and support an inclusive classroom
  • Connecting with parents to identify individual student’s learning success and opportunities for further learning
  • Collaborating with colleagues across the English Faculty and year levels to plan curriculum, identify individual student learning challenges and develop relevant assessment tasks.
  • Supporting the overall strategic goals of the school through participating in whole of school planning, and team building

Sales Assistant and Manager

Mecca Brands
10.2016 - 01.2023

Working for Mecca was an amazing opportunity. I developed so many skills and learnt so many lessons about working in retail and with people. Mecca has shown me that the team is much more important than the individual. Moreover, Mecca’s emphasis on the customer experience has allowed me to become much more empathetic, caring and honest when it comes to helping those who come into our stores.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Create rosters and daily action plans
  • Helping customers with all queries and offering desirable solutions
  • Communicating with fellow Zone Managers and other Managers to navigate customers seamlessly throughout the store to ensure an enjoyable shopping experience
  • Working with team members to ensure we are able to provide customers with a quality customer experience
  • Analyzed sales trends and customer feedback to identify areas of improvement and recommend strategies for increasing sales
  • Trained and mentored new sales staff on customer service, product knowledge, and sales techniques

Secondary English Teacher

Sacre Coeur
07.2022 - 09.2022

Once finishing my degree I worked during Term 3 at one of Melbourne's leading secondary schools. I was given the opportunity to teach three English classes as well as care for a Year 9 homeroom. My classes included Year 8's, Year 9's as well as a VCE Year 11 class. I thoroughly enjoyed all my classes and already learnt so much about myself as an educator that I hope to continue growing and learning. This was the perfect exposure to just how rewarding teaching can be and the impact we teachers can make on young people's lives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Planning and implementing lesson plans that respond to curriculum goals and meet the needs of individual learners
  • Administering assessment tasks to identify student understanding and areas to target further learning
  • Differentiating learning tasks and teaching strategies to address individual learning needs and support an inclusive classroom
  • Connecting with parents to identify individual students’ learning success and opportunities for further learning through Parent Teacher Interviews and email correspondent
  • Collaborating with colleagues across the English Faculty and year levels to plan curriculum, identify individual student learning challenges and develop relevant assessment tasks.
  • Help in the creation of the new Unit 1 & 2 English Framework
  • Working closely with Year Level Coordinator to ensure individual social and emotional needs of children are being looked after

Education

Master of Arts - Liteature And Creative Writing

Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC
10.2026

Bachelor of Arts - Literature And Historry

Australian Catholic University
Melbourne, VIC
07.2022

Bachelor of Teaching - Secondary

Australian Catholic University
Melbourne, VIC
07.2022

High School Diploma -

Sacre Coeur College
Glen Iris, VIC
11.2015

Skills

    Written and Verbal Communication

    Team Collaboration

    Relationship Building

    Sales

    Time Management

Additional Information

References avaliable on request

Timeline

Secondary English Teacher

St. Aloysius College
01.2024 - Current

Secondary English and Literature Teacher

Marymount College
01.2023 - 12.2023

Secondary English Teacher

Sacre Coeur
07.2022 - 09.2022

Sales Assistant and Manager

Mecca Brands
10.2016 - 01.2023

Master of Arts - Liteature And Creative Writing

Deakin University

Bachelor of Arts - Literature And Historry

Australian Catholic University

Bachelor of Teaching - Secondary

Australian Catholic University

High School Diploma -

Sacre Coeur College
Zoe Leonard