Native Spanish Teacher offers a Cuba-Spain cultural background of the language with 15 years of experience teaching.

Aylen's resume

Career Objective

To obtain a position as Spanish Teacher

Have leaved in Cuba, Spain, Canada and United States of America

Professional Experience

Experience

2014-Present:

Spanish/English Homestay International Program Champaign, IL, USA
Spanish Teacher/ English Trainee
• Summer Spanish Camp program designed and developed for five children ages 6-7 years old.
 Provide leadership to all functions of the camp program.
 Manage the planning of the overall camp program.
 Develop, coordinate, promote and schedule camps to meet the needs and objectives previously planned.
 Coordinate resolution of minor behavioral problems as needed.
 Maintain and set up files of all enrolled campers.
 Create memos or letters to parents as requested.
 Track or records all other activities that take place at camp.
 Follow up campers’ progress after each session and at the end of the program.
 Attend training and development sessions as required.
 Maintain proactive and positive relationships with parents and prospective parents.
 Effectively utilize e-notify for parent communications and alerts as required.
• Teaching Spanish as a second language as well as Spanish culture trough learning experienced outside of the structured classes. Designed In-home training language program to help students (three kids different ages 13, 7 and toddler) improve the language via communicative teaching methods as part of a full language immersion approach. It is achieved a higher effectiveness and the trainee riches a true insight experience into the language and lifestyle of the new culture. Student’s records and accurate feedback is provided to them and their parents. The toddler kid is completely bilingual at the moment.
• Improved my English fluency as a second language achieving a higher performance in its communicative skills as well as in American lifestyle and culture knowledge through a familial coexistence.
• Developed business proposals translation from English into Spanish as part of a personal training program in writing and reading English abilities.
• A Spanish/English bilingual level has been achieved over this successful learning experience.
• Need to recognize sensitive cultural differences.

2011-2014:

Mayset Language Institute Madrid, ES

Communications/Humans Resources Management Assistance

• Managed and influenced a team of teachers to develop an efficient and effective foreign language teaching plan with the goal of increasing quality in our teaching approach as well as improving our students’ success average in their states official exams. 8 from each 10 students who were teaching in public schools at the time they started preparing their official English exam, passed it and were able to continue teaching at the public education system.
• 100% of our students who were looking for a job in big companies based in Spain or in other country of the European Community successfully passed their company interviews fully in English.
• Recruited, interviewed and assisted in the hiring process of teachers.
• Designed and issued employ offers in different channels.
• Design and implement the new employees working plan
• Provided one-on-one coaching and/or assistance for a team of teachers as well as each student and/or group of them as part of the company’s effort to develop and retain a professional workforce, our custom and our particular mission as a Language Institute. (i.e. Goal writing, Giving & Receiving Constructive Feedback, Relationship Strategies, Developing and Delivering High-Impact Learning Sessions).
• Organization development by leading and evaluating the performance of four staff members responsible for the design, development, facilitation and implementation of the company teaching-learning plan for a second language.
• Coordinated and assist on the implementation of the district business plan previously authored by our Community Manager.

2011-2014:

Formative (Spanish as a second language)

• Designed and developed Spanish as a second language training program in accordance with level and objectives taking into consideration effective teaching strategies and maximizes time and schedules. Area of concentration: Professionals and executives working in Spain.
• Co-led the training program monitoring to pursue maximizes the educational achievements.
• Prepared with our students different types of business meeting in Spanish as well as important documents and business proposals in order to provide them of complete and appropriate support personnel.
• Designed and developed Spanish classes to native students who need classes as part of their school curriculum objectives (Children and teenagers), developing a correct plan and strategies pursuing the maximization of our students achievements.
• Maintain accurate student records in order to provide feedback to them and their parents.

2010-2014:

Social Attention Center Madrid, ES
Secretary of Women (Spanish Government)
Psychologist/Social work/Coaching

• Designed specific training state program to prevent violence against women in schools at the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels.
• Teach this program as part of a multidisciplinary team in schools all formative levels throughout Madrid and suburbs pursuing to minimizes domestic abuse casuistic in next generations.
• Offer professional training and consultation to other healthcare professionals concerning family advocacy interventions. Supervision and team meetings taking a leadership role.
• Receipt of women and child arising from Police Departments subsequent to a domestic violence complaint on the part of the victim.
• Coordinated with the Police Department level of risk for the women and child life and act accordingly performing the action protocol.
• In responsible under my shift for the psychological attention of women and child experiencing emotional crisis in consequence of the abuse suffered and the high stress of the new situation.
• In responsible for their lives and protection while living in the social center acting to coordinate safety protocols and helping women to be aware of the high risk in which they have been living for years pursuing to minimize her impulse to contact the batter and/or his environment.
• Provide emotional support to a victim who has had to abandon her house, belongings etc., who believes once is out of danger that she is the responsible for the attacks, that she is capable to get through the crisis, save her life and her children’s and build a new vital project.
• Provide front line attention to women and children in need of protection; inform and clarify on policies and resources; collect information on judicial, health and economic situation and specific needs; coordinate actions involving multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare reports for legal action; give evidence in court and coordinate with lawyers.
• Detecting possible victims as well as batterers especially in Middle and High School as part of a national plan to watch for violence against adolescent women and stopped it on time.

2008-2010:

Attention Social Center Madrid, ES
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Faculty of Psychology.

Social Attention Center for women victims of sexual abuse
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Faculty of Psychology.

Family Attention Center, program for providing therapy to men accused by Spanish Court for violent behavior against women.
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Faculty of Psychology.

Psychologist/Coaching

• Conduct individual and group therapy sessions to assist women victims of sexual abuse.
• Conduct individual and group therapy sessions to assist men accused of violence against women and of domestic violence.
• In responsible for the psychological attention of people experiencing crises, both on a one-on-one basis and on group settings.
• Evaluate patients and formulate effective treatment plan as part of a University Program in coordination with the Master Degree in Clinic and Health Psychologist Program.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment for psycho-social illness through counselor work and individual and family psychotherapy.
• Discuss behavior responsibility, motivation and attitudes in achieving redirected behavior.
• Coordinate with the penal system relating to the men assisting to therapeutic program in such a way that they could monitoring the batter therapy process while apply protection to the victims in case of need.
• Assist women victims of sexual abuse in her subpoena as a result of a denunciation and subsequent trial. Prepared them to the allegation and come with them the trial day.

2005-2008:

Sociedad Sexológica de Madrid (SEXPOL) Madrid, ES
Psychologist/Trainer

• Designed and developed of the training on sexual health at schools throughout Madrid and suburbs as part of the additional training program in Comunidad de Madrid as a part of an agreement between Sexpol and the Secretary of Education.
• Evaluate patients and formulate effective treatment plan as part of the Master Degree in Sexologist and Couple Therapist Counselor Program working with young low income population.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment for psycho-social illness through counselor work and individual and couple psychotherapy.

1999-2004:

Center of Orientation and Psychological attention (COAP) Havana, CU
University of Havana
Call Line Help-Educational Service Havana (Linea Ayuda) Havana, CU
HIV Prevention Program, Cuba

Student tutor/Phone Orientation Representative
• Assistant student taking place in documentary and field researches accomplishing at the moment as well as assisting with class preparation and teaching.
• Assistant student taking teaching in a national program that pursued to prepare future social workers who were previously out of the educational system.
• Assist in a regional program taking place in Havana City pursuing to prevent sexual transmitted illness especially in young population and teenagers.
• Remains calm during calls, especially in emergency situations.

Personal

• Native in Spanish and Fluency in English Proficiency Level.
• Uncommon ability to handle responsibility and assist people in crisis situations. Analytical and problem solving oriented.
• Sound organizational and planning skills; goal oriented; proactive; and tremendously persistent. Highly commitment and ability to multi-task and use multiples resources to generate change and progress.
• Love to work with professional teams identifying potential future problems to bring forward improvements and resolutions and/or identifying strengths and developmental needs.
• Excellent listening, retention and note taking skills to maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Solid knowledge of computer use, Internet, digital and online world.
• Writer/Editor: opinion articles and fictional stories.
• Author novel Obini Elé ((concealed information)

Education

• University of Havana Havana, CU
B.A. Psychology, Universidad de La Habana, 1999-2004
Recognized by the European Community, Spain, 2010.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (U.S. Educational Level Equivalent).
Accredited by Consultancy on International Education, State of Illinois, USA.

• Fundación Sexpol and Sexologist Society of Madrid Madrid, ES
Master Degree in Sexologist and Couple Therapist Counselor, Fundación Sexpol, Madrid, Spain, 2005 – 2008.
Professional Qualification (U.S. Education Equivalent)
Accredited by Consultancy on International Education, State of Illinois, USA.


• University Autónoma of Madrid Madrid, ES
Master Degree in Clinic and Health Psychologist, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, European Community, 2008 – 2010.
Master in Psychology (Clinical and Health Psychology) (U.S. Educational Level Equivalent).
Accredited by Consultancy on International Education, State of Illinois, USA.


Volunteer Experience

• Madrid, Spain
Non-Governmental Organization in Madrid working as a Counselor with immigrant woman and job orientation. (January 2013 – May 2014).

Cruz Roja España. Counselor (women and immigrant woman victims of domestic violence). (June 2012 – May 2014).

• Ottawa, Canada
Art Gallery Ottawa Le Party Exposition and Hanging Committee. (June- August 2014).

Dragon Boats Festival Ottawa. Merchandising, Safety and Security, Child Area, Beer tents. Different shifts during three days. (June 2014).