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travel, sailing, cooking, animals
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Valerie Girard

Valerie Girard

Stoneham,Quebec

Summary

Enthusiastic Volunteer with years of service in community outreach initiatives. Smart and capable with compassionate heart. Highly organized with dedication to achievement. Dedicated business 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. Visionary individual with more than 20 years working as a self employed realtor/ restauranteur. Highly communicative and experienced team leader in strategic planning, efficiency and team building.

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work History

Volunteer

No Mas Perros
Progresso, Yucatan
01.2016 - Current
  • Assisted with special events or programs. Leading to free sterilization of over 700 dogs and 700 cats in 48 hrs.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Teamed with community organizations and government agencies to increase outreach and service utilization.

Restaurant Owner

Bistro Les Deux Gamins
Montreal, Quebec
05.2007 - Current
  • Recruited, hired and trained talented staff to fill vacancies.
  • Identified team weak points and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns. This skill led to being invited by Yelp.com, to join their Small Business Advisory Council Member for 6 consecutive years.
  • Motivated staff to perform at peak efficiency and quality.
  • Handled escalated customer concerns with speed and knowledgeable support to achieve optimal satisfaction and maintain long-term loyalty.

Licensed Realtor

Charisma Realty
Montreal, Quebec
01.2002 - Current
  • Assisted Foreign buyers with finding properties, assessing needs, requirements and budgets. As well as helping them with legal issues relating to taxation, and non-resident status.
  • Wrote contracts to outline sales and purchases of properties.
  • Coordinated appointments with buyers, sellers and other realtors to show buyers and tenants prospective homes.
  • Resolved client concerns related to home purchases to maintain high satisfaction ratings.
  • Advised sellers staging homes to be more appealing to buyers, increasing average selling prices by 10-15%
  • Stayed up-to-date on property environmental regulations and inspected new properties for adherence to emerging codes

After-school Tutor

Privately for local children
Chicxulub Puerto, Yucatan
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
  • Assessed students' progress throughout tutoring sessions and adjusted instructional methods and content focus.
  • Provided one-on-one and small group instruction to 3 students falling behind in basic skills during covid lock down.
  • Identified learning needs and implemented fun and engaging learning activities to help students advance.

Education

Certification - Internet And Computer Programming

CDI College
Montreal

License Certificate - Real Estate

College De L'immobilier
Montreal, QC

120 Hours Accreditation Tesol/TEFL Certificate - English As A Second Language

World Tesol Academie
Online
03.2022

Skills

  • Adaptability and Dependability
  • Educational Strategies
  • Instructional Techniques
  • Positive Reinforcement Methods
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Telephone Etiquette

travel, sailing, cooking, animals

All of these hobbies have helped me become the well rounded teacher. My passion for all of these makes for the perfect way to bond with any future students. All of these hobbies requires a person to be empathetic, adaptable and able to adjust your plan on the fly. Teaching is very similar in that you must adapt your lessons to fit the needs, and be willing to take some risks to improve.

Timeline

After-school Tutor

Privately for local children
01.2021 - 04.2021

Volunteer

No Mas Perros
01.2016 - Current

Restaurant Owner

Bistro Les Deux Gamins
05.2007 - Current

Licensed Realtor

Charisma Realty
01.2002 - Current

Certification - Internet And Computer Programming

CDI College

License Certificate - Real Estate

College De L'immobilier

120 Hours Accreditation Tesol/TEFL Certificate - English As A Second Language

World Tesol Academie

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