Colette Phillips

Oversee daily school administration and supervise a team of 7 teachers and teaching assistants. Manage student/staff records, parent communications, and onboarding while creating promotional content using Canva and CapCut.

Develop original nursery and kindergarten curriculum and create tailored courses based on student needs and parental requests. Tutored 3 primary students in math, science, and literature and produced 10+ children’s books via Amazon.

Led grade-level teaching for 15–18 students per class and delivered 9–10 weekly lessons (45–50 minutes each) for English, Social Studies, and Science. Created lessons and PPTs and built a testing system with differentiated difficulty based on each student’s strengths.

Facilitated career development workshops on resume writing and interview protocols, including adding a 'Student Agreement' clause to increase graduate attendance by 13%. Conducted 2–3 mock interviews per month and supported job placement for up to 8 graduates weekly while maintaining communication with 50+ healthcare professionals.

Developed nursery curriculum and created original PowerPoint presentations and interactive Montessori-based lessons for a class of 18 students. Monitored student activities throughout the day and prepared quarterly progress reports for parents.

Implemented effective ESL strategies for 17–24 students by delivering 6 weekly 55-minute, curriculum-based lessons to improve retention. Mentored foreign teaching staff, presented lesson plans at team meetings, and maintained ongoing communication with staff, parents, and students.

Managed staff lifecycle actions (add, promote, and terminate) using an HRIS and onboarded 300+ employees across IPG Mediabrands and 12+ subsidiaries. Completed employment verification requests, reviewed contract employee timesheets, and maintained confidentiality for sensitive documentation.

Designed and implemented 2 department training manuals for an overseas vendor and researched/verified a database of 35K+ contacts. Supervised 2–3 employees per quarter, executed high-volume mail merges to contact 1,000–5,000 representatives bi-weekly, and handled 30–40 inbound phone requests per day.

Completed a 120-hour TEFL/TEOFL certification in New York in 2019.

Completed a BSc in Media Communication at Saint John's University in 2012.