Alicia Sherrin Knoetze
Certified Teaching Professional
Alicia Sherrin Knoetze is a dynamic professional with a diverse skill set and a wealth of experience that spans teaching, personal assistance, training management, and event coordination. Describing herself as persuasive, smart, reliable, and honest, Alicia takes pride in her loyalty, hard work, and exceptional endurance under pressure. Her ambitious and outspoken nature, combined with a commitment to excellence, has earned her recognition from respected colleagues.
Currently, Alicia serves as a Primary and High School Online Teacher at Elevated Excellence Academia, an Online School in South Africa, since 2020. In this role, she creates and maintains a positive classroom environment, enforces rules effectively, and develops rigorous lesson plans. Her dedication to education is further highlighted by her achievement in obtaining a GA Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in 2021.
From 2011 to the present, Alicia has served as a Personal Assistant and Training Manager at AS Driving (Pty) Ltd, Advanced Driving Academy in South Africa. Her responsibilities include evaluating employees, identifying training needs, planning and implementing training programs, and overseeing various aspects of employee development. Her role involves recruiting trainers, leading onboarding processes, and managing training budgets.
Alicia's professional journey also includes a tenure from 2007 to 2011 at The Creative Counsel, a Marketing Agency in South Africa. Here, she excelled in dual roles as a Personal Assistant and Senior Activations and Event Coordinator. Her duties included diary management, travel organization, office administration, and financial handling as a Personal Assistant. In her role as an Activations and Event Coordinator, she translated client strategies into actionable plans, managed budgets, and ensured client satisfaction.
Alicia's commitment to continuous learning is evident in her pursuit of various certifications, including the Care Certificate Standards, a Diploma in Nursing and Patient Care, and certifications in Elderly Care, Surgical Care, and First Aid. Her educational background includes a Diploma in Hotel Operations and Management from City & Guilds Hospitality Education.
Alicia possesses a comprehensive skill set, ranging from classroom management, curriculum planning, and effective communication to leadership, compassion, and empathy. Her computer skills include proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Pastel online, Lightroom, and basic Photoshop. Her professional skills cover clerical work, personal assistance, logistics, client relations, communication, data entry, event coordination, and training facilitation and assessment.
In addition to her professional skills, Alicia brings a host of personal skills to the table, including leadership, teamwork, honesty, adaptability, attention to detail, and a passionate approach to her work. Fluent in both English and Afrikaans, Alicia Sherrin Knoetze is a dynamic professional ready to contribute her diverse expertise to any challenging environment.
