What does a Self-Enrichment Teacher do?

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness. Day to day that includes work like instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations and Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

What skills should a Self-Enrichment Teacher put on a resume?

O*NET rates Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, and Active Learning among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.

What software should a Self-Enrichment Teacher list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Blackboard software, and Corel Paint Shop Pro. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.

What other job titles cover Self-Enrichment Teacher work?

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Dance Instructor, Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor, and Teacher. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Self-Enrichment Teacher need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 35% reported their level of education as "Master's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

Will this resume pass an ATS for a Self-Enrichment Teacher role?

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Self-Enrichment Teacher resume example

A resume for a Self-Enrichment Teacher needs to show the work itself: teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness. Day to day that means work like this: instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations; adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

Dance Instructor
Instructor
Martial Arts Instructor
Teacher
Art Teacher
Dance Teacher
Driving Instructor
Flight Instructor
Music Instructor
Piano Teacher
CFI
CPR Instructor
Acting Teacher
Adventure Education Teacher
Americanization Teacher
Art Educator
Art Instructor
Arts and Crafts Teacher

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Enforce policies and rules governing students.

30 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Photoshop
Blackboard software
Corel Paint Shop Pro
Educational software
Email software
Google Classroom
Hypertext markup language HTML
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office software
Microsoft PowerPoint

22 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

35 millimeter cameras
Acoustic guitars
Audio tape recorders or players
Commercial kitchen ovens
Commercial kitchen stoves
Compact disk CD players
Computer laser printers
Data input scanners
Desktop computers
Digital cameras
Flight simulators
Golf club sets

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

01Speaking
02Active Listening
03Instructing
04Learning Strategies
05Active Learning
06Critical Thinking
07Monitoring
08Reading Comprehension
09Social Perceptiveness
10Coordination

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

Education and Training
Customer and Personal Service
English Language

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

35%Master's Degree
18%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school
18%Bachelor's Degree

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Medium Preparation Needed”. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Common questions

What does a Self-Enrichment Teacher do?: Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness. Day to day that includes work like instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations and Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
What skills should a Self-Enrichment Teacher put on a resume?: O*NET rates Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, and Active Learning among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Self-Enrichment Teacher list?: Software recorded for this occupation includes Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Blackboard software, and Corel Paint Shop Pro. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Self-Enrichment Teacher work?: O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Dance Instructor, Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor, and Teacher. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Self-Enrichment Teacher need?: In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 35% reported their level of education as "Master's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Self-Enrichment Teacher role?: No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

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What this page cannot tell you

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This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
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