Katie Claire Kontson
Tartu
Summary
Adaptable professional with strong people skills, active listening, and intercultural communication, now pursuing live-in carer work. Brings one-on-one tutoring, adult education, and experience supporting groups through spoken translation between English and Estonian. Offers empathy, emotional intelligence, and cultural sensitivity developed across teaching, interpreting, and housework roles.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Interpreter
Teadlik Mina Transpersonaalse Psühholoogia ja Hüpnoteraapia Kool
Tartu
02.2026 - Current
- Spoken translation between English and Estonian, mediating between the group and the teacher
English Teacher on zoom
AS Dialoog
Tartu
12.2025 - 06.2026
- One-on-one tutoring
English Teacher
SA Tartu Rahvälülikool
Tartu
02.2016 - 05.2018
- Taught adults conversational English
English and French teacher
Freie Ganztagschule
Gernrode
09.2000 - 07.2001
- Taught primary school children in a Montessori school English and French
English Teacher
Sommer Schule Wust
Wust an der Elbe
07.1997 - 07.2000
- Taught English for one month each summer for 4 years at a summer school in Germany
Tractor driver and farm worker
P and M Haylock Farms
Castle Camps
1982 - 2000
- feeding livestock
- giving the cows bedding
- stacking bales
- cultivating, discing, turning the straw
- burning the fields
Waitress
Hotel Fasanerie
Zweibrücken
07.1996 - 08.1996
- Serving customers in the restaurant and at weddings
Au Pair
Young Farmers' Association
Oldenbüttel,
02.1995 - 08.1995
- Housework: cleaning windows, ironing clothes, preparing food, taking care of an infant, gardening work
Shop assistant
Cambridge Music Shop
Cambridge
08.1994 - 02.1995
- Worked as a shop assistant selling sheet music
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Transpersonal Psychology And Hypnotherapy
Teadlik Mina Hypnotherapy School
Tallinn02-2030
Bachelor of Arts - Family Constellations
Eesti Konstellatsioonide Instituut
Tallinn11-2026
Diploma - Piano Teaching
European Piano Teachers Association UK
London, UK01-2003
One Year Study Experience - School Music Teacher
Hochschule Für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar
Weimar, Germany01-2002
M.D. - Modern And Medieval Languages
Cambridge University
Cambridge01-2000
One Year Study Experience - German, Theology and Russian
Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena
Jena, Germany01-1997
Linton Village College
Linton, Cambridgeshire01-1994
Castle Camps Primary School
Cambridgeshire01-1984
Skills
Musical Achievements
- Grade Eight Piano, Clarinet and Music Theory
- Associated Board of the Royal School of Music, 14 Bedford Square, London UK
IT skills
MS Word, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Gmail
Hobbies
- yoga
- reading
- writing own songs and performing them
- playing the piano
Timeline
Interpreter
Teadlik Mina Transpersonaalse Psühholoogia ja Hüpnoteraapia Kool
02.2026 - Current
English Teacher on zoom
AS Dialoog
12.2025 - 06.2026
English Teacher
SA Tartu Rahvälülikool
02.2016 - 05.2018
English and French teacher
Freie Ganztagschule
09.2000 - 07.2001
English Teacher
Sommer Schule Wust
07.1997 - 07.2000
Waitress
Hotel Fasanerie
07.1996 - 08.1996
Au Pair
Young Farmers' Association
02.1995 - 08.1995
Shop assistant
Cambridge Music Shop
08.1994 - 02.1995
Tractor driver and farm worker
P and M Haylock Farms
1982 - 2000
Bachelor of Arts - Transpersonal Psychology And Hypnotherapy
Teadlik Mina Hypnotherapy School
Bachelor of Arts - Family Constellations
Eesti Konstellatsioonide Instituut
Diploma - Piano Teaching
European Piano Teachers Association UK
One Year Study Experience - School Music Teacher
Hochschule Für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar
M.D. - Modern And Medieval Languages
Cambridge University
One Year Study Experience - German, Theology and Russian
Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena
Linton Village College
Castle Camps Primary School