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Certification
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Awards
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Kariss McGarrah

Wimauma,FL

Summary

Began first job at age 14 during COVID, started a small baking business at age 15, and graduated from high school early at age 17. Ambitious, hard-working, organized, adept, and versatile. I've spent years in childcare, petcare, baking, and customer service. But I am passionate in anything math and/or computer related and am actively working on getting my Accounting A.A. at HCC online to allow myself the ability to work simultaneously. My goal is to work somewhere in the accounting field one day.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dog Sitter

Independent Self Employment
05.2023 - Current
  • I work primarily with sick dogs or dogs with separation anxiety, and have consistently worked with one dog for the past few years. He has multiple medical issues that need to be carefully monitored as well as severe anxiety issues.
  • Provide daily physical exercise through walks and play to keep pets healthy and happy.
  • Followed pet care instructions, dietary needs, and medication regimens and stuck to specific time guidelines for multiple meals, treats, and various medicines throughout the day.
  • Monitored animal behavior for potential injuries or illnesses and monitored existing injuries.
  • Communicated professionally with pet owners and vets via phone and text.
  • Took pets to and from vet appointments, including last minute appointments, as well as picked up medications for dogs.
  • Did overnight stays to take care of dogs or would stay for several days overnight to take care of dogs.
  • Picked up dogs from doggy daycare if need be.


ESE Paraprofessional

Pepin Academies
07.2024 - 05.2025
  • Worked with Access kids grades 6-12 as an assistant teacher for a life skills and cooking class. We taught nutrition, hygiene, how to cook, how to handle money, and more.
  • Kept calm under difficult circumstances, managing kids during dangerous situations, managing student budgets of the “school currency”, helped track behavior, helping kids cook and learn how to cook, and working with others.
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Helped my teacher to tailor lesson plans and do grading for students with emotional, physical, and cognitive disabilities.
  • Handled phone calls and emails between staff and parents.
  • Maintained schedules and helped organize field trips for students.
  • I would frequently take over the class and act as the teacher, teaching the lesson or making one up in relation to what we had been actively learning about. I often helped create tests or create or find assignments for our students to do.
  • Many students required one-on-one teaching or small group teaching that I would do while my teacher worked with the rest of the class.
  • I kept a level head during dangerous outbursts by students, helped keep them calm and quiet during lockdowns or drills, and went after students who would run away to safely bring them back to class.

Babysitter/Nanny

Independent Self Employment
02.2023 - 08.2024
  • I have worked with children with autism, children with various allergies, a baby with celiac, and lactose intolerant children.
  • I work mainly with toddlers or babies. I’m great with fussy kids, clingy kids, and picky eaters as well
  • I cook, clean, drive the kids around or pick them up from places such as daycare, put them down for naps or bedtime, and play with them inside and outside.
  • I helped them learn basic things such as shapes, colours, the alphabet, how to say words, how to walk, how to eat using silverware, how to drink from regular cups, potty training, etc.
  • Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
  • Bathed, dressed, and helped with teeth brushing as part of naptime or bedtime routine.
  • Organized and cleaned home after the kids went to bed by sweeping and mopping floors, folding or putting away laundry, doing dishes, cleaning up rooms or the play room, cleaning up the backyard, and more.
  • I went on several vacations and family outtings with one family, caring for one to five kids at a time.

Baker

K’s Sweets and Things
08.2020 - 07.2024
  • The owner and sole worker of a small baking business started in Maryland and continued in Florida.
  • I made various baked goods, but primarily focused on specialized goods that were Keto, gluten-free, sugar-free, and/or low-carb. I made mostly pies, cookies, and cake pops, but also would occasionally make things like Keto casserole dishes if specially requested.
  • I made sure my kitchen stayed extremely clean, kept things separate and well-organized, and practiced basic safety measures to ensure there was zero cross contamination for any of my clients.
  • I designed my own business cards and contacted clients via phone or text for their order.
  • I handled the accounting and financials personally through Google Sheets.

Child Care Worker

YMCA
06.2023 - 09.2023
  • I worked in the childcare center with kids ages 3 months to age 10.
  • I worked with multiple nonverbal and semi verbal autistic children, a girl with Down Syndrome, and children with behavioral issues. I was able to communicate with the nonverbal and semi verbal children through various means when other staff could not.
  • I could calm down most children, even during some of their worst meltdowns or through tantrums, and redirect them to a calmer activity. I also enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
  • Took care of injuries and wrote up accident reports and behavioral reports.
  • Led children in creative, athletic, and educational activities such as colouring, building, or playing games, while maintaining safe and orderly group both indoors and outdoors.
  • Maintained headcounts of my children, kept track of who came or left, and kept good relationships with their parents or guardians.
  • Sanitized counters, tables, the large indoor play structure, toys, and other frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.

Crew Member/Cashier/Cook

Dunkin'
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Worked in drive thru, in the back, at the cooking station, and at the front register. In the back, I would prep donuts, do dishes, clean, and reorganize products by date as well as get rid of expired products. I also took out the trash to the dumpster when need be.
  • Made food and drinks, worked at register, took orders, greeted customers, and counted cash (till).
  • Worked with coworkers to get tasks done quickly and efficiently.
  • Organized, helped take inventory, put away products, stocked up products, took food and fridge temperatures, and made sure the store was up to health code standards. Mopped and swept, cleaned off and wiped down counters, cleaned and deep cleaned equipment and various machines, and did dishes.

Babysitting

Bambino Sitters
11.2022 - 03.2023
  • Babysitting for children, mostly children with disorders and disabilities. I’ve worked with several children with autism and a child with sensory processing disorder. I have worked with children with partial blindness and partial deafness.
  • I kept careful track of children's schedules, making sure they got food, meds, naps, play, screen time, etc at allotted times.
  • I made sure kids were fed, bathed, and safe. I had repeat parents who loved how good I was with their kids. Specifically, the autistic twins and two disabled boys.
  • I took some kids for walks or outside to play, with parental permission. I pushed one child in her stroller on neighborhood walks or nature walks at a nearby nature preserve. I took another kid around the block, pushing him around in a toy car. I would play outside with twins on their play structures, their water toys, or around their backyard.

Babysitting

Independent Self Employment
11.2020 - 11.2022
  • Formerly worked in Maryland until I moved to Florida.
  • Babysat a young girl weekly for about a year and babysat other children on occasion.
  • Jobs included picking kids up from daycare, playing with them in the park and around the neighborhood, taking them on walks, making them meals and snacks, monitoring screen time or watching a specific show with them, and putting them to bed.

Bagger

Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
04.2020 - 02.2021
  • Switched by store manager from stocking shelves to bagging groceries in order to receive payment in tips and because the commissary was short-staffed on baggers. Baggers work for tips instead of paychecks and their duties include bagging customers’ groceries, bringing them to their vehicles, and putting them away.

Stocker

Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
03.2020 - 04.2020
  • Volunteered to work there during early COVID because they were short-staffed. Not paid with money but given free lunch for work instead. The job included stocking grocery shelves, breaking down boxes, and organizing shelves as well as additional jobs such as organizing files, labeling items, and various small jobs due to them being short-staffed and being considered a hard-working and trusted worker. Received a Memorandum from the U.S. Defense Commissary Agency for the work.

Education

Associate of Arts - Accounting

Hillsborough Community College
12-2026

High School Diploma -

Florida Virtual School
01-2023

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Quick Learner and Thinker
  • Time Management
  • Communication Skills
  • Organization Skills
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Teaching
  • Customer Service (5 years)
  • Some Accounting Experience
  • Money Management
  • Mathematics
  • Autism and Special Needs Experience
  • Computer Skills and Literacy
  • Microsoft Access (1 year)
  • Microsoft Outlook (2 years)
  • Microsoft Excel (4 years)
  • Microsoft Word and Powerpoint (5 years)

Certification

  • Driver's License 2023 to August 2031
  • CPR Certification July 2023 to July 2025 Adult and Pediatric
  • First Aid Certification July 2023 to July 2025 Adult and Pediatric
  • BLS Certification May 2023 to May 2025 Adult and Pediatric

Languages

English - Fluent

Awards

Memorandum from Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) June 2020, For hard work at commissary during early COVID times.

Timeline

ESE Paraprofessional

Pepin Academies
07.2024 - 05.2025

Child Care Worker

YMCA
06.2023 - 09.2023

Dog Sitter

Independent Self Employment
05.2023 - Current

Babysitter/Nanny

Independent Self Employment
02.2023 - 08.2024

Crew Member/Cashier/Cook

Dunkin'
01.2023 - 06.2023

Babysitting

Bambino Sitters
11.2022 - 03.2023

Babysitting

Independent Self Employment
11.2020 - 11.2022

Baker

K’s Sweets and Things
08.2020 - 07.2024

Bagger

Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
04.2020 - 02.2021

Stocker

Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
03.2020 - 04.2020

Associate of Arts - Accounting

Hillsborough Community College

High School Diploma -

Florida Virtual School

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