Kiara Wallace
Spring,TX
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Consistently seeks ways to increase office efficiency and boost team productivity with exceptional clerical support.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Geometry Educator
Idea Public High Schools
07.2022 - Current
- Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual students.
- Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
- Collaborated with adults and children to provide safe and educational experience.
- Provided meaningful math instruction to improve math skills of children.
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
- Implemented peer tutoring system to enhance comprehensive understanding of math techniques and increase student test scores.
- Developed and distributed study guides to reinforce lecture details and help students with test preparation.
- Taught mathematical skills and principles to high school students using real-world, application-based examples to maximize learning opportunities.
- Kept abreast of technological advances in mathematics and adapted curriculum for individual, small group and remedial instruction to meet diverse needs of high school students.
- Assessed student knowledge of algebra and geometry and applied appropriate methods to address learning needs.
Math Educator
Louisiana Key Academy
05.2020 - 07.2022
- Provided meaningful math instruction to improve math skills of children.
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
- Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Cultivated relationships with parents for complete support network.
- Developed and distributed study guides to reinforce lecture details and help students with test preparation.
Veterinarian Technician
Jefferson Animal Hospital
07.2017 - 05.2022
- Managed medical intervention and therapy for animals in collaboration with Veterinarian.
- Explained preventive care measures for flea and tick control and heartworms.
- Examined animal patients, asking pet owners appropriate questions regarding behavior, eating habits and sleeping.
- Comforted clients when pets were sick or dying and provided listening ear.
- Cleaned and disinfected exam areas, surgical equipment and kennels to prevent diseases and control odors.
- Assisted veterinarians during surgical procedures by organizing operating room by preparing necessary tools and equipment.
- Prepared surgical instrument packs and drapes for use in sterile environments by processing in autoclave under high pressure and high temperature conditions.
Secondary Mathematics Teacher
Collegiate Schools
09.2019 - 07.2020
- Considered differing student abilities and differentiated work assignments accordingly.
- Learned student names quickly and maintained positive and friendly learning atmosphere.
- Maintained open and productive communication with teaching staff, administration, students and parents.
- Compared and exchanged student performance information with fellow teachers to improve overall performance.
- Developed lesson plans to adhere to clear departmental and school policy objectives.
- Provided meaningful math instruction to improve math skills of children.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
Relief Veterinarian Technician
Malbrue Veterinary Services
05.2016 - 07.2017
- Restrained animals of all sizes appropriately during veterinary examinations and when immunizations were given.
- Prepared surgical instrument packs and drapes for use in sterile environments by processing in autoclave under high pressure and high temperature conditions.
- Collected patient biopsies and blood samples for laboratory analysis.
- Triaged incoming patients to determine treatment needs and urgency of care.
- Administered medications to animals in treatment and documented changes in condition.
- Examined animal patients, asking pet owners appropriate questions regarding behavior, eating habits and sleeping.
- Assisted veterinarians during surgical procedures by organizing operating room by preparing necessary tools and equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Animal Sciences And Technology
LSU
Baton Rouge, LAAssociate of Science - Applied Science And Veterinary Technology
Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LASkills
- Detail Oriented
- Meeting Coordination
- Peer Advisement
- Complex Problem Solving
- Records and Schedule Management
- Office Staff Leadership
- Employee Training
- New Hire Onboarding
- Staff Development
- Peer Mentoring and Mediation
- Prioritization and time management
- Organization
- Collaborative
- Microsoft Offices
- Program Development
- Group and individual instruction
- Differentiated Instruction
- Data collection and analysis
- Teaching strategies
- Appointment Scheduling
- Supply Restocking
- Office Administration
- Customer Service
- Calendar Management
- Supply Ordering
- Business Correspondence
- Document Preparation
- Confidentiality understanding
- Spreadsheet Management
- Vendor relations skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Minute Taking
- Safety Processes
- Equipment Sterilization
- Prescription Filling
- Drug Inventory Management
- FDA compliance
- Medication Dispensing
- Order Verification
- Troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment
- Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Aseptic Techniques
- HIPAA
- Patient education and counseling
- FDA Drug Safety Guidelines
Accomplishments
Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
National Black Coalition Award
Beta Delta Tau Youth Sorority, Inc. Sponsor and Programming Committee Chair (10+ years Secretarial Experience)
Certification
Mandated Reporter
Trauma Informed Certified
CPI Certified (trained to deescalate student negative interactions)
Timeline
Geometry Educator
Idea Public High Schools
07.2022 - Current
Math Educator
Louisiana Key Academy
05.2020 - 07.2022
Secondary Mathematics Teacher
Collegiate Schools
09.2019 - 07.2020
Veterinarian Technician
Jefferson Animal Hospital
07.2017 - 05.2022
Relief Veterinarian Technician
Malbrue Veterinary Services
05.2016 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Animal Sciences And Technology
LSU
Associate of Science - Applied Science And Veterinary Technology
Baton Rouge Community College
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