KIARA (REMI) TOLSON

Dynamic professional with extensive experience supporting individuals across diverse age groups, from infants to adults. Demonstrates adaptability, strong interpersonal skills, and a proven ability to foster positive developmental outcomes through innovative strategies and targeted support. Core strengths include effective communication, assessment techniques, and a commitment to lifelong learning and growth.

Key Experience Highlights:

• Childcare Expertise: Skilled in nurturing infants and young children, ensuring their well-being through attentive care, including feeding, diaper changes, and creating engaging learning environments.
• Early Education Engagement: Proficient in planning and facilitating educational activities for pre-K and kindergarten students, fostering development through puzzles, reading, and outdoor play.
• Youth Mentorship: Experienced in supporting teens and preteens, using outdoor activities to create a relaxed yet productive atmosphere, enhancing academic and personal growth.
• Community Involvement: Dedicated volunteer with a strong focus on participant engagement, providing guidance during activities, ensuring safety and hydration, and fostering a positive environment.
• Professional Attributes: Organized, dependable, and results-driven, with a track record of managing multiple priorities effectively while contributing to team objectives through proactive collaboration.

Seeking to leverage these skills in a role emphasizing collaboration, community impact, and developmental excellence.

• Mental Health First Aid - Trained to provide initial help to young people experiencing problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis and substance use disorders.
• QPR is a Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, attempts prevention training for participants to be able to recognize the warning signs of Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, Attempts and question, persuade, and refer people at risk for Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, Attempts for help.

• Mental Health First Aid Training
• QPR Training
• CPR / First Aid Training
• Completion of Food Handler Training for Illinois and Iowa
• Universal Precautions for Iowa Early Childhood and School-age Professionals Online Course

• Documented and resolved children's negative behavior which led to finding better ways to cope when they feel overwhelmed.
• Positively influenced kids with behavior issues, improving family quality of life.
• Cared for 4 children aged 10 months, 5, 7, and 9 being my nieces.
• I've also cared for 10 teens and preteens aged between 9 and 13 in a classroom.
• Received consistent positive remarks for quality of care.
• Achieved planning daily schedule by effectively helping with preparing things for the day.
• Collaborated with a team of 6 in the development of Teens as Teachers to teach kids how to make fun and healthy meals.
• Interactive Learning - Introduced and encouraged debate-style classroom setting to increase student active participation and critical thinking.
• Coordinated with lead teacher to create age-appropriate lesson plans for students with special needs.
• Achieved working with disrespectful co-workers by completing talking to the supervisor with accuracy and efficiency.

I will be going back to an online college program to study music and business in the spring. The website I attached above is an organization I am building as a safe space for people and to expand into more amazing things soon after. Feel free to request to join if interested.

• Singing and Dancing
• Writing
• Skating and all other physical activity
• Painting and Window Tracing
• Cooking and Baking
• Gardening
• Nature and Hiking
• Sudoku
• Video Games and Movies
• Halloween
• Horse Farms

• English
• Russian
• French