Angela aka Malaka Smith

Using a Holistic approach, I support clients in achieving their Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle Goals.

Assess client’s individual needs all while listening to and guiding them towards a healthier and more balanced lifestyle.

Focus on client’s overall well-being whether it be nutritional, physical, spiritual or their mental well-being.

Empowering them to achieve optimal and lasting health by addressing any imbalances caused by improper nutrition, a stressful lifestyle, poor sleep quality, a lack of exercise, and/or more, helping them to bridge the gap of where they are and where they want to be.

Encourage and enable them to achieve and sustain healthy habits, identify, and manage triggers, eat healthy, eliminate stress, find enjoyable physical activity/exercise, maintain healthy relationships, and more.

Support clients through the use and practice of active listening, avoiding judgment, and/or jumping to conclusions.

Inspire and motivate clients while helping them to discover and develop strategies that will support them in their everyday life challenges.

Reminding clients of the positive things about themselves, their potential, and their strengths.

Acknowledging that my clients are the expert on themselves, it is not about my way, but about helping them to discover and develop their way.

Hold clients accountable for what they say they will do and help to keep them on track.

Maintain a relationship with my clients that is about trust and honesty, not shame, judgment or hiding.

Help clients to learn how to leave the past in the past and focus on the here and now in order for them to achieve their goals.

Whenever necessary I refer clients to their healthcare provider/physician, therapist, registered dietitian, etcetera for treatment and/or diagnosis and work with them to better communicate with their provider.

Provided students with daily learning skills by implementing the morning advisory program, in which students are taught good citizenship, global awareness, communication and good listening skills through various activities promoting the school’s philosophy.

Tailored and modified common core lessons to meet the needs of the ESL/ELL student to help them succeed in the classroom.
Guided students who face difficulties in their classroom studies.

Helped students to learn English Grammar, pronunciation and conversational skills.

Help to develop the ESL/ELL students’ ability to read and write.

Incorporate technology when needed in daily lessons
Initiate supportive learning activities for ESL students that aim at advancing their newly acquired skills.

Was responsible for teaching 22 second grade ESL students English, Math, Science and Art using Common Core Curriculum in a self-contained classroom environment.

Maintained excellent classroom management skills and an ability to keep students on task.

Used behavior modification techniques as a motivator for improving conduct and encouraging participation.

Varied teaching methods to accommodate the various needs of students individual learning styles, by expanding the range of learning through whole class, individual, small group instruction, in reading, math, science, and art.

Employed use of a buddy system to facilitate student matching up and partnering non-level and low level readers with advanced readers.

Prepared lesson plans for English, math, science and art following a school provided UbD template.

Evaluated and monitored student progress and any support recommendations for further student development.
Entered attendance and grades into the Schools Grading System daily to generate quarterly report cards.

Communicated with parents to acknowledge superior work and areas of concern through weekly newsletters, School App and WhatsApp throughout the year.

Attended and participate in weekly staff meetings and professional development.

Responsible for building and maintaining a successful ICT (Information and Communications Technology) program within the school by providing an educational atmosphere conductive to learning and developing through the process of inquiry and in conjunction with the International Baccalaureate PYP.

Developing trusting and effective relationships with the all the children in the class and their parents.

Employing and integrating ICT as a tool that improves learning

Establishing supportive and positive working relationships with all other members of staff.

Becoming a presence across the whole school and a representative of it within its wider community.

Working in close partnership with the classroom teachers, Grade Teachers and the leadership team in ensuring a
professional, creative and enjoyable environment.

Developing and executing the preparation, planning and delivery of child-centered learning activities for the children in the class.

Facilitating in the classroom and taking an interactive role with students.

Viewing students as thinkers with their own emerging theories.

Building on what students know, and differentiating to meet student needs.

Ensuring that the classroom environment is well-managed, properly ordered and neatly presented.

Planning and collaborating with teacher partners to ensure that ‘students achieve more than they think they can’, by collecting and using.

(I left this position prior to completing my probationary period, due to it not being suitable environment for me).

Tailored and modified technology lessons to meet the needs of the ESL/ELL student to help them succeed in the classroom.

Initiated supportive activities to meet the needs of ESL/Ell students that aim at advancing their newly acquired IT/Computer skills.

Engaged students through a hands-on curriculum that reinforces the fun of learning and enables struggling students to thrive, while inspiring intellectual curiosity and a passion for technology.

Helped students to incorporate technology use into their daily lessons and activities.

Was in the process of developing and updating the IT curriculum to bring it current.

Prepared lesson plans for grades 6 through 9 Computer/IT Classes.

Evaluated and monitored student progress

Communicated with parents regarding student progress and or concerns.

Tailored and modified common core lessons to meet the needs of the ESL/ELL student to help them succeed in the classroom.

Guided students who face difficulties in their classroom studies.

Helped students to learn English Grammar, pronunciation and conversational skills.

Help to develop the ESL/ELL students’ ability to read and write.

Incorporate technology when needed in daily lessons

Initiate supportive learning activities for ESL students that aim at advancing their newly acquired skills

Was responsible for teaching 23 first grade ESL students English, Math, and Science using Common Core Curriculum in a self-contained classroom environment.

Maintained excellent classroom management skills and an ability to keep students on task.

Used behavior modification techniques as a motivator for improving conduct and encouraging participation.

Varied teaching methods to accommodate the various needs of students individual learning styles, by expanding the range of learning through whole class, individual, small group instruction, in reading, math, science, and multi-sensory learning centers.

Employed use of a buddy system to facilitate student matching up and partnering non-level and low level readers with advanced readers.

Prepared lesson plans for English, math, and science following UbD

Evaluated and monitored student progress and any support recommendations for further student development.

Entered attendance and grades into the GradeQuick System on a daily basis in order to generate quarterly report cards.

Communicated with parents to acknowledge superior work and areas of concern through weekly newsletters, throughout the year.

Attended and participate in weekly staff meetings and professional development training.

Responsible for teaching ESL Conversational English to teens and adults using the Cambridge Interchange Curriculum.

Taught level one, two, and three ESL English for grades KG1 through grade six.

Vary teaching methods to make class time more productive.

In the process of developing specialized English program for Finance, Marketing, Business Administration, Military, Law Enforcement, and Nursing.

Prepare and mark quizzes and exams.

Provide one on one tutoring in specialized English.

Homework tutor

Worked as a tutor; where I taught academic reading writing, and math.

Provided personalized reading, writing instruction, and math to students based on their individual assessment and academic needs; ensuring mastery of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Praised, supported and encouraged students as appropriate.

Assured the emotional, social, and physical needs of each student are met.

Maintained records of student’s achievements and activities.

Provide Administrative and Operational support, ensuring that all administrative functions and operational plans are carried through.

Primary responsibility was providing Department Manager with Environmental Technical Support in gathering, compiling and editing Environmental Technical Documentation.

Ensured Environmental compliance by facilitating, coordinating, creating agenda, attending, providing input and completing meeting minutes for the Environmental Contractor Weekly Meeting (ECWM) meetings, monthly Environmental Working Group (EWG) meetings and quarterly Environmental Quality Control Committee (EQCC) meetings.

Took on duel responsibilities of QA Process Control Analyst and Maintenance Coordinator, while supporting various administrative, office and coordination efforts within the department.

Assisted in the compliance of Statement of Work (SOW) requirements and the development of continuous improvements in the ISO 9000-2001 management system.

Assisted management with relevant quality objectives, measurements, and findings.

Assisted management by reviewing audit reports and findings. In response to audit findings, training and assisting managers and supervisors with root cause analysis.

Assisted management with End of Month Functional Area Assessment Slides.

Provided guidance and expertise to the department in areas of regulatory compliance.

Coordinated and assisting with the scheduling and review of the Departments Self Audits.

Assisted with monitoring and reporting the departments Quality Management System.

Provide Administrative and Operational support, ensuring that all administrative functions and operational plans are carried through.

Manage work of office, administrative, and customer service employees to ensure quality standards and procedures are met. Collecting data, checking documentation for completion, correcting any errors or problems.

Provided Administrative and Operational support, ensuring that all administrative functions and organizational plans are carried through and followed within the Branch and Department.

Was responsible for overseeing and coordinating the work of four Western and seven Eastern Administrative Assistants/Associates.

Collected data as required for processing documents and reports. Prepared supply requisitions. Processed all incoming and outgoing mail. Reviewed and edited all other
outgoing documents and correspondences. Maintained project files according to ARIMS and company policy.

Utilized MS Office to prepare presentations, reports, forms, memos, and all other correspondences. Generated and maintained tracking reports and provided follow up as needed.

Maintained employee roster and verify timesheets for accuracy for the entire department with over 600 employees. Prepared vacation schedules, vacation timesheets, and all leave and travel requests for all employees within department.

Implemented department policies, procedures, and service standards in conjunction with management. Interpreted and communicated work procedures and company policies to staff.

Prepared and designed Step by Step Work Instruction Manual for three separate branches within department.

Resolved complaints and answered questions regarding policy and procedure. Provided guidance for difficult and/or complex problems. Discussed non-conformance issues with employees/managers in order to identify any root causes and issues, and then work on ways to resolve problems.

Provided administrative support services to small business owners.

Provided administrative support to various companies as needed.

Paying very close attention to details provided a wide array of administrative functions, to a President and upper level management of various different companies as needed.

Provided front office administrative support and back office support to three Internal Medicine Doctors.