Darius Lewis
Merrillville,IN
The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't.It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
Barack Obama
Summary
Leadership skills coordinating care focused on encompassing unique needs of individuals served. Excelled at developing innovative treatment care plans and analyzing data to monitor quality-based outcomes. Very experienced in creating interactive atmosphere to expedite supportive relationships. Well-organized, caring and attentive to student needs. Excellent event planning and coordination skills to plan, implement and conduct activities and programs to build the student community and help meet residents' developmental, social and academic needs.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Assistant
Indianapolis, Indiana
08.2022 - Current
- Multitasked by planning events, checking on residents, maintaining my half of the floor, and being a support to my residents as well
- Offers a safe place to people on my floor that may be dealing with some personal stuff
- Got to know residents, build rapport with them, and connect residents with each other to build community
- Maintained an environment that supports academic and personal success
- Modeled positive behaviors
- Was available and accessible to residents during community hours
- Created a safe and welcoming environment for all residents
- Knew and shared various campus resources to help students
- Supported HRL events, initiatives and outreach
- Worked with supervisors to assess community needs and develop appropriate initiatives
- Staffed community desk during open hours
- Completed administrative functions
- Wrote thorough and professional reports of incidents
- Consistently addressed policy violations
- Attended weekly staff meetings, meetings with supervisors, and fully participated in all training sessions.
Day Camp Counselor
Indianapolis, Indiana
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Was a leader amongst other counselors
- Cared for campers throughout the day
- Planned activities on the go for the campers to always have something to do
- Maintained a clean and loving environment so that everyone felt safe
- Talked with parents at the end of our day about how their child did throughout the day
- Talked with the campers about their emotions and how to act towards others
- Was a guardian figure to a lot of the campers attending camp for the summer.
Park Helper
Lake County Parks Department
Gary, Indiana
06.2019 - 08.2021
- Kept the park clean by picking up people's trash, changing trash bags, fixing potholes in the road, and raking the miniature beach
- Helped with multiple people's needs when needed help about reserving an area.
Cashier
Burlington
Merrillville, Indiana
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Scanned people's requested items while also providing a warm shopping environment
- While in the process of scanning their items, I would provide conversation to at least stay interactive with me
- Sometimes they would tell me what they've been up to all day or just a snippet of their life
- Overall my just was to provide a friendly and speedy transaction
Education
Junior majoring in English Education and minoring in Africana Studies -
Skills
- Inventory control
- Training and development
- Conflict resolution
- Customer service excellence
- Leadership excellence
- Works well with others
- Problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- Exceptional multitasking skills
- Critical thinker
- Behavior Monitoring
- Safety Practices
- Daily Living Assistance
- Activity Planning
- Student Engagement
- Community Development
- Academic Excellence Promotion
Accomplishments
- Co-founder of the Diane Lewis Scholarship (Annually, my family and I give out a scholarship to students that want to go to college but do not have the funds)
- Nominated for IUPUI bi-annual speech night
- Lawn Care Business of 12+ years called SonsofDavid
Scholar Programs and Leadership
On the board of the Sons of David Multi-million Dollar Property Management
Olaniyan Scholars Program
DSRP (Diversity Scholars Research Program)
Residential Assistant at IUPUI 2022- current
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Day Camp Counselor -
06.2023 - 07.2023
Residential Assistant -
08.2022 - Current
Cashier - Burlington
02.2021 - 05.2021
Park Helper - Lake County Parks Department
06.2019 - 08.2021
- Junior majoring in English Education and minoring in Africana Studies,