Evon Williams
Tarboro,NC
Summary
OBJECTIVES: Passionate counselor dedicated to improving lives of individuals struggling with behavioral disorders along with helping clients identify goals and solutions to problems. I am committed to offering guidance and personal insight to individuals in support of their needs and career while documenting and organizing interviews to identify the needs of individuals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist
Quality Care Solutions Inc
08.2023 - Current
- Maintain client caseloads and productivity by maintaining regular contact with members to monitor and assess progress.
- Observe and evaluate clients strengths, needs and abilities and address barriers to meet client goals.
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
- Practice and use strength-based and trauma-informed approaches to collaborate and support clients in their treatment and recovery.
- Assist clients with community integration, transportation and life skill development.
- Manage and use crisis interventions to examine the mental health of clients in crisis situations.
- Participate in assigned meetings, staff development and training as required.
- Complete and prepare documentation daily on clients progress, interventions and results in the program.
Correctional Officer II
Nash Correctional Institution
08.2022 - Current
- Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records and activity journals.
- Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls and showers.
- Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals and medical appointments.
- Conducted routine and emergency head counts.
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs and scheduled activities.
- Observed behavior of residents individually and in groups.
Senior Operations Admin I
FedEx
10.2020 - 08.2022
- Managed and answered high volume phone calls.
- Filing documentations for drivers.
- Faxing and copying settlements for drivers.
- Processes transactions and checks for COD.
- Processes money orders and checks to bank.
- Train and process new hires for orientation.
- Issue out checks to package handler employees.
Paraprofessional Lead Counselor
Carolina Enhancement Healthcare Services,Inc
04.2018 - 03.2020
- Worked with and overseeing mental health programs with clients.
- Interviewed, planned, directed and evaluated clients.
- Counseled mental health and behavior health clients with disabilities.
- Assisted and provided support to the director daily when required.
- Documented patients casework and performances in the program while offering home support follow-ups along with compliance and accuracy to the program regulation and needs.
- Operated the computer, printer, fax machine, copy machine while answering high volume phone calls.
- Prepared documentation and monitored clients progress daily.
Licensed Substitute-Teacher
Southwest High School
04.2018 - 06.2019
- Adhered absent regular teacher curriculum lesson plans for students while managing and maintaining the classroom.
- Performed instructional assistant for students with needs in the classroom and handled all behavior issues that occurred.
- Followed classroom procedures and achieved lesson goals.
- Evaluated students in and out of the classroom with school activities.
- Enforced and complied with school regulations.
Teacher
G.W. Bullock Elementary School
01.2009 - 03.2018
- Created lesson plans weekly to meet the curriculum for 3rd grade classes, maintained a level of classroom management suitable for learning, rotated classes as periods changed.
- Entered grades into the grading system for report cards, administered testing for EOGs.
- Focused on Reading and Comprehension skills for these classes.
- Assisted students in crisis situations such as sickness, mental issues and behavioral issues.
- Partnered with the counseling offices of our schools to offer solutions to students and their families, Utilized Assigned blocks of time to have debriefing with students with behavioral issues as we partnered with our Behavior Intervention Personnel and offered Positive Consequences for to students that showed growth in redirecting their anger and followed action plans, Helped students that were affected by sickness and created packages for local services that assisted with their individual situations.
Teacher Assistant/Library Media Specialist
North Eastern Prep School
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Arranged and scheduled rotation with classes as they checked in books and turned in previous week's books, logged books back into inventory and place on display.
- Read books to middle school kids and created lesson plans for each middle school class for they schedule days in the media center and activities related to each class lesson.
- Monitored the High School Library as well while entering new books into the inventory and assisted them with research and finding books to fit their needs for educational studies.
- Mentored ladies in critical circumstances and partnered with the counselors of the schools to offer big sister and big brother programs, Also contacted DSS for students in crisis situations to orchestrate assistance for students and their parents with low income homes in need of food clothing and financial assistance for the home.
Education
Master's Degree - Criminal Justice, Psychology
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC12-2019
Bachelor's Degree - Criminal Justice, Psychology
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC12-2016
Associate Degree - Criminal Justice
Edgecombe Community College
Tarboro, NC08-2004
High School Diploma -
Southeast Halifax High School
Enfield, NC01-1995
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Administrative
- Skilled in intake interviewing
- Strong people skills
- Office support
- Counseling
- Case management proficiency
- Excellent communication
- Orientation Sessions
- Psychological Evaluations
- Confidential Case Documentation
- Problem Management
- Inmate Behavior Modification Tactics
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Restraint Techniques
- Self-Defense Techniques
- Crisis Situations
- Daily Reports
Timeline
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist
Quality Care Solutions Inc
08.2023 - Current
Correctional Officer II
Nash Correctional Institution
08.2022 - Current
Senior Operations Admin I
FedEx
10.2020 - 08.2022
Paraprofessional Lead Counselor
Carolina Enhancement Healthcare Services,Inc
04.2018 - 03.2020
Licensed Substitute-Teacher
Southwest High School
04.2018 - 06.2019
Teacher Assistant/Library Media Specialist
North Eastern Prep School
09.2016 - 01.2017
Teacher
G.W. Bullock Elementary School
01.2009 - 03.2018
Master's Degree - Criminal Justice, Psychology
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Bachelor's Degree - Criminal Justice, Psychology
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Associate Degree - Criminal Justice
Edgecombe Community College
High School Diploma -
Southeast Halifax High School
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