Alonzo Carter

I am a well rounded professional who possesses qualitative knowledge, strong counseling, mentorship skills, and continuously improving my leadership skills and experience.

Pre-Employment Specialist/Counselor - Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency - Warner Robins, GA

(2022-10)

• Assists clients in obtaining their benefits such as social security and medicaid waivers.
• Refers clients to benefits counseling as needed.
• Document monthly reports on clients progress.
• Confer with managers and colleagues about strategies to help further support clients.
• Create visual aids for clients to learn people skills, job skills, and other tasks.
• Develops team communications and information for meetings.

Adaptive Coordinator/Assistant Supervisor - Delores A Brooks Recreation Center - Macon, GA

(2019-07 - 2022-07)

• Provide mentorship and leadership to special needs individuals (kids and adults with a variety of disabilities)
• Provide community development
• Advocate for community members
• Assist clients directly with information and referral services
• Facilitate awareness of social needs within the special-needs community
• Provide direct client care to individuals
• Monitor, supervise and train clients in daily/independent living skills
• Provide support services for the clients
• Complete required administrative and client related paperwork
• Serve as a coach for Special Olympics

Special Education Paraprofessional - Houston County High School - Warner Robins, GA

(2015-10 - 2019-06)

• Assists teachers in their teaching duties and other general responsibilities such as organizing teaching manuals, providing instructional support in media centers and rendering reinforcement activities
• Oversees independent/guided practices and following up drills and prescribed activities to ascertain the application of concepts and skills as headed by the instructors
• Prepares the class before the commencement of lectures – patterning, exemplifying, and implementing standardized social and classroom conduct; preparing presentations and projects; exhibiting visual displays and demonstrations; documenting and retrieving system data; photo stating/replicating teaching manuals; and assisting in cleanup and food routines
• Exercises crisis management methodologies and stratagems such as the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) to determine hostile behaviors leading to conflicts and ensure safety of everyone
• Examines and scoring test papers or class assignments and distributing the results
• Performs clerical tasks such as maintaining student attendance records, filing student information and progress reports, collecting fees, making appointments, drafting school letters, creating newsletters and articles
• Helps teachers in counseling parents on the requirements and development of their children
• Recognizes the children with learning disabilities and inform the teachers
• Helps teachers and students in executing extracurricular activities and school functions
• Aids in rendering additional attention to special needs students
• Ensures proper care and upkeep of educational materials, equipment, and supplies

Server/Busser/Trainer - Olive Garden - Warner Robins, GA

(2012-11)

• Works in a team-oriented, high-volume, fast-paced, guest-centric environment
• Guides guests through menus while demonstrating thorough knowledge of the food, beverages and ingredients
• Takes accurate orders and partners with team members to serve food and beverages that meet or exceed guests' expectations
• Provides friendly and attentive service that makes guests feel well taken care of and builds their intent to return
• Ensures the dining room, lobby and service area are clean, stocked and visually appealing
• Assists servers in properly serving food and beverages
• Clears, cleans and resets tables to ensure they are ready for the next guest

Master of Science - Human Services – Family and Community Services - Purdue University Global (2023-12)

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology - Alabama A&M University (2012)