Chauncey Pickens
Katy,Texas
Summary
Strong professional familiar with functional behavior assessments, teacher training and compliance. Driven to help teachers intervene early to prevent major social issues and academic delays. Individual who thrives in challenging, autonomous, and ambiguous work environments. Continuously seeking to increase knowledge and skill sets.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavior Interventionist
Cypress Fairbanks ISD
08.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with educators to develop instructional strategies for challenging classroom environments.
- Coordinated with school counselors and psychologists to address the underlying emotional or mental health issues that may contribute to problematic behaviors in students.
- Provided crisis intervention services
- Create and coordinate professional development training presentations
- Dropout recovery intervention
- Positive Behavior Interventions & Support PBIS
Teacher: SPED -Life Skills
Cypress Fairbanks ISD- Cy Lakes High school
11.2020 - Current
- Collaborate with all stakeholders in the development of student IEP’s
- Implement instructional, therapeutic, and skill development programing
- Conduct assessments on student comprehension and learning styles
- Present subject matter effectively and according to guidelines established by IEP.
Recreation Supervisor
Krause Children’s Center - Residential (Upbring)
06.2015 - 05.2018
- Supervised all activity within the recreation department
- Created daily schedule to include life skills group, therapeutic milieu, recreation & team build activities
- Created and planed off campus activities for at Risk Youth and Faculty
- Maintained weekly and monthly progression notes for all youth/ Execute recreational assessments
- Participation in milieu treatment planning for all youth.
Learning Community Coordinator
American Campus Communities (University College/University Village)
02.2013 - 06.2015
- Managed housing facility; Direct supervisor to 2 Community Assistants and 15 team staff members
- Training and Staff Development
- Coordinated and executed projects/ programs for residential community
- Interviewing and employee hiring
- Scheduling and payroll operations.
Manager Assistant / Trainer
Pappasito’s Cantina
06.2018 - 03.2020
- Supervised dining room during Managerial meetings
- Banquet & Large Reservation host
- Employee training: Corporate policies, Food handling & Dish identification, POS operations; cash handling
- Enhanced guest dining experience with interaction, suggestive selling, placing orders and delivering food.
Intern/ student work study
Prairie View A&M Office of Recreational Sports
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Designed and developed Recreational Center manual to include regulations and staff guidelines
- Designed and developed Campus Recreation General Club Sports handbook
- Supervised content of employee production to be included in Club Sports manual
- Created proposal for Youth Summer Camp
- Created Registration forms and legal documents for Youth Summer Camp
- Camp counselor for children ages 5-15.
Education
Ph.D. - Educational Leadership
Prairie View Agricultural And Mechanical University
Master’s Degree - Education Administration
Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University
05.2019
Master’s Degree - Human Sciences, Family and Marriage Counseling
Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University
08.2014
Bachelor’s - Psychology
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
12.2011
Skills
- Conflict Resolution Strategies
- IEP development
- Presentation Skill
- Student needs assessment
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Functional Behavior Assessments
- Intervention Planning
- Documentation And Reporting
- Effective communication
Certification
- TEA: EC-12 SPED
- EC-6 Core Subjects
Leadership Experience
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
- Kappa League (Chairman)
- Volunteer Step Team Coach
- TFBC High School and College Ministry
- TFBC Young Adult Choir Ministry
Trainings
* PBIS
* CPI
* LSCI
* First Aid / CPR
* Trauma Response Teaching
- Hosted training in Belize (Spr. 23)
Timeline
Behavior Interventionist
Cypress Fairbanks ISD
08.2023 - Current
Teacher: SPED -Life Skills
Cypress Fairbanks ISD- Cy Lakes High school
11.2020 - Current
Manager Assistant / Trainer
Pappasito’s Cantina
06.2018 - 03.2020
Recreation Supervisor
Krause Children’s Center - Residential (Upbring)
06.2015 - 05.2018
Intern/ student work study
Prairie View A&M Office of Recreational Sports
05.2014 - 08.2014
Learning Community Coordinator
American Campus Communities (University College/University Village)
02.2013 - 06.2015
Ph.D. - Educational Leadership
Prairie View Agricultural And Mechanical University
Master’s Degree - Education Administration
Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University
Master’s Degree - Human Sciences, Family and Marriage Counseling
Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University
Bachelor’s - Psychology
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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