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Objective
To secure a position with a well established organization that is dedicated to quality and cares about
community, where I am able to fully utilize my experience as an educator, supervisor, and leader in roles
pertaining to quality improvement and policy development. Interested in obtaining a role where there is
opportunity for growth and advancement.
Experience
Parsons Child and Family Center, Neil Hellman School Albany, NY
● Currently coleading and implementing an innovative program called Mindful Moments, which
brings meditation into the class as a daily part of curriculum by collaborating with The Albany
Peace Project to achieve goals proven in national studies that have shown over 90% reduction
in school violence, increase in academic performance and reduction absenteeism.
● Public Speaking: Training 10 to 100 faculty at a time in creating and implementing lesson plans
and implementation of Mindful Moments.
● Routinely participates in numerous committees such as: PBIS Target Behavior Committee,
Neil Hellman Talent Show Committee, Behavioral Protocol Committee, The Albany Peace Project
Classroom Mediation Committee, Administrative Hiring Committee, Library Development
Committee.
● Trained in Cornell University’s TCI crisis interventions,Red Cross First Aid, Corporate
Compliance, Mandated Reporting (of Suspected Abuse and Neglect), OSHA, Drug and Alcohol
Addiction.
● Worked closely and consistently with the school director and school principal in developing and
implementing school protocols for students and faculty
● Teacher responsibilities include: Departmental and individual proctoring and grading of NYS
Regents exams, development and implementation of classroom lesson plans, assessments and
rubrics, teaching classes in Government Economics, Global Studies, American History and Art,
Neil Hellman Summer Theater Troop, Individual music lessons as part of the After School
Recreation, Music Appreciation, Music Theory and Guitar Techniques in The Waiver Program,
Current Events and Science in the APT program
● As Head Teacher of Special Ed Classroom the supervision of up to 4 paraprofessionals at a time
included: mentoring them in understanding and fulfilling their role in creating a therapeutic
learning environment with clients and individual therapeutic intervention with clients, post
incident debriefing, provided consistent stress management techniques, evaluation and feedback
(clients are from age 5 to 21 years, diagnosed with any, or a combination of: PTSD and/or other
psychological disorders, Developmental and/or Physical Disabilities, Learning Disabilities,
victims of abuse and neglect.
● Unit Supervisor, which included the same responsibilities as Head Teacher, plus overseeing up
to 20 Client Care Workers, guided staff in implementing therapeutic activities to develop life and
social skills for clients, developed new scheduling system, maintained and updated schedule to
assure sufficient coverage, regularly led team meetings addressing unit wide practices and
individual case reviews, volunteer coordination, coordinated school trips to museums in NYC,
MA, and within the Capital District
● Networking involves engaging, as an advocate for clients, in continuous communication with,
parents, social workers, county workers, department heads within Parsons, Albany Police
Department, Parson’s Medical Clinic, Planned Parenthhood, Albany Peace Project, Paul E Failla
Educational Consultant
● Writing experience includes, Development the Staff Practices Protocol Manual for the
Residential Unit, collaborated on IEPs, Functional Behavior Assessments, Behavioral
Implementation Plans
2. Jeffrey S. Meissner 28 Lake Shore Drive Apt 1A, Watervliet, NY 12189 Cell: 518.227.3361 jefreymeissner@yahoo.com
Position Titles at Parson’s Child and Family Center
Teacher’s Assistant Level III 2012 Present
Teacher 20072012
Crisis Intervention Specialist 20022007
Substitute Teacher 20022007
Unit Supervisor 20002002
Client Care Worker 19922000
Education 20002003 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
● Associates Degree in Independent Studies
20032006 College of Saint Rose Albany, NY
● Bachelor of Science in 712 History Education
20072013
● NYS Initial Teacher Certification
2013Present
● NYS Teacher Assistant Certification Level III
Skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong relationship building, networking and people
skills. Superior problem solving, interoffice communication, mediation and team building. Knowledge of
all standard office equipment, and computer network. MS Office and Powerpoint. Internet research and
social media.
Remarks
Fast learner, easily adaptable to needs of the workplace, software and applications; driven, diligent, assertive,
personable, ethical, positive attitude, dedicated employee, team player, articulate communication internally
and externally. Volunteer experience includes: Life Resource for Parsons Alumni and Musical Performances
for various fundraisers
