Stephen McDonald

Experience

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  Right To Play

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2012

  Served on an as-needed basis: developing materials for small events. Created the collateral for all events as well as some reference materials, including Board and staff orientation documents and informational pieces for key audiences (donors, corporates, athletes, media). • Provided support for the organization’s social media presence by developing and uploading texts and photos on Twitter and Flickr.• Coordinated the graphical and technical aspects of the overall designs of letters, invitations and mailing campaigns.

  • Graphic Design Volunteer

    Jul 2012 - Sept 2012

  • Contract Graphic Designer

    Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Communications Intern

    Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
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  JVS

  Dec 2012 - Feb 2013

  Volunteer Job Readiness Assistant

  • Facilitated a job group meeting with Deaf clients on a monthly basis• Provided assistance to Deaf clients (in filling out job applications and improving resumes, advising of job search strategies).

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  Support Service Providers of New Jersey

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2014

  Support Service Provider

  • Provided visual and environmental information for deaf-blind individuals.• Performed as a human guide for certain deaf-blind clients.• Promoted independence for deaf-blind individuals.

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  Bancroft

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2018

  Education Program Associate

  • Assisted and supported the teacher in classroom in ensuring 10+ weekly educational and personal goals of 6-8 students are met.• Provided encouragement and support to assigned students in and outside the classroom including weekly community-based interaction field trips.• Enhanced 35+ staff and teachers’ sign language proficiency by observation and individual tutoring including weekly after-school sessions.•Collaborated with the teacher, behavioral analysts and occupational & physical therapists to support and follow through with students’ current behavior plan and goals. Show less

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  The Learning Center for the Deaf

  Feb 2019 - Aug 2022

  • Supported day-to-day operations in the Secondary Department with 50+staff and 100+ students. • Facilitated daily interdepartmental collaborations with IT, Support Services, Maintenance, HR, Advancement, Interpreting, Nursing, and Audiology.• Served as a front-line point of contact for parents, school districts, local organizations, businesses, pupil transportation services, and colleagues.• Responsible for the planning and managing the annual department budget of approximately $30,000+ by monitoring, auditing, and purchasing while ensuring that all policies and procedures were fully followed.• Organized and maintained department-wide and shared documents on Google Drive including individual student schedules, student census, and events.• Provided support and troubleshooting issues relating to learning platforms and school management software. Show less • Assisted 25+teacher in preparation of instructional materials and classroom visuals for student and instructor use.• Assumed responsibility for the supervision and instruction of 6-10 students per class when a teacher is absent. • Escorted and monitored students to and from the classroom and other various activities. • Served as a co-advisor for the National Association of the Deaf chapter with 25 members and invited to the National Junior National Association of the Deaf Leadership Conference with 4 student delegates. Show less

  • Secondary Administrative Assistant

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Secondary School Classroom Assistant

    Feb 2019 - Feb 2020
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  Chatel Real Estate

  Aug 2022 - now

  • Accounting Bookkeeper

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Property Management Support Staff

    Aug 2022 - Jan 2023