Candace Mazerolle
Victoria
Summary
Dynamic professional with the ability to enhance community engagement through outdoor education and support programs. Skilled in first aid and adept at facilitating safe, inclusive environments for diverse groups, fostering personal growth and development in challenging settings.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Silviculture and Reforestation Worker
Zanzibar Holdings Ltd
04.2018 - Current
- Planting tree seedlings to regrow and maintain forested areas.
- Primary first aid attendant. Responsible for injury management of 15-30 workers in moderate to high-risk environments.
Field Placement Student
Victoria Women's Transition House
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Collaborated with colleagues to learn best practices and enhance my ability to support women affected by intimate partner violence.
- Completed training on crisis intervention and client support.
- Prioritizing the knowledge of women who have experienced various forms of abuse and cycles of oppression.
- Sat in on weekly staff meetings.
- Created a manual of all the organizations that support food security in Victoria, Saanich, and Langford.
Support Worker
Victoria Community Connetions
10.2020 - 12.2023
- Supporting neurodivergent adults through a community-based day program.
- Support is centered in community inclusion and individualized support and programming.
- Responsibilities include supporting participants at work and volunteer placements, through health and wellness programs, with food preparation, and daily program facilitation.
Outdoor Education Facilitator
Pine Crest Outdoor Education Centre
08.2011 - 10.2015
- Facilitate outdoor programs for groups ranging from elementary age to adult.
- Plan, prepare, and pack for multi-day wilderness trips.
- Teach required skills for optimal group safety and engagement.
Wilderness Counsellor
Tim Hortons Children's Foundation
05.2012 - 08.2014
- Guiding multi-day canoe trips for the foundation's Youth Leadership Program.
- Plan, prepare, and pack for multi-day trips.
- Provide safety and technical skills training to participants of the program.
- Facilitate debrief circles which aim to expand on participant's life experiences before, during, and after each program.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC12-2025
University Transfer Program - Social Sciences
Camosun College
Victoria, BC04-2022
Certificate - Outdoor Education
Fleming College
Lindsay, Ont04-2011
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Adaptable
- Community outreach
Certification
Occupational First Aid Level 3
Timeline
Field Placement Student
Victoria Women's Transition House
01.2024 - 03.2024
Support Worker
Victoria Community Connetions
10.2020 - 12.2023
Silviculture and Reforestation Worker
Zanzibar Holdings Ltd
04.2018 - Current
Wilderness Counsellor
Tim Hortons Children's Foundation
05.2012 - 08.2014
Outdoor Education Facilitator
Pine Crest Outdoor Education Centre
08.2011 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Victoria
University Transfer Program - Social Sciences
Camosun College
Certificate - Outdoor Education
Fleming College
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