Ceilidh Williams
Shelburne
Summary
I am an experienced Parks and Recreation staff member with over nine years of experience with the Town of Orangeville, including turf care, splash pad operations, playground inspections, sports field maintenance, trail upkeep, and winter control. For the past nine years, I have worked alongside municipal horticulturists, gaining practical horticultural knowledge in plant care, garden maintenance, and seasonal horticulture operations. I am skilled in supervising and training seasonal crews, coordinating daily work plans, ensuring safety compliance, and supporting high-quality public service delivery. I hold all required certifications, including Playground Inspector, Landscape Pesticide License, and Certified Pool Operator. I am committed to upholding the Town’s RITE values and ensuring safe, well-maintained, and accessible outdoor spaces for the community.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SUPPLY TEACHER
Upper Grand District School Board
01.2021 - Current
- Follow lesson plans left by teachers depending on grade and school site
- Create lessons plans that are relevant if no lesson plans nor emergency plans are provided by the teacher
- Interact professionally with principal and other teachers
- Adhere to school policies and procedures
- Delivered engaging lesson plans to diverse student groups, fostering a positive learning environment.
- Adapted instructional materials to meet varied learning styles and abilities of students.
PARKS MAINTENANCE
TOWN OF ORANGEVILLE
01.2018 - Current
- Effectively delegated responsibilities and duties to crews of students
- Monitored inventory levels for necessary supplies/tools required for parks maintenance work.
- Conducting regular training and safety sessions for staff on procedures and best practices in building, maintenance, and operation of equipment.
- Collaborated effectively with other team members, sharing knowledge, expertise, and assisting when needed to ensure overall success within the facility maintenance department.
- Successfully dealt with citizens inquiries and concerns in regards to the Towns parks and facilities
- Successfully dealt with citizens' inquiries and concerns regarding the Town's parks and recreational facilities
- Demonstrated innovative problem-solving skills across multiple situations
- Able to take direction and complete projects under my own supervision
- Continued to take innovative and problem solve in many jobs and create work in various slow situations
- Learned to properly clean, grease, and maintain fluids on machines
- Can successfully operate a skid steer, tractor, mowers, RTV's, loader, backhoe, wood chipper, and various hand held equipment (trimmers, hedges trimmers etc.)
- Can successfully operate the sander in the winter season
- Able to inspect and make repairs on playgrounds as a certified playground instructor
- Care for established parks by mulching, weeding, trimming and edging around flowerbeds, walks, and walls.
- Knowledgeable in creating job lists and maintenance charts through Microsoft excel and other various computer programs
- Knowledgeable in pesticides and extermination.
- Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, and hedge and brush trimmers.
- Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners.
- Provide proper upkeep of planters, gardens and other grounds features
- Gather and remove litter- including homeless encampments.
- Maintain and repair tools, equipment, and structures such as buildings, fences, and benches, playgrounds using hand and power tools.
- Inspecting trails and playground equipment, and taking the necessary tasks to complete the repairs
- Operation and maintenance of Splash Pads, including water testing and administering chemicals, cleaning, painting, inspections, and repairs
- Maintained and repaired baseball diamonds, including fence repair, diamond repair and grooming, and assisting in irrigation repair
TEAM BUILDER/ORGANIZER
LEAP ADVENTURES
01.2011 - 06.2022
- Communicate effectively to large groups of adults
- Organize and facilitate corporate team building games and programs
- Successfully work along other team builders to lead programs up to 500 individuals
- Independently lead groups of ≥ 20 people in corporate games, programs, and hikes
- Developed cohesive team dynamics through targeted group activities and workshops.
- Facilitated conflict resolution sessions to enhance collaboration among team members.
STUDENT TEACHER
PRINCESS ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOL
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Student taught Grade 1/2, 3/4, and 6
- Built and executed on lesson plans including language, science, mathematics, art, and physical education
- Assisted with main instructor's lesson plans and aligning plans with structured goals to improve student performance
- Graded and assessed all student assignments and provided actionable feedback for students
- Observed main instructor, and designed professional goals around observations and personal practice with 1:1 mentoring with instructor
- Methodically planned and executed on lesson plans, including collecting necessary resources to complete a given lesson
- Introduced highly individualized lesson plans to accommodate various learning styles among students
- Built long-lasting relationships with students
Education
Bachelor of Education - Education
Lakehead University
Orillia04-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
York University
Toronto04-2018
Diploma - Fine Arts
Georgian College
Barrie04-2016
Skills
- Adaptable
- Relationship building and management
- Proficient in computer programs
- Health and safety
- Interpersonal communication
- Organization and planning
- Time management
- Creative problem solving
- Reporting and documenting
- First Aid/CPR
- Teamwork and collaboration
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
- Documented and resolved issues which led to results.
- Brought about results through action.
- Collaborated with other departments
Certification
- Landscape Pesticide License
- Certified Pool Operator
- Canadian Certified Playground Inspector
- DZ License
- First Aid/ CPR
- WHMIS
- Ontario Teaching Certificate
- Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education; University of British Columbia
- Mental Health and Wellbeing; Lakehead University
- Supporting Indigenous Learning; Lakehead University
- Online Teaching Platforms; Lakehead University
Timeline
SUPPLY TEACHER
Upper Grand District School Board
01.2021 - Current
STUDENT TEACHER
PRINCESS ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOL
01.2021 - 01.2022
PARKS MAINTENANCE
TOWN OF ORANGEVILLE
01.2018 - Current
TEAM BUILDER/ORGANIZER
LEAP ADVENTURES
01.2011 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Education - Education
Lakehead University
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
York University
Diploma - Fine Arts
Georgian College