Security Guard

Security Guard - Full Time - Youthdale Treatment Centre

Position: Security Guard

Site: Youthdale Treatment Centre

City: 229 Yonge Street - Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5B 1N9

Status: Full Time

Hours: 12 Hours /

Pay Rate: $25.00 /hr.

Category: (Averaging Agreement - Overtime after 88 hours)

Internal Posting Date: November 18, 2025

Internal Closing Date: November 25, 2025

External Closing Date: December 2, 2025

Are you interested in starting a career in a fast paced and growing industry? As a provider of security services to clients with complex security needs, Paladin Security Group is offering an exciting career opportunity for you to give back to your community, while developing skills for future careers. Our training programs are also a leader in the security industry, and they will help prepare you for advancements, as well as build your resume for a potential career in law enforcement.

Job Description: Working on assigned shifts, you will work 12-hour shifts providing proactive and reactive security patrols and response to incidents. You will be required to write reports and investigate routine incidents, as well as respond to coded emergencies in a quick and efficient manner. You should display excellent customer service skills and be able to work with people who are under stress or in need of medical assistance. In this role, it is essential that you are physically fit and able to stand and walk for long periods of time.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides leadership, direction, and ongoing coaching and training
• Ensures all standing orders and scheduled daily activities are carried out as required for each shift
• Ensures site staff adhere to all Paladin Security and site specific security policies and procedures
• Plans and implements shift work schedules
• Ensures all Security Guards have received the mandatory training
• Motivates staff and issues commendations
• Disciplines staff when necessary and ensures proper documentation is passed onto head office
• Attendance Management
• Performs security audits
• Documents and investigates security incidents and complaints
• Provide proactive and reactive security patrols.
• Communicates any concerns/issues with Client Service Manager
• Working on assigned shifts, you will work 12-hour shifts providing proactive and reactive security patrols and responses to incidents in the mental health ward
• You will be required to write reports and investigate routine incidents
• Respond to coded emergencies in a quick and efficient manner
• Display excellent customer service skills and be able to work with people who are under stress or in need of medical assistance
• This role required you to be physically fit and able to stand and walk for long periods
• Work closely with vulnerable populations
• Monitor for and escalate security concerns within the Emergency Department
• Assist in developing security plans for high-risk patients
• Provide security presence and support throughout the Emergency Department
• Utilize verbal de-escalation techniques to manage conflicts
• Oversee and support patient watch guards within the Emergency Department
• Work closely with local Law Enforcement and Emergency Services
• Ensure the safety of staff, patients, and visitors within the Emergency Department

Prerequisites:

• Immunization Record (Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and TB skin tests 1 and 2)
• Must have a Valid Ontario Security Guard License
• Must have a valid (WSIB-Approved) First Aid and CPR Level-C Certification
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with 2 dose minimum. Proof required.
• Must be proficient in English (both oral and written)
• Must be willing to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check upon offer of employment