Manager, Security Team

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a seasoned security leader to oversee departmental security operations, budgeting, and staff supervision within its facilities network. The role focuses on strategic planning, coordination of security services, and compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate has extensive hospital security experience, supervisory capabilities, and a strong understanding of rules governing protective services.

Qualifications

• Five years previous experience in a hospital or institutional security department, at the supervisory level, preferably in a unionized environment.
• Experience leading at the department level including budgeting (operating and capital funds), site security service coordination, department strategic and operational leadership planning and leading supervisory/management staff.
• Bachelor’s degree in Administration, Criminology, Justice or other relevant discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Lead department level security operations, including budgeting and staffing oversight.
• Coordinate site security services and strategic/operational planning.
• Supervise management staff and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Skills

Management

Organizational skills

Security knowledge

Laws & regulations

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Administration, Criminology, Justice

Healthcare Institutional Safety Officer training

High school diploma (Manitoba Standards)

Tools

Security camera systems

MS Office applications

Job description

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Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Corporate

Department / Unit: Facilities Support Services

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 08/24/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days;Standby coverage as required;On Call

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Experience

• Five years previous experience in a hospital or institutional security department, at the supervisory level, preferably in a unionized environment.
• Must have experience in leading at the department level including budgeting (operating and capital funds), site security service coordination, department strategic and operational leadership planning and leading supervisory/management staff.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Successfully complete the Healthcare Institutional Safety Officer training, and demonstrate competency in order to be designated as per the Police Services Act, Institutional Safety Officer program.
• Must also be able to demonstrate ongoing competency and capacity in order to maintain that designation as per the program requirements.
• Complete high school education, Manitoba Standards, required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Administration, Criminology, Justice or other relevant discipline required.

SPECIAL TRAINING:

• Must be conversant with Microsoft Office applications and be comfortable working with Security and electronic camera systems.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of laws, regulations and codes applicable to law enforcement.
• Successfully complete the Healthcare Institutional Safety Officer training, and demonstrate competency in order to be designated as per the Police Services Act, Institutional Safety Officer program.
• Must also be able to demonstrate ongoing competency and capacity in order to maintain that designation as per the program requirements.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be eligible for ISO Certification through the Provincial Attorney General's Department.
• Designation as a Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator by IAHSS or Certified Protection Professional by ASIS preferred.
• Possess and maintain a valid Manitoba Security Guard License.
• Valid class 5 driver’s license.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated management and organizational skills required.
• Must have or be able to acquire within a reasonable period of time a thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions and regulations applicable to the area of supervision.
• Completion of relevant security related courses required with Federal, Provincial, Municipal or Military Police training an asset.

Physical Requirements

• Minimum physical requirements aligned with requirements established for safe response to resistance training requirements and national standards.
• Regular retesting will occur.
• Minimum vision and hearing requirements aligned with requirements established for safe response to resistance training requirements and national standards.
• Regular retesting will occur.
• Qualifications will include minimum physical ability, vision standard, hearing standard and testing process.
• These tests will be a prerequisite part of the ISO training program.
• Regular testing throughout employment will also be a requirement.
• These requirements will align with national standards aligned with Manitoba Justice and employer requirements.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden Door Geriatric Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.