Patrol Officer (Security Guard) (Designated Indigenous)

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health is seeking a Security Guard for the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. The role involves in-person security duties supporting Heli-port operations, patient safety, and emergency response coordination.

You will work with hospital teams to ensure safe access and rapid handling of critical situations. Applicants should have a Grade 12 education, a Manitoba Security Guard License, and training in force de-escalation, handcuffing, and heli-port procedures.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Must successfully complete use of force and de-escalation training, handcuffing techniques, and Heli-Port Training including Fire Suppression.

Responsibilities

• Support Heli-port operations from a security vantage point.
• Perform pre-landing inspections and activation of emergency systems.
• Assist patient off-loads and manage crowd control as needed.
• Coordinate with medical teams and security partners.
• Maintain discretion and professional communication under pressure.

Skills

Security operations

Two-way radio

De-escalation training

Public safety

Indigenous cultural safety

Education

Grade 12

Manitoba Security Guard License

Tools

Use of force training

Handcuffing techniques

Heli-Port Training

Job description

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Requisition ID: 412695

Position Number: 20072258

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Health Sciences Centre

Department / Unit: HSC Security Services HHRAP

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 1.00

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 12.00

Annual Base Hours: 2080

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Experience

• Prior security, law enforcement, military and related experience an asset.
• Lived experience and understanding of Indigenous healthcare priorities, services, and challenges alongside Indigenous culture, protocols, traditions, and values, both within communities and organizations in Manitoba.
• Lived experience and understanding of Indigenous healthcare priorities and practices, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures, protocols, traditions, values, and rights to self-determination.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Personnel must successfully complete the following training:
  • Use of force and de-escalation training.
  • Handcuffing Techniques.
  • Heli-Port Training including Fire Suppression.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must possess a valid Class 5 driver’s license.
• Must possess a valid Manitoba Security Guard License and/or any future license mandated by Manitoba Justice to perform the duties of a Security Guard,under the Private Investigations and Security Guards Act.
• Clear Criminal Record, Child Abuse Registry, Vulnerable Sector Checks - maintained regularly throughout the course of employment.

Qualifications and Skills

• Must be able to work at extreme heights to support Heli-port operation.
• Must be able to perform activities that include pre-landing inspections, activation of emergency systems and assisting patient off-loads.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Demonstrated ability to use a two-way radio is required.
• Ability to interact well with others.
• Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
• Must possess tact and diplomacy.
• Demonstrated ability to use discretion and good judgement.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt readily to stressful situations.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (2015) and Manitoba’s Path to Reconciliation Act (2016).
• Understanding and commitment to the articles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a framework for truth and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism actions,inquestsand reports, e.g., Jordan’s Principle, Joyce’s Principle and Brian Sinclair Inquest.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ethical principles and cultural protocols in interactions with Indigenous partners and organizations.
• Knowledge or familiarity with Indigenous health issues, population health, and health status of citizens in Manitoba.
• Mature, professional manner.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential physical requirements of the position.
• Position requires a considerable amount of walking, standing, and the physical ability to restrain or evict unauthorized individuals.
• Physical ability to carry out duties of the position.

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 in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are 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.