Workplace Violence Prevention Education Specialist

UHN Research; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive offer packages

HOOPP pension

Transit access

Flexible work environment

Development opportunities

Corporate discounts

Job summary

UHN is seeking a Workplace Violence Prevention Education Specialist to help build a new training and education program across the hospital network. You will collaborate with the Safety Services Team and leadership to deliver and refine TIDES and related trainings in classroom, virtual, and eLearning formats.

The role requires a university/college degree in relevant fields and at least three years of experience in group facilitation, client support in healthcare settings, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• University or college graduate in adult education, health science, health promotion, social or behavioural sciences.
• Three years of experience with group facilitation and consultation.
• Three years of experience directly supporting clients/patients in inpatient or outpatient programs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, facilitate, refine, develop, and research workplace violence prevention training and education (i.e. TIDES) in various formats including classroom and virtual delivery, simulations, clinical settings, and eLearning.
• Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders and Leadership across UHN.
• Consult to identify and address program improvements related to workplace violence prevention, training and education.
• Support and participate in workplace violence incident follow-up, including debriefs, to identify and support program improvements.
• Analyze and present workplace violence training metrics and quality indicators to UHN Leadership and external stakeholders.
• Support communication efforts of the program through written communications, media, websites, and presentations.
• Work with diverse health care teams and engage staff from various backgrounds.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

English communication

Client service

Time management

Organizational skills

LMS experience

Education

Bachelor's or higher in adult education/health sciences/health promotion/social or behavioural sciences

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Workplace Violence Prevention Education Specialist

• Full-time
• Compensation: CAD 78954 - CAD 118424 - yearly

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union: Non-Union Number of vacancies: 1 New or Replacement Position: Replacement Site: Toronto General Hospital Department: People & Culture - Safety Services Reports to: Manager Salary Range: $78,954 to $118,424 annually Hours: 37.5 per week Status: Permanent Full-Time Closing Date: September 17, 2026 Position Summary UHN has embarked on an exciting initiative towards building a new Workplace Violence Training and Education Program, which will help mitigate Workplace Violence across our hospital network. The role of Workplace Violence Prevention Education Specialist is a newly created position at UHN and represents an exciting new opportunity. The successful candidate will collaborate with members of UHN’s Safety Services Team and UHN Leadership on a comprehensive workplace violence prevention training and education program.

Duties

• Deliver, facilitate, refine, develop, and research workplace violence prevention training and education (i.e. TIDES) in various formats including classroom and virtual delivery, physical technique demonstrations, simulations, clinical departmental unit settings, and eLearning.
• Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders and Leadership across UHN
• Consult to identify and address program improvements related to workplace violence prevention, training and education.
• Support and participate in workplace violence incident follow up, including debriefs, to identify and support workplace violence program, training and education improvement opportunities.
• Analyze and assess workplace violence training and education metrics, quality indicators and present to UHN Leadership and external stakeholders.
• Support the communication efforts of the workplace violence prevention, training and education program through written communication, various media, websites, and presentations based on programming and initiatives.
• Work with a diverse health care environment and engage effectively with staff from various professional, cultural, and social backgrounds

• At minimum, a university or college graduate in adult education, health science, health promotion, social or behavioural sciences, combined with at least three (3) years of experience with group facilitation and consultation.
• At minimum, three (3) years of experience directly supporting clients/patients in an inpatient or outpatient program.
• Preferred candidate will have (3) years of experience with Workplace Violence education programs, such as the prevention and management of aggressive behaviour (PMAB), Non Crisis Intervention Training (NCIT), Team Response Intervention Training (TRIT), Trauma-Informed De-escalation Education for safety and Self-protection (TIDES) programs or similar.
• Demonstrated experience consulting and building trusted relationships with stakeholders, identifying needs, and designing, developing and delivering solutions in a wide range of business environments.
• Demonstrated assessment and consultation skills related to environmental factors, organizational policies and protocols and procedures to promote safety of staff and clients/patients.
• Intermediate to expert in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong client service orientation, time management and organization skills, and communication skills.
• Experience facilitating discussions related to equity, inclusion, cultural humility, unconscious bias, or workplace respect
• Ability to produce high quality and accurate work required.
• Ability to work well under pressure required.
• Ability to use good judgment in assessing difficult situations required.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player required.
• Ability to perform duties in a self-directed manner required.
• Experience working with a learning management system an asset.

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/ )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date. UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.At University Health Network (UHN), artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening, assessment, and selection of candidates for this position. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application. UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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