Job Description

Overview


Our diverse staff is our most valued resource. Compassion, Integrity, Courage and Accountability are the values that set Michael Garron Hospital apart.


Education


• High School Diploma required.
• Community College Law Enforcement and Security Diploma preferred.
• Current Standard First Aid and CPR certificates must be provided.
• Must have a current Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Security Guard license (Security Guard or Dual type). •••Applications will not be considered without proof of license.
• A dispatch certificate from an accredited post-secondary institute is an asset.


Qualifications


• Previous dispatch experience in an emergency services setting such as Police, Fire, EMS or an SOC handling the types of calls Centre SOC does is an asset.
• A fundamental knowledge of state-of-the-art security technology such as alarm and access control systems, CCTV systems, communications technologies, and general MS software programs.
• Knowledge of enterprise access control systems to include Keyscan Aurora would be an asset.
• Excellent personal computing skills to include all office related products and familiarity with specialized security applications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, with an emphasis on multi-tasking and rapidly assessing and shifting priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain professional demeanor under very stressful situations.
• Must be self-motivated and consistently show initiative.
• Answers all incoming security telephone lines including the complex emergency telephone line.
• Monitoring the complex wide SMS (alarm monitoring, CCTV monitoring, access control).
• Dispatch security resources and document activity using Dispatch Log.
• Search person and vehicle information using Perspective to support security personnel, conducting parking enforcement, prohibited activity enforcement or conducting field interviews.
• Ensuring that security operations occur consistent with policy and procedures.
• All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
• All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.
• All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.