Security Guard

• All Applicants: You MUST be able to prove you hold both a valid G license, and up to date Ontario Security License. Failure to provide both will result in application rejection. If you are not willing to work weekends your application will also be rejected. In addition, you must have a reliable means of transportation.

Fortify Protection Incorporated is a Canadian Security Contractor that provides security services to high risk contracts. We are a select and small group of dedicated professionals who take pride in providing our contracts, clients, and their property the highest level of protection available. Fortify takes contracts specific in environments where guards interact with people struggling with mental health, addictions and homelessness. In these environments we provide safety and security to our contract holders and their clients while they access the assistance they need to help deal with their daily struggles.

In order to be successful as a guard, applicants must be open minded in regards to new and complex challenges directly related to crisis response, medical emergencies, code of conduct and rule enforcement, assistance of emergency services (Police, Fire and EMS), etc. Guards who excel in this position are detail oriented, personable, compassionate and firm. Guards with Fortify Protection enter their shifts every day and make differences in peoples lives through rapport building, empathy, respect and patience.

Qualifications of Fortify Guards:

MANDATORY:

Applicants must possess valid and up to date copies of their Ontario Security Guard License, First Aid and CPR. In addition we ask that applicants provide an Ontario G Drivers license. Applicants who cannot provide all 3 will not be invited for an interview.

Relevant Skills:

Clear written and verbal communication, crisis response and de-escalation, knowledge of the Canadian Criminal Code with direct reference to Provincial Offences, Indictable Offences and Section 494.1, Mental Health First Aid, Use of Force (Hand cuffing and Baton), etc.

Education:

Post Secondary is not mandatory but an asset. Including Police Foundations, Protection Security and Investigations, Advanced Police Studies, Advances Law Enforcement Studies, Social Work, Mental Health and Addictions Workers, etc.

Job Types: Part-time, Casual

Salary: $16.00-$17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Profit sharing

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• On call
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Experience:

• Security: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Ontario Security Licence (required)
• First Aid Certification (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-03-01