Security Guard - Courthouse Building (Downtown Toronto) Full-Time
Site Description: This is a Courthouse building located in the heart of downtown Toronto. This state-of-the-art facility is a new build and offers a highly advanced technological setting.
Position: Full-Time Security Guard
Site: Ontario Court Of Justice - (Downtown, Toronto) - 10 Armoury Street, Toronto, ON M7A 0B9
Averaging Agreement: Overtime is Averaging Agreement (AA) after 88 hours OR ESA
Hours: Full-Time - Monday to Friday (0000-0800 hrs)
Pay rate: $18.73/hour
Internal Posting Date: August 25, 2025
Internal Closing Date: September 1, 2025
External Closing Date: September 8, 2025

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The on-site security personnel will provide a variety of services, implementing the Courthouse’s security objectives according to policies and procedures which may include but are not limited to the following general tasks:

• Protect the safety of persons and their belongings on Courthouse property
• Prevent and minimize fire, theft, vandalism, criminal damage, and trespass on Courthouse property
• Parking enforcement: including but not limited to the tagging/towing of unauthorized vehicles, calling out contractors for snow removal.
• Minor parking gate access repairs and/or unjamming of mechanisms
• Prohibit entry into secure areas of the Courthouse by anyone other than authorized persons determined by an authorized Courthouse administrator.
• Complete interior and exterior patrol rounds of the Courthouse including documentation of conditions/safety concerns and weather reports as required.
• Enforcement of the Courthouse’s smoke-free property policies
• Monitor security consoles (access control, secure elevator, and CCTV video monitors)
• Visitor and employee identification verifications
• Respond to alarms
• Complete incident reports, logs, and daily operating reports
• Issue and control access cards and keys to personnel, contractors, and visitors when required
• Lock and unlock doors as scheduled or required
• Report any unusual incidents or hazardous conditions
• Maintain a log of security incidents and report occurrences
• Document, secure, and manage lost and found property and property safekeeping
• Security personnel will provide safety escort services to emergency contractors on Courthouse property when required
• Advise Courthouse staff immediately of any notifiable incidents
• Assist TPS with the management of any aggressive visitors (physically and verbally)
• Attend every event or incident, which they reasonably consider may jeopardize the security of the Facility and provide a high level of customer service.
• Assist TPS with the management of illicit substances and or weapons; securing the location of any found items, while awaiting TPS.
• Document all events in a notebook or electronic incident report
• Other duties as required/requested
• Must be able to provide certifications in Use of Force (UoF) and Management of Aggressive Behaviour (MOAB)
• Applicants lacking these certifications can opt into Paladin’s UoF/MOAB training program prior to their onboarding training to ensure they meet the requirements of the position

• Protect the safety of persons and their belongings on Courthouse property
• Prevent and minimize fire, theft, vandalism, criminal damage, and trespass on Courthouse property
• Parking enforcement: including but not limited to the tagging/towing of unauthorized vehicles, calling out contractors for snow removal.
• Minor parking gate access repairs and/or unjamming of mechanisms
• Prohibit entry into secure areas of the Courthouse by anyone other than authorized persons determined by an authorized Courthouse administrator.
• Complete interior and exterior patrol rounds of the Courthouse including documentation of conditions/safety concerns and weather reports as required.
• Enforcement of the Courthouse’s smoke-free property policies
• Monitor security consoles (access control, secure elevator, and CCTV video monitors)
• Visitor and employee identification verifications
• Respond to alarms
• Complete incident reports, logs, and daily operating reports
• Issue and control access cards and keys to personnel, contractors, and visitors when required
• Lock and unlock doors as scheduled or required
• Report any unusual incidents or hazardous conditions
• Maintain a log of security incidents and report occurrences
• Document, secure, and manage lost and found property and property safekeeping
• Security personnel will provide safety escort services to emergency contractors on Courthouse property when required
• Advise Courthouse staff immediately of any notifiable incidents
• Assist TPS with the management of any aggressive visitors (physically and verbally)
• Attend every event or incident, which they reasonably consider may jeopardize the security of the Facility and provide a high level of customer service.
• Assist TPS with the management of illicit substances and or weapons; securing the location of any found items, while awaiting TPS.
• Document all events in a notebook or electronic incident report
• Other duties as required/requested
• Must be able to provide certifications in Use of Force (UoF) and Management of Aggressive Behaviour (MOAB)
• Applicants lacking these certifications can opt into Paladin’s UoF/MOAB training program prior to their onboarding training to ensure they meet the requirements of the positio