THE OPPORTUNITY AWAITS YOU

REAL finds itself in the enviable position of managing one of the most interesting and versatile connected spaces in North America with an opportunity to impact the lives of millions by creating life-long memories and delivering exceptional experiences.

The Special Events Security Officer is responsible for ensuring crowd control at events, enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations. Ensuring the personal safety of staff, visitors, and property. Maintains security and safety for assigned areas. Maintains working knowledge of the locations of various departments, buildings, access routes and admitting requirements.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provides crowd control and monitors for any potential crowd control issues and concerns.
• Screening patrons during ingress using walk-through metal detectors, bag searches, and hand wanding techniques
• Performing safety and emergency procedures and ensuring security duties are carried out in compliance with all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws and REAL policies and procedures.

• Responds to incidents, and manages CSSS response to emergency situations, criminal activity, and other major events. Makes immediate and appropriate decisions to prevent or minimize personal injury and/or damage to personal and public property.
• Mitigates risk to the campus to ensure life safety and operational continuity. Notifies the Command Centre for activation of the first responders in the event of an emergency.
• Maintaining detailed reporting on all events and proper incident reporting.
• Providing excellent customer service to guests, employees and the public by offering assistance where needed, finding balance and neutralizing high stress situations.
• Performs Patrolling of areas and security checks.
• Acts as an on-scene Incident Commander for all emergencies, demonstrations, large protests, and events on campus, working in a unified command capacity with local police, fire, and emergency health services agencies.
• Other duties as required

Dates: January 1, 2025 - March 22, 2025

Employment Status: Part-Time

Requirements

WHAT IT TAKES

Apply today if you meet the following requirements:

• Grade 12 education or GED is preferred.
• Must have valid Serve-It-Right (SIRs) certification.
• Must be at least Nineteen (19) years of age.
• Formal training and/or work experience in the field of security services or crowd control is preferred.
• Valid Driver's License must be maintained.
• Able to walk/stand for full duration of shift.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well as part of a team.
• Demonstrated experience in public relations.
• Excellent decision-making skills
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others.
• The successful candidate must also possess and maintain a satisfactory Criminal Record Check (CRC)

• Physical ability to handle confrontational/violent/abusive/intoxicated situations.
• This position is an in-scope position under the RWDSU Collective Agreement.

Benefits

WHY CHOOSE REAL?

Here at REAL, we can offer unique experiences unlike any other organization:

• Make a difference in your own community.
• Be a part of an industry responsible to create fun and memorable moments for our guests.
• A wide range of employment opportunities to fit your own lifestyle – whether that's committing to us in a full-time capacity or more of a casual role that is event specific and tailored around your own availability.
• We offer competitive wages and industry standard benefits.
• Matching Group RRSP plan.

For more information visit our website at www.realdistrict.ca. Submit resumes by December 5, 2024 via the link provided.

Please click the link to apply: https://apply.workable.com/j/FE9FC38601

While REAL appreciates the interest by all applicants, only those selected to advance to the next stage will be contacted. Note preference will be given to internal applicants holding existing REAL RWDSU seniority.