Corporate Security Careers

Benefits of Working in City Corporate Security

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and pension, opportunities for career growth, an inclusive work environment and more. Additional benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Life and disability insurance
• Pension
• 100 per cent employer-paid health, vision and dental benefits, including family coverage
• Maternity, parental and adoptive parent leave with top-up payments
• Paid vacation, sick and personal days
• Discounts on TTC passes, Bike Share, gym memberships and more
• Opportunities for advancement

Roles Open for Recruitment

Security Guards

City of Toronto Security Guards are responsible for protecting people as well as City assets and facilities.  

Highlighted responsibilities include: 

• Responding and effectively handling emergency and non-emergency, security and law enforcement calls 
• Monitoring and patrolling assigned areas 
• Responding to public inquiries and representing the City of Toronto in a positive manner 
• Conducting security audits  

Control Centre Operators

City of Toronto Control Centre Operators monitor security systems and respond to calls. They act as a first point of contact for the public and security staff. 

Highlighted responsibilities include: 

• Providing first-line direction to in-house security staff 
• Monitoring facilities through remote systems 
• Handling emergency and non-emergency calls to security lines 
• Dispatching and providing real-time guidance to mobile patrol security guards 

Senior Security Co-ordinator

Reporting to various Supervisors of Building Security, the Senior Security Coordinator provides and maintains a high level of security and life safety services to City employees and members of the public visiting City facilities.

Highlighted responsibilities include:

• Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
• Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
• Represents Corporate Security to City divisions and acts as the security divisional contact for day to day security operations, investigations and emergency situations.
• Provides security services to City owned and operated properties through various security systems and supervision of in-house staff and contracted firms.
• Provides project management services related to planned and on-demand security system installation and maintenance to ensure all standards, contracts and obligations are fulfilled.
• Develops and implements Divisional Security Plans.
• Maintains a high level of functional knowledge of technical information to provide all aspects of modern corporate security and protection for large and small building complexes and special events.

Applying

The first step is applying through the City of Toronto’s website. Start by viewing the list of Corporate Security positions currently open and choose “Apply now” to begin the process.

Note that applications must have a valid Security Guard License. Please indicate you have this licenses in your application and provide copies where possible.

Once you have applied, see next steps and what to expect from in-person hiring events.