Swift Current Office Manager

Offered in: South Saskatchewan

Job Title: Office Manager – Swift Current
Reports To: Executive Director of Business Development
Location: Swift Current, SK
Duration: Full-Time (Contract Dependant)

Why Work for Us:

Commissionaires is the only non-profit security company in Canada. That means our revenue goes right back to our operations, employees and the communities in which we operate. It’s why we pay better than any of our competitors and can offer an attractive benefits package.

We offer security services such as guards for site security, mobile patrols, gate checks, alarm response, home and business watch, bylaw enforcement and more. We also offer services to individuals such as criminal record checks, security clearance, U.S. travel waivers, criminal record suspension, fingerprinting and secure courier services.

Commissionaires is proudly the leading employer of military and law enforcement veterans in Canada. We also hire everyone who want to help keep people safe and secure.

With more than 600 employees working in more than 180 sites across southern Saskatchewan, Commissionaires offers a variety of workplaces and duties. You will see us at municipal offices in Weyburn, the Polytechnique campus in Moose Jaw, patrolling the streets in Melville or at the front desk of our Legislature in the heart of Regina.

About the Current Position:

The Commissionaires South Saskatchewan Division is looking for a dedicated individual to work as a full-time Office Manager for its newly developed Swift Current satellite office. You would represent the organization in this part of the province, manage the office and be responsible for relationship development and contract opportunity development. In addition, you would supervise office staff and provide support for local security guard supervisors as well as all additional security guards at unsupervised sites. This includes scheduling, recruitment, retention, coaching and performance management. The position will also ensure that Commissionaires equipment and vehicles are maintained and kept in safe working order. In urgent situations and to ensure excellent customer service, you may be required to perform security work to bridge potential gaps in service, or when there are unanticipated leaves of absence until new hires can be put in place.

The position will report to the Executive Director of Business Development out of the Regina Headquarters Office.

Hours of work are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for a total of 40 hours per week. This position will sometimes require work outside those hours, as well as travel as required by the needs of the community and your direct supervisor.

The Office Manager, Swift Current must have proven skills and abilities such as:

• Experience in management and leadership.
• Experience with onboarding/offboarding, training, discipline processes, administrative forms and processes and performance management.
• Experience with the hiring process and managing staff scheduling and gap assessments.
• Advanced interpersonal, mentorship and diplomacy skills.
• Be even-tempered, professional, and able to diffuse tense situations.
• The ability to manage procedures and enforce policies set out by the Corps of Commissionaires.
• The ability to complete required paperwork at an expert level expected by the Corps.
• The ability to develop and maintain relationships with all matter of stakeholder, from elected officials and media to business owners and residents.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in supervision and/or management.
• Proven, strong leadership, interpersonal and mentorship skills.
• Must have a valid Class 5 Saskatchewan Drivers License and clean drivers abstract for over 5 years.
• Must successfully complete a clean Criminal Record Check.• Experience working closely with senior management, taking direction well and ready to assist with performance management of the team.
• Attention to detail and professional approach in all areas of work and appearance.
• Able to effectively communicate at an advanced level, both verbally and in writing, in English.
• Dedicated and reliable.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
• Computer literacy, including effective working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and email.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently with accuracy.
• Knowledge, understanding of HR principles and have the ability to follow and enforce policy.
• Previous management training seen as an asset. Candidate must pass Commissionaires Supervisory training within the first year after hire.
• Must have a willingness to treat ALL people with respect, through understanding, regardless of their culture, gender, gender identity, race, sex and any other protected legislative designation.
• Certification in the following MUST be completed on or before 90 days of employment start date including: Ministry of Corrections and Policing forty (40) hour Private Investigators and Security Guard course as well as Emergency First Aid certification, or will be provided by Commissionaires following hire.

It would be a plus if you had:

• A certificate, diploma, degree in business related studies.
• Knowledge of and established relationships in the Swift Current business community seen as an asset.

In-line with our social mandate, preference will be given to applicants that demonstrate previous military or law enforcement service. Commissionaires South Saskatchewan also prioritizes a representative workforce and invites those who experience disability, people of Indigenous ancestry and people of a visible minority group to self-identify in their submission. Les candidats francophones sont invités à postuler en identifiant leur bilinguisme et auront aussi la priorité dans le processus d’embauche.

Pay range 4 scale: $26.50-$30.98/hour.