Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Job Description

Union: Non-Union

Number of vacancies: 1

Recent or Replacement Position: Replacement

Site: Toronto General Hospital

Department: People & Culture - Safety Services

Reports to: Manager

Salary Range: $78,954 to $118,424 annually

Hours: 37.5 per week

Status: Permanent Full-Time

Closing Date: September 17, 2026

Position Summary

UHN has embarked on an exciting initiative towards building a new Workplace Violence Training and Education Program, which will help mitigate Workplace Violence across our hospital network. The role of Workplace Violence Prevention Education Specialist is a newly created position at UHN and represents an exciting new opportunity.



The successful candidate will collaborate with members of UHN’s Safety Services Team and UHN Leadership on a comprehensive workplace violence prevention training and education program.

Duties

- Deliver, facilitate, refine, develop, and research workplace violence prevention training and education (i.e. TIDES) in various formats including classroom and virtual delivery, physical technique demonstrations, simulations, clinical departmental unit settings, and eLearning.
- Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders and Leadership across UHN
- Consult to identify and address program improvements related to workplace violence prevention, training and education.
- Support and participate in workplace violence incident follow up, including debriefs, to identify and support workplace violence program, training and education improvement opportunities.
- Analyze and assess workplace violence training and education metrics, quality indicators and present to UHN Leadership and external stakeholders.
- Support the communication efforts of the workplace violence prevention, training and education program through written communication, various media, websites, and presentations based on programming and initiatives.




- Work with a diverse health care environment and engage effectively with staff from various professional, cultural, and social backgrounds

Qualifications

- At minimum, a university or college graduate in adult education, health science, health promotion, social or behavioural sciences, combined with at least three (3) years of experience with group facilitation and consultation.
- At minimum, three (3) years of experience directly supporting clients/patients in an inpatient or outpatient program.
- Preferred candidate will have (3) years of experience with Workplace Violence education programs, such as the prevention and management of aggressive behaviour (PMAB), Non Crisis Intervention Training (NCIT), Team Response Intervention Training (TRIT), Trauma-Informed De-escalation Education for safety and Self-protection (TIDES) programs or similar.
- Demonstrated experience consulting and building trusted relationships with stakeholders, identifying needs, and designing, developing and delivering solutions in a wide range of business environments.
- Demonstrated assessment and consultation skills related to environmental factors, organizational policies and protocols and procedures to promote safety of staff and clients/patients.
- Intermediate to expert in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills required.
- Strong client service orientation, time management and organization skills, and communication skills.
- Experience facilitating discussions related to equity, inclusion, cultural humility, unconscious bias, or workplace respect
- Ability to produce high quality and accur

📌 Workplace Violence Prevention Education Specialist (Canada)
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Canada