Kishanth Vipulananthan
Brampton,Canada
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Services Officer
Roy McMurtry Youth Center
05.2023 - Current
- Maintain facility security through searches, headcounts, and monitoring residents
- Conduct intake and ensure accurate documentation
- Respond to emergencies, medical incidents, security threats, physical altercations, suicide risks, while prioritizing de-escalation and safety
- Escort youth to court, medical appointments, and transfers
- Use crisis intervention techniques, including restraints, per Youth Criminal Justice Act guidelines
- Supervise and manage youth in structured environment maintain order and enforcing facility rules and regulation
- Coordinate with law enforcement, court services, and facility staff
- Prepare detailed incident reports, behaviour assessments, security documentation in alignment with polices
Crisis Responder
Distress Center Halton
01.2023 - Current
- Provide crisis intervention and emotional support to diverse callers, including LGBTQ+, Indigenous and disabled individuals
- Completed 200+ hours of crisis prevention and assessment of suicide risk
- Conduct suicide risk assessments and coordinate with emergency services
- De-escalated high-risk suicide situations across regions in the Greater Toronto Area
- Ensured confidentiality and adhere to ethical guidelines in all interventions
Security Team Lead, Paladin Security
Trillium Health Partners
01.2020 - 05.2023
- Dispatched security guards to incidents, medical emergencies, and requests for assistance
- Monitored surveillance camera systems and regulated access across hospital grounds
- Transcribed telephone calls, radio transmissions, and verbal instructions
- Answered all incoming security telephone lines, including emergency lines
- Managed and supervised frontline security operations, escalating issues to security management
- Allocated resources to effectively resolve security situations
- Led and mentored a security team, assisting in the development of team members
- Provided leadership and guidance during high-risk situations
- Trained new security guards and assessed their capability for further site training
Security Patrol Guard, Paladin Security
Trillium Health Partners
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Conducted regular patrols across the site, identifying and mitigating security risks
- Responded rapidly to incidents, including crisis situations and medical emergencies
- Assisted clinical staff with mental health patients, ensuring safe interactions
- De-escalated aggressive patients or visitors and managed high-risk scenarios
- Enforced hospital policies, including the Trespass to Property Act, and performed arrests under Section 494 of the Canadian Criminal Code when necessary
- Documented incidents both digitally and in written reports
- Assisted in training new security guards
- Provided customer service to patients and visitors
Mental Health Unit Watch Guard, Paladin Security
Trillium Health Partners
09.2018 - 04.2019
- Ensured the safety of staff, clinicians, and patients within the psychiatric unit
- De-escalated situations and applied security restraints when necessary
- Transported patients under the Mental Health Act to and from hospital areas, maintaining security and control
- Performed regular patrols to detect suspicious or unusual activity
Education
Honours Bachelor of Arts - Criminology & Policing
Wilfrid Laurier University
08.2025
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science - Psychology
University of Guelph Humber
08.2018
Certification
- Standard First Aid CPR C + AED Blended, 09/24, St. John’s Ambulance
- CPR ++, 02/23, Distress Center Halton
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), 08/22, Living Works
- Mental Health First Aid, 06/21, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Languages
English
Tamil
Timeline
Youth Services Officer
Roy McMurtry Youth Center
05.2023 - Current
Crisis Responder
Distress Center Halton
01.2023 - Current
Security Team Lead, Paladin Security
Trillium Health Partners
01.2020 - 05.2023
Security Patrol Guard, Paladin Security
Trillium Health Partners
06.2019 - 01.2020
Mental Health Unit Watch Guard, Paladin Security
Trillium Health Partners
09.2018 - 04.2019
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science - Psychology
University of Guelph Humber
Honours Bachelor of Arts - Criminology & Policing
Wilfrid Laurier University
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