Security Guard at Avarn Security in Borlänge

As a security guard at Avarn Security, you will have an exciting everyday life where your task is to enhance our customers' safety and promote a safer environment.

A security guard plays a central role in maintaining safety and security in various environments. The job involves preventing and managing risks by monitoring premises, patrolling areas, and ensuring that security procedures are followed. Security guards often work closely with people and need to be able to act calmly and professionally in both everyday situations and during incidents. The work can include everything from alarm responses and access controls to reporting deviations and collaborating with the police or other authorities. The role demands high levels of responsibility, integrity, and the ability to make quick decisions under pressure. We believe in responsibility, collaboration, and showing care for colleagues and the community. We aim to be role models for others. Your previous life experiences are valuable, and you will have the opportunity to use and develop them with us.

Working Hours

Varied

Work Location

Borlänge

Duration

On-call employment, 6-month probationary period applies

Start Date

By agreement

Salary

According to collective agreement

The customer places great trust in us, and your work as a security guard is important. You contribute every shift to creating safety and security for the customer and society at large, as your work provides preventive protection against crime, improved fire safety, and much more. You will meet all members of the community, and it is important that you are clear, calm, and can make thoughtful decisions.

Job Responsibilities

A patrolling security guard works with preventive security. You will be driving and visiting customers in your district/area to check that alarms are activated, windows and doors are closed and locked, electrical equipment is turned off, and that no unauthorized persons are present on the property/area. Supervisory monitoring is performed both indoors and outdoors, often at night, alone, and you will work shifts. The work is independent and mobile.

In stationary monitoring, you will work at the customer's site. This can involve everything from reception work to patrolling and staffing monitoring centers.

Qualifications

In addition to the personal qualities we seek and describe in the various assignments, you need to meet basic requirements to qualify for the position:

• at least 18 years old before starting the assignment
• high school diploma
• good Swedish in speech and writing
• driver's license B

You also need to be without a criminal record*, drug-free, have an orderly economy, and possess good health and physical fitness to be employed at Avarn Security.

Security guard training is advantageous for these positions. Other advantageous qualifications include experience in the security industry, some technical knowledge, additional language skills beyond Swedish and English, and previous experience working in public environments.

If you have the right profile for Avarn and proceed in the process but do not already possess the required training (VU1, VU2), we will cover your training! Security guard training (VU1, 9 days) is conducted at BYA, the Security Industry's Professional and Work Environment Committee. Participation in this is a prerequisite for employment.

We warmly welcome your application! Selection is ongoing, so please submit your application as soon as possible - no later than December 31, 2025 - apply for the position via our website - not via email. Tests will be applied in the recruitment process. These will be sent to the specified email address.

Our Offer

We are the complete security player in the market, enabling us to be leaders in the industry for our customers and providing good development opportunities for you as an employee.

You will be an important representative for the public and our customers. Therefore, it is essential for us to create an inclusive work environment where all our 8000 employees feel that responsibility, care, and collaboration are promoted. We take workplace safety seriously and work on continuous improvements. We apply salary setting according to collective agreements.

Avarn Security cares about ensuring that you as an employee have a secure living situation and sustainability in your working life. Therefore, all new employees are offered a free one-year insurance solution, including health and accident insurance, life insurance, and child and youth insurance.

* All personnel at an authorized security company must be approved based on compliance with the law, civic reliability, and suitability in other respects. For the approval authority's assessment of a person's compliance with the law and civic reliability, information from the criminal record or suspicion register or information processed by the Security Police under the law on the processing of personal data within the crime data law area will be obtained.

About Us

Avarn Security is a leading player in the security industry, offering a comprehensive range of security services. With our technical expertise and many years of experience, we protect people, businesses, and critical societal facilities. Our solutions, which combine digital and physical security, are designed to deliver world-class safety.

Driven by innovation and a strong sense of responsibility, we work to create a safer society. Our core values - collaboration, responsibility, and care - permeate our entire operation and form the foundation of everything we do. With a focus on technology and people, along with a clear vision of world-class security, we continue to shape the future of security solutions.