Security Guard at Avarn Security

As a security guard at Avarn Security, you have a vital societal mission to protect and monitor security objects according to the Protection Act.

The task of a security guard is to monitor security objects and protect against sabotage, espionage, terrorist crimes, and serious robbery. A security guard has special powers to inspect vehicles, conduct body searches, seize items, refuse entry, and detain individuals present at a security object. Security objects are operations that are important for society to function in peace, crisis, or war. Examples of security objects include a nuclear power plant, an airport, or a military facility.

Working hours: Varying hours

Location: Gothenburg

Duration: On-demand employment

Start date: By agreement

Job responsibilities: Among other things, staffing entrance receptions, ensuring that no unauthorized persons have access to security objects. With some patrolling. More information will be provided during the interview. This applies to both armed and unarmed services.

Qualifications: We are looking for someone with personal maturity who feels secure in the role of a security guard. Personal qualities are what determine the best fit. You should possess a high level of security awareness and social competence. We place great importance on your ability to work in a team, but we also expect you to independently identify problems and solve them. To work at certain objects, a security clearance, in-depth check, and security interview are conducted.

Requirements for applicants:

• at least 18 years old before starting the assignment
• high school diploma (minimum grade in Swedish 1)
• good Swedish in speech and writing
• driver's license B
• civil security guard training (or military security guard training, completed from 2016 or later)

You must also be unpunished, drug-free, have a stable economy, and good health and fitness to be employed by Avarn Security.

Meritorious:

• guard training (VU1 + VU2)
• OC-Spray training
• HAS training
• orderly guard training

We warmly welcome your application! Selection is ongoing, so please submit your application as soon as possible - but no later than 2026-03-31 - apply for the position via our website - not via email. Tests will be applied in the recruitment process.

Our offer: We are the complete security actor in the market, which enables us to be leading in the industry for our clients and that there are good development opportunities for you as an employee.

You will be an important representative for the public and our clients. Therefore, it is crucial 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 is committed to ensuring that you as an employee have a secure life situation and sustainability in working life. Therefore, all new employees are offered a free one-year insurance solution that includes, among other things, health and accident insurance, life insurance, and child and youth insurance.

* All staff 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 in the criminal record or suspicion register or processed by the Security Police under the law on the police's processing of personal data within the crime data law area will be obtained.

** If you have completed security guard training during military basic training, it is valid for civilian use as well. The training must have been completed in 2016 or later, and the training certificate must not be older than 5 years. If you have security guard training through the Armed Forces without military basic training, you need to complete a shortened security guard training to work as a civil security guard.

Avarn Security has received the award as a Career Company due to our strong commitment to employee satisfaction and development. By creating an inclusive and diversity-promoting corporate culture, Avarn Security gives its employees the opportunity to thrive and grow in their roles. The company values competence and offers continuous training, making us an attractive employer for those seeking an exciting career in the security industry.