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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 cooperating with the police or other authorities. The role places high demands on responsibility, integrity, and the ability to make quick decisions under pressure.

As a security guard at Avarn Security, you will not have a typical workplace - no day is the same, and you will have an exciting everyday life where your task is to enhance our customer's safety and prevent incidents while promoting a safer environment. You will grow with your colleagues in the challenges you face – and together increase the competence within the team.

We actively work to create an inclusive work environment where everyone should feel welcome regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation. You should be a good and helpful colleague who contributes to creating a pleasant workplace. Of course, you share our values – responsibility, care, and cooperation.

It is our job to create safety. For the public and for our customer, you represent a safe harbor where they can seek support and assistance. Our customer has given us a great responsibility, and certain formal requirements are placed on our employees. Regardless of the position, your work is important.

Here’s what you can expect from us as an employer:

• a job where your contribution is important
• good development opportunities within the company
• salary according to agreement
• that we take your work environment seriously and work with continuous improvements

Work location: Katrineholm

Working hours: Varying, more information will be provided during the interview

Duration: Temporary employment. A probationary period of 6 months applies.

Start date: By agreement

The advertisement is aimed at an existing stationary object in Katrineholm.

As our customer grows, we need to recruit new skilled employees.

We work closely with our customer, who has high demands on our delivery and execution of services, while this is an exciting and challenging assignment. You will work together with the customer, visitors, and contractors in the daily operations where the focus on service and physical security is the highest priority. Some knowledge and interest in technology and good Swedish & English in speech and writing are required as the customer is English-speaking.

Qualifications:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering high service and is responsible, self-driven, and used to taking initiative. You should enjoy working both independently and in a team. We prefer that structuring, solution-oriented thinking, and flexibility come naturally to you. We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Our requirements for this position:

• You must be of legal age and have no criminal record*, according to FAP 573-2, you also need to be drug-free and have a high school diploma.
• In addition, you need to have good Swedish and English in speech and writing.
• To work at Avarn, you need to have good health and physical fitness with an orderly economy.
• You must also have a B driver's license.

Desirable qualifications:

• Security guard training (VU1 + VU2), protective guard training, or other training from the security industry. Also, an interest in technology and technical knowledge.

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

Selection tests will be applied as a step in the recruitment process, in which case you will receive more information via email.

We warmly welcome your application! Selection is ongoing, so please submit your application as soon as possible - but no later than April 30, 2026 - apply for the position via our website - not via email.

* To be employed at Avarn Security AB, you must be approved by the County Administrative Board for employment in an authorized security company, in accordance with the Act (1974:191) on security companies. Applications to the County Administrative Board are handled by Avarn Security. Depending on the position, a security review according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may also be relevant. To investigate and assess whether you meet the requirements according to the respective legislation, a background check will be conducted. This assessment includes lawfulness, suitability, reliability, loyalty, and any vulnerabilities. Information obtained may come from you, from public sources, or from authorities. In assessing suitability for a position, we always apply a holistic assessment.