Training for Traffic & Order Security Assistance

Main assignment: As a traffic and order security assistant, you are unarmed and community-oriented, working day and evening shifts. You patrol the streets of Basel, are approachable and maintain order – your speciality is stationary traffic.

Main tasks: You control and regulate traffic, issue traffic fines and carry out various assignments. You prepare reports and statements, enforce cantonal laws, and if necessary, block or secure vehicles.

Additional tasks: You support operational forces at major events and special operations, work preventively through presence and approachability in the neighbourhood, and take on administrative duties as well as counter service.

Experience: You are under 57 years old at the start of training and hold Swiss citizenship or a C residence permit as well as a valid driving licence. An impeccable reputation is a given for you. The formal requirements, including the physical prerequisites, form the basis of your training.

Personality: You approach people openly and respectfully, communicate clearly and enjoy working in a team. As a well-grounded personality with a sense of proportion, you remain calm even in demanding situations and are physically and mentally resilient.

Education: You have completed a vocational apprenticeship (EFZ/EBA) or a higher school qualification (Matura/FMS/WMS or similar) and feel confident using a PC and smartphone.

Language: German is your mother tongue or you have negotiation-level proficiency in spoken and written German at least at level C1.

The Basel-Stadt Cantonal Police is part of the Department of Justice and Security and ensures safety, public order and law enforcement. Its mission is to grant great freedom and to work efficiently and effectively. Around 1000 employees play a key role at the heart of the tri-national Basel region, entrusted with a wide range of tasks: from traffic monitoring to manhunts and interventions, as well as prevention and communication. The work of the Cantonal Police is central to making Basel a liveable city.

Are you interested in this varied profession in an exciting urban environment? Would you like to take responsibility, support people and develop professionally and personally? Then we look forward to meeting you. We welcome diverse experiences, perspectives and life paths. We especially encourage women to learn about the profession of security assistant and to apply. Would you like to learn more about the profession or are you unsure if you meet all the requirements? Attend one of our information events or contact us. We are happy to answer your questions and look forward to meeting you.