Service Dog Handler on an Hourly Wage
Key information
- Publication date:09 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Basel
Job summary
Securitas AG, founded in 1907, is Switzerland's largest security firm. Join our motivated team for a fulfilling career in safety services.
Tasks
- Supervise events and locations with your service dog.
- Conduct preventive patrols on client properties.
- Guard and monitor various sites effectively.
Skills
- Ideally possess a trained service dog and flexible hours.
- Strong sense of responsibility and independence.
- Good command of German; other languages a plus.
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SECURITAS AG
The family business founded in 1907, Securitas AG, is today the largest security company in Switzerland with 11 national regional offices.
With around 8000 highly qualified, motivated, and professionally trained employees, we fulfill security tasks on behalf of private individuals, companies, and authorities. Securitas offers a tailored, professional solution for every security need.
Our goal – satisfied customers: when it comes to security, we offer the highest quality by continuously developing for over 100 years, deploying well-trained employees and the latest technology
We are looking for responsible and flexible individuals as:
Service Dog Handler
What you can achieve:
- Supervisory duties at various events, fairs, and occasions with your service dog
- Conduct preventive patrols on the premises of our clients
- Guarding and monitoring of properties
What you bring:
- Ideally, you have your own trained service dog
- Willingness for occasional and irregular working hours (weekends, nights, holidays, etc.)
- Driver's license category B and own car
- Impeccable reputation (check of debt enforcement and criminal record extracts)
- Completed vocational training or equivalent education
- Independence, performance capability, and sense of responsibility
- Good German skills in spoken and written form, foreign language skills are an advantage
- Swiss citizen or C residence permit
What your service dog brings:
- Working dog breed (defined breeds according to Securitas service dog regulations - FCI Group 1 – 3)
- Fully vaccinated and in good health
- Height at withers at least 50cm and at most 80cm
- Minimum age 12 months
- The dog must show good predispositions regarding drive, nerve strength, self-confidence, and resilience
- Versatility test (VPG) or International test regulations (IPO) are an advantage
What we offer:
- An unusual, interesting activity
- Independent work
- High personal responsibility
- Appropriate work clothing and equipment
- A professional introduction to your new field of work
- Paid internal training and further education
- Opportunity to obtain the federal specialist certificate
- A secure permanent position with diverse development opportunities
Have we found you?
Then we look forward to receiving your following documents:- Cover letter
- Current CV including photo
- Work certificates and certificates/diplomas
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