Apprenticeship as Commercial Clerk EFZ (Service & Administration Sector)

22 October 2026
100%
Permanent position
Basel

Job summary

Join the largest security service provider in Switzerland! Gain essential skills for your future career in a supportive environment.

Tasks

Engage actively across various departments to gain broad insights.
Draft letters, create offers, and manage daily correspondence.
Handle onboarding processes and assist in payroll accounting tasks.

Skills

Strong secondary school grades and high responsibility.
Excellent communication skills and team-oriented mindset.
Good knowledge of German, English, and French.

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About the job

Are you interested in acquiring the necessary skills for your professional future with a lot of initiative and responsibility? Then you are in the right place; at the largest security service provider in Switzerland, you will fill your professional backpack with knowledge and skills and learn to assert yourself in the demanding everyday working life. During your training, you will be deployed in the HR management, payroll, training, and sales & marketing departments and can acquire broad and sought-after expertise from various specialist areas.

What you can achieve:

Active participation in various departments and insight into different commercial areas of activity
Writing letters, preparing offers, and handling daily correspondence
Independently handling entry and exit formalities
Creating, maintaining, and evaluating statistics
Correspondence and cooperation with authorities, insurance companies, internal departments, and employees
Personal, telephone, and written contact with applicants and customers
Support and assistance for employees and customers by phone and on site
Processing orders, preparing offers and order confirmations as well as
Handling other administrative tasks
Support in payroll accounting, especially in recording and checking payroll-relevant data as well as processing changes

What you bring:

Very good grades at secondary level E
High degree of independence, willingness to perform, and a strong sense of responsibility
Quick comprehension as well as a reliable and careful working style
Team spirit, commitment, and a high willingness to learn
Good manners, communication skills, and enjoyment in dealing with people – combined with the necessary discretion
Very good German skills as well as good English and French skills in spoken and written form
Good PC user skills and interest in daily work with digital tools

What we offer:

A varied and exciting training in a dynamic environment where you are challenged, supported, and personally accompanied
A practical training with diverse development opportunities for your professional future
A motivated team with committed colleagues as well as a supportive trainer and practical instructors in the departments
Diverse and direct contacts with customers and employees
The opportunity to take on responsibility early and to work increasingly independently
A solid introduction to different commercial work areas and fields of activity
Exciting insights into the security industry and its diverse areas of application
A rewarding exchange with other apprentices in the company

Do you feel addressed?

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete written application with a cover letter, CV with photo, school certificates from the last four semesters, references, and a current placement test (e.g. Multicheck).

If you have any questions about the training, our trainer, Sofija Binaku, will be happy to assist you:

Email: hr-basel@securitas.ch
Phone: 058 910 33 78