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Municipal guard CV: example and template

This example is for Polish municipal and town guards (straż miejska), candidates for the municipal guard, and security staff and people experienced in working with residents who want to join.

The employer wants to know which tasks you carry out, how you handle interventions, how you document offences, which training you have and how you talk to residents. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: municipal guard

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Patryk Zalewski

Municipal guard

Torun +48 123 456 789 patryk.zalewski@example.com

Professional profile

Municipal guard with 7 years of experience, after basic training for municipal guards. I patrol the city centre and housing estates, handle interventions on public order, traffic offences and environmental protection and respond to alerts from city CCTV. I handle about 900 interventions a year, and reports from residents in my area fell by 25% thanks to regular patrols and talks with building managers.

Work experience

Senior municipal guard

03.2021 - present

Municipal guard, Torun

  • Foot and vehicle patrols in the city centre and on housing estates.
  • About 900 interventions a year: public order, traffic offences, waste.
  • Responding to city CCTV alerts and working with the police.
  • Documenting offences, cautions and fines.
  • Residents' reports in the area down 25% thanks to regular patrols.

Municipal guard

09.2018 - 02.2021

Municipal guard, Torun

  • Patrols and interventions.
  • Securing city events.
  • Prevention activities at schools.

Education

Bachelor's degree, internal security

2015 - 2018

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun

Skills

  • Patrols and interventions
  • Public order
  • Offences and documentation
  • City CCTV
  • Work with the police and services
  • Talking to residents

Training

  • Basic training for municipal guards, 2018
  • Qualified first aid course, 2024
  • Intervention techniques training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B
  • Clean criminal record
  • Very good physical fitness

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a municipal guard CV

Professional summary

Write how long you have worked in the guard, which tasks you carry out and which training you have. Add a result, for example the number of interventions or fewer reports in your area. The employer is looking for a composed, fit person who is polite to residents.

Security officer with 3 years of experience at a shopping centre, a graduate in internal security. I patrol the site, handle interventions and monitor CCTV. I am looking for work as a municipal guard.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the area, patrols, interventions, offences, CCTV and work with services. Show scale in numbers. Add prevention activities and securing events.

Weaker: Patrols.

Better: Foot and vehicle patrols in the city centre and on housing estates.

Weaker: Interventions.

Better: About 900 interventions a year: public order, traffic offences, waste.

Weaker: Results.

Better: Residents' reports in the area down 25% thanks to regular patrols.

Skills worth listing

List patrols, interventions, public order, offences, CCTV and cooperation. In your soft skills show composure, politeness and firmness.

Professional skills

  • Patrols
  • Interventions
  • Public order
  • Offences
  • CCTV
  • First aid

Personal skills

  • Composure
  • Politeness
  • Firmness
  • Teamwork
  • Responsibility

Training

List basic training for guards, a first aid course and intervention techniques training. New guards complete basic training after being hired.

How to become a municipal guard

The municipal guard runs recruitment with a fitness test and an interview. On your CV show your education, fitness, driving licence and clean record.

Experience in security, the army or working with people helps a lot. It shows you can stay calm in a difficult situation.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A large city looks for patrols in the centre and CCTV, a smaller municipality for a wide range of tasks, and an environmental unit for checking waste and household heating. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a municipal guard put on a CV?

Length of service, tasks, interventions, offences, CCTV, cooperation, training and licences.

What are the requirements for the municipal guard?

Usually secondary education, a clean criminal record, physical fitness and good health. Check the notice.

Does security experience help?

Yes, especially for interventions and CCTV monitoring.

Which results are worth giving?

The number of interventions, fewer reports in the area and events secured.

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