# Target Security Specialist

**Company**: Target
**Salary**: $19.25 USD per hour
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture.

As a Target Security Specialist, you will play a crucial role in keeping our guests, team, and brand secure. Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing a welcoming and secure environment for our guests and team members

- Responding to and documenting security incidents in a timely manner

- Using intelligence-led tactics to prevent and resolve theft and fraud

- Conducting merchandise theft recoveries and providing theft apprehension support as needed

- Promoting a physical security culture throughout the store

- Collaborating with store leaders and public safety officials to build relationships and ensure a safe shopping experience

To succeed in this role, you should:

- Enjoy interacting and helping others

- Thrive in a fast-moving, highly active, and physically demanding environment

- Be open to working a flexible schedule with varying hours, days, or shifts

- Have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team

- Be able to lift up to 40 pounds and work in varying temperatures and humidity levels

We offer competitive benefits, including financial, education, and well-being programs. You can learn more about our benefits eligibility for this role by visiting our website.

**Responsibilities:**

- Create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience

- Greet guests and initiate a warm, helpful interaction

- Help guests find what they need and resolve issues

- End every guest transaction with a sincere thank you

- Actively support team efforts and assist peers in other areas

- Adjust to business and guest needs to deliver an easy and inspiring guest experience

- Promote a physical security culture for our team members and guests

- Respond to and accurately document security incidents

- Leverage de-escalation tactics and resources when responding to security incidents

- Conduct merchandise theft recoveries and provide theft apprehension support as needed

- Prevent theft and shortage at the front of store by performing merchandise receipt checks

- Submit appropriate documentation in the case management system for all incidents

- Understand and appropriately use Target's video surveillance system

- Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance

- Work in a safe manner at all times; comply with all safety policies, best practices, and training; report hazards and correct where possible

**Requirements:**

- Must be at least 18 years of age or older

- High school diploma or equivalent

- Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position

- Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members

- Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed

- Effective communication skills

- Work both independently and with a team

- Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

- Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes

## Skills

### Required
- communication skills
- teamwork
- problem-solving
- physical security
- video surveillance

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