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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026

Target Security Specialist

Salary

$22.25 USD per hour

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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 and leading through crisis events. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Creating an easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience by delivering on commitments such as greeting guests, helping them find what they need, and resolving issues
  • Promoting a physical security culture for team members and guests by assessing and maintaining safe and secure standards throughout the store
  • Responding to and accurately documenting security incidents in a timely manner
  • Leveraging de-escalation tactics and resources when responding to security incidents across the store
  • Conducting merchandise theft recoveries and providing theft apprehension support as needed
  • Preventing theft and shortage at the front of store by performing merchandise receipt checks
  • Submitting appropriate documentation in the case management system for all incidents
  • Understanding and appropriately using Target's video surveillance system
  • Demonstrating a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance
  • Working in a safe manner at all times and complying with all safety policies, best practices, and training

To be successful in this role, you should have:

  • A welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members
  • Effective communication skills
  • Ability to work both independently and with a team
  • Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
  • Physical abilities such as climbing up and down ladders, scanning, handling and moving merchandise efficiently and safely, and lifting or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds
  • Flexible work schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays

In terms of benefits, Target offers competitive packages including financial, education, and well-being benefits. You can learn more about benefits eligibility for this role at https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_A.

Skills

Required

  • Communication skills
  • De-escalation tactics
  • Physical security controls
  • Video surveillance system operation
  • Case management system documentation
  • Merchandise receipt checks
  • Theft apprehension support
  • Safety policies and procedures
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