# Target Security Specialist

**Company**: Target
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $17.75 USD per hour
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

We are seeking a Target Security Specialist to join our Assets Protection team. As a Target Security Specialist, you will play a critical role in maintaining a safe and secure environment for our guests and team members.

Responsibilities:

- Support sales by welcoming and engaging guests and team members at the front of store and on the sales floor

- Lead a physical security culture for our team members and guests by assessing and maintaining safe and secure standards throughout the store

- Respond to and accurately document security incidents

- Understand and leverage escalation tools for guest issues to provide a safe and secure environment

- Conduct productive merchandise recoveries and provide apprehension support as needed

- Prevent theft and shortage at the front of store by performing receipt checks for exposed high-dollar merchandise

- Submit appropriate documentation in the system for all incidents

- Understand and appropriately use the video system

- Train team members to apply merchandise protection and audit execution

- Teach and train team members on operational shortage focus area opportunities

- Execute shortage action plans set by AP leadership to minimize shortage in focus areas

- Model working safely while maintaining a clean store for guests and team members

- Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest

- Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance

- Work in a safe manner at all times to benefit yourself and others

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 guests and other team members

- Learn and adapt to current technology needs

- Effective communication skills

- Work both independently and with a team

- Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in crisis response, safety and crowd management

- Skills in de-escalation and recovering stolen merchandise

- Ability to utilize Target's video surveillance system

- Ability to properly document cases using industry case management systems

Benefits: Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

## Skills

### Required
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Physical stamina

### Nice to have
- Crisis response
- Safety and crowd management
- De-escalation
- Merchandise recovery
- Video surveillance

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