# Target Security Specialist

**Company**: Target
**Salary**: $20.75 USD - $31.15 USD per hour
**Category**: Physical Security
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

The Starting Hourly Rate is $20.75 USD per hour, with a Pay Range of $20.75 USD - $31.15 USD per hour.

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Assets Protection (AP) teams function to keep guests, team members, and the brand secure and lead through crisis events.

As a Target Security Specialist, you will have the opportunity to gain skills and experience in:

- Using intelligence-led tactics to keep team members and guests safe and secure

- Crisis response, safety, and crowd management

- De-escalation techniques

- Physical security controls and culture

- Using Target's video surveillance system

- Timely and accurate documentation of cases

Typical responsibilities include:

- Creating an easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience

- Greeting guests and helping them find what they need

- Responding to security incidents and documenting them accurately

- Promoting a physical security culture

- Conducting merchandise theft recoveries and providing theft apprehension support

- Preventing theft and shortage at the front of the store

- Submitting documentation in the case management system

- Understanding and using Target's video surveillance system

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

This role may be right for you if:

- You enjoy interacting and helping others

- You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active, and physically demanding role

- You are open to working a flexible work schedule

Requirements include:

- Being at least 18 years old

- Having a high school diploma or equivalent

- Meeting state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements

- Having a welcoming and helpful attitude towards guests and team members

- Ability to communicate effectively and work independently and as part of a team

- Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment

Additional expectations include:

- Climbing up and down ladders

- Apprehending subjects in accordance with company policy

- Scanning, handling, and moving merchandise efficiently and safely

- Working a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays

- Being capable of working in varying temperatures and humidity levels

## Skills

### Required
- intelligence-led tactics
- crisis response
- safety and crowd management
- de-escalation techniques
- physical security controls
- video surveillance system
- case management system
- effective communication
- teamwork
- time management

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