# Target Security Specialist

**Company**: Target
**Location**: El Cajon, CA
**Salary**: $20.25 USD per hour
**Category**: Physical 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 and leading through crisis events. You will protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing and resolving theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guests. You will also build relationships inside and outside of Target, including store leaders and public safety officials, inclusive of law enforcement.

Responsibilities:

- Create a welcoming experience by greeting guests at the front of store

- Promote a physical security culture for our team members and guests by assessing and maintaining safe and secure standards throughout the store, including exterior property

- Respond to and accurately document security incidents in a timely manner

- Appropriately respond to guest issues to provide a safe and secure environment for our team members and guests

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

- Conduct merchandise theft recoveries and provide theft apprehension support as needed, strictly adhering to AP policies

- Prevent theft and shortage at the front of store by performing merchandise receipt checks while adhering to AP policies, as well as recognising and communicating trends

- Submit appropriate documentation in the case management system for all incidents following AP policy and procedures

- 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 prioritise tasks independently

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

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

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## Skills

### Required
- intelligence-led tactics
- crisis response
- safety and crowd management
- de-escalation
- physical security controls
- case management systems
- video surveillance system

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