# Target Security Specialist

**Company**: Target
**Location**: Yuba City, 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. As a Target Security Specialist, you will play a crucial role in keeping guests, team members, and the brand secure.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing a welcoming and helpful experience for guests, ensuring they can easily find what they need and resolve any issues promptly

- Maintaining a safe and secure environment for team members and guests by assessing and maintaining safe standards throughout the store

- Responding to and documenting security incidents in a timely and accurate manner

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

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

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

- Submitting documentation in the case management system for all incidents

To perform this role effectively, you will need:

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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

- Physical stamina to climb ladders, lift merchandise up to 40 pounds, and stand for extended periods

- Flexibility to work varying shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays

In return, Target offers a competitive hourly rate of $20.25 USD and a range of benefits, including financial, educational, and wellbeing programmes.

As a Target Security Specialist, you will gain valuable skills and experience in:

- Intelligence-led tactics to keep team members and guests safe and secure

- Crisis response, safety, and crowd management

- De-escalation techniques and physical security controls

- Using Target's video surveillance system

- Timely and accurate documentation of cases using case management systems

If you enjoy interacting with others, thriving in a fast-moving environment, and are looking for a challenging role, this may be the perfect opportunity for you.

**Responsibilities:**

- Create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience

- Greet guests, help them find what they need, and resolve issues promptly

- 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 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

- Prevent theft and shortage at the front of store

- Submit appropriate documentation in the case management system

**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

- 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

**What We Offer:**

- Competitive hourly rate of $20.25 USD

- Range of benefits, including financial, educational, and wellbeing programmes

- Opportunities for career development and skill growth

## Skills

### Required
- communication skills
- interpersonal skills
- de-escalation techniques
- physical security controls
- case management systems

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