# Target Security Specialist

**Company**: Target
**Salary**: $21.50 per hour
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

Working as a Target Security Specialist means helping to keep guests, team members, and the brand secure. You will use intelligence-led tactics to prevent and resolve theft and fraud, and respond to crisis events. As a Security Specialist, your responsibilities will include:

- Creating an easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience

- Greeting guests, helping them find what they need, and resolving issues

- Supporting team efforts and assisting peers in other areas

- Promoting a physical security culture and assessing and maintaining safe and secure standards throughout the store

- Responding to and documenting security incidents in a timely 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 store by performing merchandise receipt checks

- Submitting documentation in the case management system for all incidents

- Understanding and using Target's video surveillance system

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

To be successful in this role, you should:

- Enjoy interacting and helping others

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

- Be open to working a flexible work schedule with varying hours, days, or shifts

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

- Ability to work both independently and with a team

- Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

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

Benefits:

- Competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond (learn more at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits)

## Skills

### Required
- communication skills
- problem-solving skills
- physical security controls
- crisis response
- safety and crowd management

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