Retail Security Officer (Clothing Store)

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at a building-supplies store in Benoni before they cost jobs. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll be based at a building-supplies store in Benoni. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots

• Discreet, observant and honest
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Good report writing
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4

• Retail loss prevention course
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes
• Experience giving evidence in court

• Monthly recovery incentives
• Staff discount at the retailer
• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)

• Give numbers on your CV: how many cases you opened, how many led to arrests. Retail security managers trust results.
• Show you know the legal limits of search and arrest. A single unlawful arrest can cost a store badly, so they will ask about it.