Retail Security Officer (Clothing Store)

Retail in Johannesburg CBD runs on thin margins, and a supermarket needs someone guarding its stock. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Johannesburg CBD (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Share trends with the store manager each week

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Good report writing

• Retail loss prevention course
• Experience giving evidence in court
• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports

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

• 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.