Retail Security Officer (Clothing Store)

Blend in, watch closely and act lawfully: that is loss prevention at a building-supplies store in Pretoria East. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Home base is a building-supplies store on the Pretoria East side of Gauteng.

• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour

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

• Experience giving evidence in court
• Retail loss prevention course

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

• 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.