
Tactical Security Professional - Retail
Antioch, CAFull-time$33/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
GardaWorld is hiring a Tactical Security Professional for retail security in Antioch, California. The role involves observing and patrolling assigned areas, responding to threats and alarms, documenting incidents, and protecting people and property. Candidates must have at least five years of security experience, be 21 or older, hold specified permits, and meet the listed training and education requirements.
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Full job description
GardaWorld Security Services is Now Hiring a Tactical Security Professional - Retail!
Ready to suit up as a Tactical Security Professional - Retail?
Must have at least five years of security experience!
Must be 21+ years of age
Must have baton permit
Must have OC spray permit
Must have handcuff permit
Please include your most up to date security resume
What matters most in a role like this is your ability to read the environment, anticipate risk, and act accordingly. Tell us about how your keen sense of observation is one of your greatest strengths.
As a Security Officer – Tactical, physical ability is essential as you will be moving around your entire shift, patrolling environments such as retail stores, airports, detention centers, etc.
What’s in it for you:
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Location: Antioch, CA
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Schedule: Full time: Thursday - Monday, 3:45pm - 12:15am
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Competitive hourly wage of $33 / hour depending on site pay (DailyPay is available for GardaWorld employees!)
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A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, a 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions, disability coverage, and life insurance options
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Career growth opportunities at GardaWorld
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Uniform provided at no cost
Responsibilities of Tactical Security Professional - Retail
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You observe, survey the area and provide reporting on activity at your assigned location.
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You are able to work indoor and outdoor in a variable environment.
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You provide rapid response in critical situations.
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You’re good with reading and writing detailed reports.
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You know when and how to enforce customer procedures, regulations and standards.
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Patrol sensitive areas to spot any suspicious activity
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React quickly to threats or incidents
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You detain and search.
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Document incidents and actions taken
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Respond to alarms and conduct on-site checks
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Collaborate with law enforcement during serious incidents
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Ensure the safety and protection of individuals and property
Qualifications of Tactical Security Professional - Retail
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You have a state security license (BSIS Guard Card) and additional 32hr. BSIS security trainings. (Additional security trainings can be obtained during the hiring process)
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Be able to provide documentation of HS Diploma or GED
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Be authorized to work in the U.S.
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Must have at least five years of security experience!
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Must be 21+ years of age
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Must have baton permit
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Must have OC spray permit
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Must have handcuff permit
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Please include your most up to date security resume
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First aid certification is an asset
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Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time
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If you have Security, Military, Law Enforcement experience – even better!
In the United States, GardaWorld Security remains the only guarding security company to be Certified by Great Place to Work . Apply today – this could be more than a job! 26% of our corporate employees started as frontline workers.
If you’re ambitious with an entrepreneurial spirit – someone who wants to be a GardaWorld Ambassador – a promising career awaits you!
GardaWorld Security is a global champion in sophisticated and tailored security solutions, employing and training highly skilled and dedicated professionals across the globe.
It is the policy of GardaWorld Security Services to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability in accordance with applicable federal laws. In addition, GardaWorld Security Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to hiring, placement, assignment, promotion, termination, layoffs, recalls, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. It is also the policy of GardaWorld Security Services not to honor requests that employees be assigned on the basis of sex or any other classification protected by law, unless such request is based on a bona fide occupational qualification for that assignment .
GardaWorld Security Services of California, Inc.
CA Private Patrol Number 16344
How this job compares
Set against the 2,645 open Security Officer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$33/hr
- California median$23–24/hr207 hourly ranges
- US median$20/hr1,719 hourly ranges
This rate, $33/hr, is 38% above the California median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the top quarter of Security Officer hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 279 open Security Officer jobs in California and 2,645 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Allied Universal99 open
- Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.78 open
- GardaWorld (this employer)22 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Security Officer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 638 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,233 of the 2,645 open Security Officer jobs (47%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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