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Store Team Member
Role summary
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The Store Team Member supports customers and helps keep the supermarket running smoothly. Typical duties include serving customers, replenishing shelves, checking product quality and presentation, maintaining clean and safe work areas, handling stock, and working across departments as required. Applicants should be reliable, approachable, physically capable of standing and lifting for extended periods, and comfortable working in a fast-paced retail environment. Good communication, teamwork, basic numeracy, and a customer-focused attitude are expected. Previous retail experience may be helpful but is not always essential, as training is generally provided. Candidates should be flexible with shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays, and must have the legal right to work in Australia.
Can I work in Australia?
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How it works
How it works: Sales assistants and shop-floor staff are not on the Core Skills list; only retail managers and buyers can be sponsored, at AUD 79,423+; a working holiday visa is the usual route for shop work.
Before you apply: Shop-floor jobs need no professional licence. Pharmacists do: they must register with the local regulator, and one qualified abroad often has to pass local exams first. Selling alcohol can need a short course and certificate, for example in Australia.
Watch for: Shop jobs go to people with work rights, including working holiday visa holders (6 months with one employer); there is no sponsorship route for sales assistants.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation: Core Skills Occupation List (Subclass 482 instrument, LIN 24/089). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Australia
Usual for Retail & Consumer jobs in Australia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Varies by employer |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Employer pays the nomination fee and training levy (by law); visa fee AUD 4,015, paid by you or the employer |
| Flights | Varies by employer |
| Pay and discount | Retail award floor, adult Level 1: AUD 27.81 an hour from 1 July 2026; casuals get 25% extra (by law) |
| Contract | Full-time, part-time or casual; a working holiday visa allows 6 months with one employer |
| Leave | Full-time and part-time: 4 weeks' leave, 10 paid sick days, paid public holidays (by law); casuals none |
| Income tax | Residents: 0% to AUD 18,200, 15% to 45,000, 30% to 135,000, 37% to 190,000, then 45%; plus 2% Medicare levy |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Woolworths Supermarkets
Woolworths Supermarkets is one of Australia's largest supermarket retailers and operates as part of Woolworths Group. Its stores sell groceries, fresh food, household products, health and beauty items, and everyday essentials to millions of customers. The business employs a large nationwide workforce across supermarkets, distribution centres, online operations, and support offices. Woolworths focuses on convenient shopping, quality products, value, fresh food, and responsible sourcing. Store teams play an important role in customer service, shelf availability, food safety, and the smooth operation of each location. The company offers entry-level and career-development opportunities in retail, team leadership, supply chain, digital commerce, and corporate functions. Working conditions, pay, and benefits vary according to employment type, location, applicable awards, and enterprise agreements.