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Ambient Team Member
Role summary
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An Ambient Team Member works in the supermarket’s grocery aisles, replenishing shelves, rotating stock, maintaining product presentation and helping customers locate items. The role generally requires good physical fitness for lifting and moving cartons, attention to detail, reliability and the ability to work efficiently in a busy retail environment. Candidates should have a positive attitude, strong communication skills and availability for early mornings, evenings, weekends or public holidays. Previous retail experience is helpful but not always essential, as training is commonly provided. The role also requires following workplace health and safety, food handling, stock control and customer service procedures.
Can I work in Australia?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
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 businesses and part of Woolworths Group. It operates a broad network of stores supplying groceries, fresh food, household products and everyday essentials to communities across Australia. The company employs a large frontline workforce in store operations, online fulfilment, logistics, merchandising and support functions. Woolworths promotes customer service, teamwork, inclusion, safety and responsible sourcing, with opportunities ranging from entry-level store roles to professional and management careers. Team members typically receive structured onboarding and practical training, while larger stores may offer pathways into specialist, supervisory and leadership positions. Conditions, pay and benefits vary according to the role, location, employment status and relevant workplace agreement.