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Store Team Member
Role summary
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A Store Team Member at Woolworths Supermarkets helps customers, operates checkouts, replenishes shelves, receives and handles stock, maintains store presentation, and follows food safety and workplace safety procedures. Candidates should be friendly, reliable, customer-focused, and comfortable working in a busy team environment. Good communication, a positive attitude, attention to detail, and the ability to stand, lift, and perform practical tasks are expected. Previous retail experience is helpful but often not essential, as training is provided. Applicants generally need flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays. Legal working rights in Australia are required.
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, a major retail group operating across Australia and New Zealand. Its supermarkets sell groceries, fresh food, household products, and everyday essentials through a large network of stores, supported by online shopping and delivery services. Woolworths employs a substantial store, distribution, technology, and corporate workforce. The company focuses on customer service, convenient shopping, fresh food, responsible sourcing, and supporting local communities. Store employees work in collaborative teams and may receive structured training, development opportunities, staff benefits, and pathways into supervisory or specialist retail roles. The daily environment is practical and fast-paced, with strong emphasis on safety, availability, presentation, and a positive experience for customers.