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Store Team Member
Role summary
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A Store Team Member supports the day-to-day operation of a Woolworths supermarket. Typical duties include serving customers, operating checkouts, replenishing shelves, receiving and rotating stock, maintaining store presentation, following safety and food-handling procedures, and working across different departments as needed. Candidates should have a friendly, reliable and helpful attitude, good communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a team. The role can involve standing for extended periods, lifting products and working flexible shifts, including mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays. Previous retail experience is useful but is often not essential, as training is generally provided.
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 retailers and is part of Woolworths Group, a major retail organisation operating across Australia and New Zealand. The supermarket business serves millions of customers through a large network of stores, online shopping services and home-delivery operations. Woolworths sells groceries, fresh food, household products and everyday essentials, with a strong focus on quality, value, convenience and customer service. Its stores employ team members across checkout, replenishment, online fulfilment, fresh food, night fill and customer service functions. The company promotes teamwork, inclusion, safety and career development, and offers opportunities ranging from entry-level store positions to management and specialist roles. Pay, benefits and conditions vary according to location, employment type, applicable agreements and shift patterns.