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Store Team Member
Role summary
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The Store Team Member supports everyday supermarket operations by assisting customers, replenishing shelves, maintaining product presentation, operating registers where required, checking stock, and keeping the store clean and safe. Candidates should be reliable, friendly, physically capable of standing and lifting during shifts, and comfortable working in a fast-paced team environment. Good communication, a customer-focused attitude, attention to detail, and willingness to work flexible hours—including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays—are expected. Previous retail experience may be helpful but is not always essential, as training is generally provided. Applicants must have appropriate Australian work rights and meet any role-specific age or availability requirements.
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 the major retail brand of Woolworths Group. It operates stores across metropolitan, regional and remote communities, selling groceries, fresh food, household products and everyday essentials. The company employs a large national workforce across stores, distribution centres, online shopping and support functions. Its operations focus on customer service, product availability, food quality, safety and responsible sourcing. Woolworths provides store-based roles ranging from entry-level team members to department supervisors and managers, with training and opportunities to develop retail, leadership and operational skills. The business also invests in online grocery services and technology to support delivery and pickup. Working for Woolworths typically involves a practical, team-oriented environment where reliability, inclusiveness, safety and a positive customer experience are important.