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Store Team Member
Role summary
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The Store Team Member supports everyday supermarket operations by serving customers, replenishing shelves, maintaining clean and safe work areas, handling stock, and assisting at checkouts or other departments as required. Candidates should be reliable, friendly, safety-conscious and comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Good communication, attention to detail and a willingness to learn are important. The role may involve standing for long periods, lifting products and working flexible hours, including mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays. Previous retail experience can be helpful but is not always required, 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 chains and a major part of Woolworths Group. It operates stores across Australia, providing groceries, fresh food, household products and everyday essentials to millions of customers. The business employs a large, diverse workforce across stores, distribution centres, digital operations and corporate teams. Woolworths focuses on convenient customer service, quality fresh food, responsible sourcing and supporting local communities. Store teams are central to the customer experience, helping keep shelves stocked, products available and stores welcoming and safe. The company commonly offers structured training, flexible employment options and opportunities to progress into supervisory, specialist and management roles. Pay and conditions depend on the applicable enterprise agreement, employment type, age, experience and the hours worked.