For Parents

Coles not only gives your son or daughter a chance to earn some extra money, it will teach them valuable transferable skills that they can use in the future. The benefits that Coles can provide your child are endless!

  • We understand the importance of schooling and other activities, so we are flexible when it comes to young people working
  • Safety is important to us. In fact, ensuring that our team members are safe at work is crucial, so much so, it is one of our key company-wide initiatives. We will ensure that your child can look forward to working in an environment where their wellbeing comes first, each and every day.
  • We believe that training is essential, so we provide various opportunities for ongoing training and development
  • As a team member your child will develop valuable work skills for the future, like:
    Team work, customer service skills, communication skills, team management and self-confidence.
  • Because we have a large number of stores means there is one close to your home. Use our Store Finder to find your nearest store.

For Teachers

Coles can provide a number of different career paths depending on student's interests. We have sales, store management and customer service based roles right through to careers in marketing, research, design, HR, finance and administration, legal, IT and more.

Our stores do not just provide Service Assistant roles, they are also a place where students can begin their careers. There are plenty of opportunities and training to help individual’s progress through the various levels of our store from Duty Manger to Department Manager and even to Store Manager.

For those students that would like to obtain a trade qualification, Coles offers Butcher, Baker and Chef apprenticeships. Apprentices will be paid while they learn, study on-the-job and earn themself a nationally recognised trade qualification.

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