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.