W109765 - Sales assistant

Sales assistant
Woolworths Swan Hill

This placement is a great chance for students to learn about retail on a large scale. It particularly suits someone with an interest in liaising with customers and improving their communication skills and self confidence. Woolworths offers a friendly and supportive workplace atmosphere with a management team who are enthusiastic about the SWL program. Students are rotated through the various departments and consequently get an over site of the store's operation. Woolworths use work placement as a recruiting tool so students may find employment as a result of their placement.

Skills You Might Learn

This placement will offer students the chance to attain a broad range of retail skills. They will have hands-on practical experience, while working in a real life scenario. Specific examples are working as part of a team, learning about placement and presentation of stock and learning how to assist customers.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Students will assist staff carrying out their duties. This revolves around customer service in the various sections of the store. Students will learn about stock replenishment and displays. They will also spend time in the Deli Department, Long Life and the Front End where they will provide customer service on the register, while being supervised.

Student Requirements

The students must have completed the OH&S module in WRS VCAL or else have begun the OH&S module in the relevant VET course.

Dress Requirements

Students are to wear neat casual dress appropriate for the work place.

Special Transport Requirements

Students may need to organise their own transport to work but there is a town bus service.

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

  • SIR20212 - Certificate II in Retail Services
Positions: 2 Positions
ID Number: W109765
Industry Area: RETAIL
Location: Swan Hill - Explore Region
Mode/Type: Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)
Attendance: Students will attend as per negotiations with the employer.
Added By: Murray Mallee Local Learning & Employment Network

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