Optical Assistant Apprentice - Start Your Eye-Care Career

Specsavers; Exeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing

Headspace App

Staff discounts

Birthday day off

Parental leave

Career progression

Job summary

Specsavers in Exeter is offering an Optical Assistant Apprenticeship. You will join a busy store with a supportive team, starting on £9.16 per hour and a 38-hour week, including weekend hours. The program combines training with a full-time wage, enabling progression within retail or optics.

Applicants should have GCSE Maths (A*-C) and the right to work in the UK. No prior optical sector experience required as training is provided, with a strong emphasis on customer service and eye care knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store
• Booking in eye tests
• Pre-screening patients
• Providing style advice
• Measuring frames
• Taking phone calls

Education

GCSE Maths (A*-C)

Job description

Specsavers in Exeter is offering an Optical Assistant Apprenticeship. You will join a busy store with a supportive team, starting on £9.16 per hour and a 38-hour week, including weekend hours. The program combines training with a full-time wage, enabling progression within retail or optics.

Applicants should have GCSE Maths (A*-C) and the right to work in the UK. No prior optical sector experience required as training is provided, with a strong emphasis on customer service and eye care knowledge.