Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Bicester Specsavers

Specsavers; Bicester; Presencial; GBP 16.000 - 20.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Specsavers is offering a Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship in the UK. You will receive on-the-job training in-store and work full-time 40 hours per week, including weekends, over 1 year 6 months.

As an apprentice you will book eye tests, greet customers, perform screening, measure frames and support store operations while developing communication and teamwork skills. GCSE Maths is essential.

Formación

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4 A*-C) is essential.

Responsabilidades

• Provide customers with top-notch advice and a warm welcome.
• Book eye tests for customers.
• Pre-screen patients and measure frames.
• Help ensure smooth store operations by addressing issues.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Organisation

Customer care

Team working

Initiative

Educación

GCSE Maths (grade 9-4 A*-C)

Descripción del empleo

• By giving customers top-notch advice (as well as a warm welcome to the store)


• Booking in eye tests


• Pre-screening patients and measuring frames


• You'll also make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible by looking out for any little problems that crop-up

Training

• Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard


• End-Point Assessment (EPA)


• Full-time 5 out of 7 days- including weekend working


• Daily on-the-job training in store- no college to attend


• Training provider- Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited


• Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment

What happens at the end

Once you have completed the apprenticeship, you'll be a fully qualified Level 3 Optical Assistant with a massive range of career options ahead of you.

Skills

• Communication skills


• Organisation skills


• Customer care skills


• Team working


• Initiative

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C)) - essential

Key details

• Wage: £17,727.60 a year


• Working week: Full-time to include weekend working. Days and times to be confirmed.


• Hours: 40 hours per week


• Duration: 1 Year 6 Months


• Start date: 2026-11-25


• Closing date: 2026-11-11


• Apprenticeship standard: Optical assistant 2022 (level 3)


• Training provider: SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

About the employer

Specsavers have been a family business for over 35 years, working together with our store partners to provide the best value optometry, audiology and other healthcare service for our customers. You’ll find us in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Australia and New Zealand, employing over 38,000 people who work across our 2,293 stores, as well as in our support offices and throughout the supply chain.