Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Burnham-on-Sea Specsavers

Specsavers; Burnham-on-Sea; Presencial; GBP 15.000 - 19.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Specsavers is offering a full-time Optical Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 3). You will work in-store for 40 hours per week, including weekends, with daily on-the-job training and no college attendance.

Start date is 03 December 2026 and the closing date is 19 November 2026. Upon completion you will be a fully qualified Optical Assistant with a wide range of career options. The wage is £17,101.92 per year, with Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited as the training provider.

Formación

• Strong communication and customer care abilities.
• Good organisation and time management.
• Ability to work well in a team and take initiative.

Responsabilidades

• Providing customers top-notch advice and a warm welcome in-store.
• Booking in appointments.
• Pre-screening patients and measuring frames.
• Ensuring the store runs smoothly by spotting and addressing issues as they arise.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Educación

GCSE Maths (grade 4)

Descripción del empleo

• By giving customers top-notch advice (as well as a warm welcome to the store)
• Booking in appointments
• 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)
• Functional Skills in English (if required)
• 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

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 4) - essential

Key details

• Wage: £17,101.92 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: 2026-12-03
• Closing date: 2026-11-19
• 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.