Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Crowborough Specsavers

Specsavers; Crowborough; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers in the United Kingdom is offering a 1 year 6 month Optical Assistant apprenticeship. You will work full-time (5 days a week, including weekends) for 37.5 hours weekly, starting 2026-11-30. The wage is £16,033.05 per year, with the training provided by Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited.

On-the-job training occurs daily in-store with no college required. Successful completion leads to Level 3 Optical Assistant qualification (Optical Assistant 2022).

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4 / A*- C) required.
• Level 3 Optical Assistant apprenticeship standard qualification is part of the programme.
• End-Point Assessment (EPA) is included in the apprenticeship.
• Training provider is Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited.

Responsibilities

• Provide customers with top-notch advice and a warm welcome in-store.
• Book in optical tests for customers.
• Pre-screen customers and measure frames.
• Ensure smooth store operations by spotting and addressing issues as they arise.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Customer care

Team working

Initiative

Education

GCSE Maths

Job description

• By giving customers top-notch advice (as well as a warm welcome to the store)
• Booking in optical 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 qualification
• Functional Skills in English, if required
• 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: £16,033.05 a year
• Working week: Full-time to include weekend working. Days and times to be confirmed.
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Start date: 2026-11-30
• Closing date: 2026-11-16
• 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.