Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Dorking Specsavers

Specsavers; Dorking; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers offers a Year 1 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 3) in the UK, with a 40-hour week including weekends. The role starts on 2026-12-02 and involves customer guidance, booking eye tests, and basic pre-screening.

Training is provided in-store through Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited, leading to full qualification after completion. The apprenticeship lasts 1 year and 6 months, with a wage of £17,101.92 per year and a defined start/closing window.

Qualifications

• Strong customer-facing communication is essential.
• Good organisational abilities and attention to detail.
• Customer service orientation with a caring approach.
• Ability to work as part of a team and show initiative.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and provide a warm welcome to the store.
• Book in eye tests for customers.
• Pre-screen and measure frames as part of the assessment process.
• Troubleshoot small issues to keep the store running smoothly.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Education

GCSE Maths

Job description

• 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)
• 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 9-4 (A*-C)) - 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: 2026-12-02
• Closing date: 2026-11-18
• 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.