Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Haywards Heath Specsavers

Specsavers; Haywards Heath; Presencial; GBP 15.000 - 19.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Specsavers is offering an Optical Assistant Apprentice role designed to train from the shop floor. You’ll welcome customers, book eye tests, screen patients and measure frames while building confidence in a retail optical environment.

The programme runs for 1 year 6 months, is full-time 40 hours per week including one weekend day, starting 03 December 2026. Wages are £17,101.92 per year, with SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED as training provider.

Formación

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4 (A*- C)) - essential.
• Willingness to undertake Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.

Responsabilidades

• Provide top-notch advice and warmly welcome customers.
• Book eye tests for customers.
• Pre-screen patients and measure frames.
• Ensure smooth store operations by spotting and addressing small issues.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

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 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
• Functional skills in maths and 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

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 1 weekend working day. Exact working days and hours 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.