Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Kidderminster Crossley Specsavers

Specsavers; Wyre Forest; Presencial; GBP 18.000 - 22.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Specsavers in Wyre Forest is offering an Optical Assistant apprenticeship. You will greet customers, book eye tests, and pre-screen and measure frames, helping the store run smoothly by spotting small issues.

Over 1 year and 6 months you will complete the Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship, including EPA and English skills support if required. Start date 2026-11-23 with a closing date of 2026-11-09.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• By giving customers top-notch advice and a warm welcome in store.
• Booking in eye tests and screening patients.
• Pre-screening patients and measuring frames.
• Help things run smoothly by spotting small issues as they crop up.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Educación

GCSE Maths

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 qualification
• 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
• Functional Skills in English if required

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: £19,552.50 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: 2026-11-23
• Closing date: 2026-11-09
• 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.