Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Kidlington Specsavers

Specsavers; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers in the United Kingdom offers an Optical Assistant apprenticeship. You will undertake a Level 3 apprenticeship with in-store training over 1 year 6 months, working full-time with weekend shifts and 40 hours per week. There is daily on-the-job training and no college attendance required.

After completion you will be a fully qualified Level 3 Optical Assistant with a broad range of career options. End-Point Assessment is included, and functional English skills are provided if needed.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C)) - essential
• Full-time apprenticeship with weekend working
• In-store on-the-job training with no college attendance

Responsibilities

• Provide customers with top-notch advice and a warm welcome
• Book in eye tests
• Pre-screen patients and measure frames
• Help ensure store operations run smoothly by spotting and addressing issues

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

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 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: £17,727.60 a year
• Working week: Full-time to include weekend working. Days and times to be confirmed (TBC).
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Start date: 2026-12-01
• Closing date: 2026-11-17
• 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.