Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Lymington Specsavers

Specsavers; Pennington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers are offering an apprenticeship for an Optical Assistant in the UK. The role includes welcoming customers, booking eye tests, pre-screening patients and measuring frames, and ensuring the store runs smoothly by addressing issues as they arise.

The position runs full-time, 40 hours per week, with weekend work and a contract duration of 1 year 6 months. Start date is 2026-12-08 with a closing date of 2026-11-24.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide top-quality advice and a warm welcome to customers
• Book in eye tests
• Pre-screen patients and measure frames
• Help ensure smooth store operations by spotting and resolving problems as they arise

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation

Customer care

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

GCSE Maths (A*-C)

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
• Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
• End-Point Assessment (EPA)
• Full-time 5 out of 7 days - including work on weekend
• Daily on-the-job training in a store - no college to attend
• Training provider - Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
• The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

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: £26,925.09 a year
• Working week: Full-time to include weekend work (days and times to be confirmed).
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Start date: 2026-12-08
• Closing date: 2026-11-24
• 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.