Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Shrewsbury

Specsavers; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers in the United Kingdom is offering a one-and-a-half year apprenticeship to become a Level 3 Optical Assistant. You will gain hands-on experience in store, welcome customers, book eye tests, and support pre-screening and frame measurements under supervision.

The programme includes the Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard, End-Point Assessment, and on-the-job training with Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited. Start date 23 November 2026.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4) essential for the role.
• End-Point Assessment (EPA) will be completed as part of the apprenticeship.
• Functional Skills in English if required may be provided.
• Full-time commitment: 5 days out of 7, including weekends.
• Daily on-the-job training in-store; no college attendance required.
• Training provider: Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Education

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

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)


• 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: £16,033.05 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.