Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Specsavers Fakenham

Specsavers; Fakenham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers are offering a full-time Optical Assistant Apprenticeship in the UK. You will complete a Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard with daily in-store training and a 1 year 6 month duration, including weekends. Start date is 2026-12-07 with a closing date of 2026-11-20.

You will learn to book eye tests, pre-screen patients, and provide excellent customer service while gaining a broad range of eyes and health care skills offered by Specsavers.

Qualifications

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

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))

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 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: £15,642 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: 2026-12-07
• Closing date: 2026-11-20
• 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.