Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Specsavers Team Valley

Getting In Limited; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits you as an Optical Assistant Apprentice with a forward-thinking company. This role offers hands-on training in a dynamic retail environment, where you'll engage with customers, provide exceptional service, and gain valuable skills in optometry. You'll be part of a family-run business that has been a leader in healthcare services for over 35 years, ensuring that you receive daily on-the-job training without the need to attend college. If you have a passion for helping others and want to kickstart your career in the optical field, this apprenticeship is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and customer care skills are essential.
• Organisational skills and teamwork are crucial for success.

Responsibilities

• Provide top-notch customer advice and book eye tests.
• Pre-screen patients and ensure smooth store operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Education

Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard

Functional skills in English

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Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Specsavers Team Valley

Apply From: 24/01/2025

Learning Provider

Delivered by SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

Employer

SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

Vacancy Description

• Giving customers top-notch advice (as well as a warm welcome to the store)
• Booking in eye tests
• Pre-screening patients and measuring frames
• Ensuring everything runs as smoothly as possible by looking out for any little problems that crop up

Key Details

Vacancy Title

Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Specsavers Team Valley

Employer Description

Specsavers has been a family business for over 35 years, working together with our store partners to provide the best value optometry, audiology, and other healthcare services 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.

Vacancy Location

Unit 26 Retail World Gateshead NE11 0BD

Wage Frequency

Custom

Number of Vacancies

1

Vacancy Reference Number

1000291836

Key Dates

Apply From

24/01/2025

Closing Date For Applications

2025-01-13 23:59:59

Interview Begin From

Possible Start Date

2025-01-25 00:00:00

Training

Training to be Provided

• Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
• Functional skills in 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
• Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

Learning Provider

SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

Skills Required

Communication skills, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Team working, Initiative

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