Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Thetford Specsavers

Specsavers; Tetford; Presencial; GBP 14.000 - 17.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Specsavers in Tetford, United Kingdom, is offering a full-time Optical Assistant apprenticeship. You will help customers with top-notch advice, give a warm welcome, book eye tests, and pre-screen patients while you learn through in-store training.

This 1 year 6 month programme leads to Level 3 Optical Assistant qualification, includes EPA, weekend work, and on-site training with Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited.

Formación

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4 A*-C) essential.
• Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard is required.
• End-Point Assessment (EPA) will be part of the apprenticeship.

Responsabilidades

• Booking 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
• Communication, customer care and teamwork to ensure a positive in-store experience.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Educación

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

Descripción del empleo

• By giving customers top-notch advice (as well as a warm welcome to the store)
• Booking 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
• 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
• Level 1/2 Functional Skills in English (if required)
• 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: £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: 2026-11-24
• Closing date: 2026-11-10
• 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.