Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Witney Specsavers

Specsavers; Witney; Presencial; GBP 15.000 - 19.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Specsavers are offering a one-year 6-month apprenticeship for an Optical Assistant at our UK stores. You will learn in-store with daily on-the-job training and complete a Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.

Working full-time, 40 hours per week, including one weekend day, you’ll gain hands-on experience in customer service, booking eye tests, pre-screening patients and assisting with frame measurements. Start date is 2026-12-07.

Formación

• GCSE Maths (grade 9-4) essential.
• Excellent communication and customer care skills.
• Good organisation and teamwork.
• Initiative and ability to work in a busy store.
• End-Point Assessment (EPA) will be part of the apprenticeship.
• Training provider - Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited.

Responsabilidades

• Greet customers warmly and provide top-notch advice.
• Book in eye tests for customers.
• Pre-screen patients and measure frames.
• Maintain smooth store operations by addressing small issues.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Educación

GCSE Maths (grade 9-4)

Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship

Descripción del empleo

• 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
• Functional skills in maths and 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: £17,101.92 a year
• Working week: Full-time - one weekend working day. Shifts to be confirmed.
• Hours: 40 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.