Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Woking Specsavers

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

Descripción de la vacante

Specsavers in Woking offers a full-time Optical Assistant apprenticeship. You will be welcomed in-store, book eye tests, pre-screen patients, and help run daily operations while developing essential customer-care and team skills.

The 1 year 6 month program includes Level 3 Optical Assistant training through Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited, with weekend shifts and 40 hours per week.

Formación

• GCSE Maths (A*-C) essential.
• Experience or ability to complete Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship within 1 year.

Responsabilidades

• Greet customers and provide top-notch advice.
• Book in eye tests.
• Pre-screen patients and measure frames.
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Conocimientos

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Educación

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

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
• 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
• Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment

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 to include weekend working. Days and times to be confirmed.
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Start date: 2026-12-02
• Closing date: 2026-11-18
• 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.