Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Altrincham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant in Altrincham. This role requires no previous experience but a passion for customer service. You will be trained by a supportive team, ensuring a great store environment and patient care.

Benefits

In-store discount

Enhanced leave

Day off for your birthday

Health and wellbeing scheme

Excellent progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Confidence in using IT systems.
• Able to receive feedback and be open to development.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and team.
• Ensure every patient receives the best care.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT Systems

Communication

Listening

Job description

So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. If you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Trainee Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

As a Trainee Optical Assistant, you don’t need previous experience; you just need to be prepared to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team, ensuring every patient receives the best care in our stores.

Our store

Specsavers Clydebank - a busy and vibrant store with so much to offer!

Our team

Training provided by a friendly and welcoming team with fantastic progression opportunities.

What’s on Offer?

• Full-time hours
• Weekend working is an essential part of this role
• Starting salary up to £12.41 an hour depending on age
• In-store discount
• Enhanced leave
• Day off for your birthday
• Health and wellbeing scheme
• Excellent progression opportunities

What we’re looking for?

If this still sounds like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as a Trainee Optical Assistant. These include:

• Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier
• Great teamwork
• A good initiative
• Confidence in using IT systems
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new
• Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless).

Find out more

If you have these skills, we’d love for you to apply. Additionally, some desirable experience that could set you apart includes:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics or audiology business is preferred but not essential
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or audiology terminology

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!