Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking caring individuals to start their journey as Optical Assistants. This role offers a full-time position with extensive training and development opportunities, ensuring you grow in your career. With a supportive team of experienced Opticians and Technicians, you will be welcomed into a dynamic environment where your contributions matter. Enjoy a competitive hourly rate, outstanding clinical development, and benefits like free on-site parking. If you are passionate and ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Passionate and hard-working individuals ready to help customers.
• Ability to adapt and work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into the store and booking eye tests.
• Pre-screening patients and providing style advice.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication Skills

IT Systems Proficiency

Teamwork

Job description

Location - Blackpool Shopping Centre

Are you a caring individual looking to start your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place.

We aren’t looking for people with years of experience and heaps of qualifications, just passionate, hard-workers ready to confidently welcome and help customers as they walk through our doors. And once you’ve found your feet as a Trainee Optical Assistant, you don’t just have to stop there. We have plenty of professional training and development in other business areas, as well as the support of experienced Opticians and Technicians supporting you on your journey. So whatever you want your career to look like, you can bring it to life at Specsavers.

What’s on Offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

• Full time 40 hours per week - late night and weekend hours essential
• €13.50 hourly rate
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Free on-site parking

What we’re looking for?

Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

• Welcoming customers into store
• Booking in eye tests
• Pre-screening patients
• Providing style advice
• Measuring frames
• Taking phone calls

Find out more

If you’re ready and raring to join our team and drive our practice forward, we can’t wait to hear from you. You just need to be passionate, a great team worker and communicator, confident in using IT systems, and have an ability to adapt.

Got what we’re looking for? Head to our website to learn more about the role and apply today.