Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Bulwell; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Discounted hearing and eyecare

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pay for family leave

Job summary

Specsavers in Bulwell is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant. You’ll warmly greet customers, book eye tests, pre-screen patients and learn from experienced Opticians and Technicians. This entry role includes extensive training across the business to support your career growth.

The position is 40 hours per week, including one weekend, with an hourly rate of £12.91 and 28 days of annual leave, plus additional staff benefits as you develop in optics.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• Willingness to learn and develop with training.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

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:

• 40 hours per week including x1 weekend
• Hourly rate of £12.91
• 28 days annual leave
• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits
• Enhanced sick pay (after a year or service)
• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)

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 call