Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers in Carmarthen is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant. Ideal candidates are passionate individuals ready to welcome customers and assist with various optometry services. This role offers competitive hourly pay, training opportunities, and several employee benefits, including discounts on eyecare.

Benefits

Up to £12.30 an hour

Full time - weekend working essential

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Specsavers Perks portal for discounts

WeCare employee support service

Complimentary subscription to Headspace app

Eyecare and hearcare discounts

Extra day off for birthday

Qualifications

• Passionate and hard-working individuals.
• No prior experience necessary.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

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.

Our store

Based in Carmarthen.

Our team

We have a wonderful team of dedicated people in our store ready and waiting for you to meet.

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:

• Up to £12.30 an hour
• Full time - weekend working essential
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
• Complimentary subscription tothe Headspace app
• Eyecareand hearcare discounts for you
• An extra days leave to celebrate your birthday

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

Find out more

If you are comfortable with the responsibilities we’re looking for and are excited by this opportunity, we’re excited to hear from you.

Got what we’re looking for? This job will close when it's filled, so don't delay, apply today!