Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Chepstow; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading retail company as a Trainee Optical Assistant in Chepstow. No prior experience needed, just a passion for customer service and teamwork. Enjoy comprehensive training, benefits, and opportunities for career progression in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Salary- £10-12.21 per hour

Great progression opportunities

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Specsavers Perks - discounts and savings

Employee support service

Complimentary subscription to Headspace

Eyecare and hearcare discounts

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Confidence in using IT systems.
• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers.
• Ensure every patient receives the best care.
• Support and guide customers throughout their experience.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT Systems

Communication

Job description

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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. So, 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 to have previous experience, you just need to be prepared to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team, making sure every patient receives the best care in our stores.

Our store

Based in Chepstow, has great transport links to the store.

Our team

We have a wonderful team of 16 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:

• Salary- £10-12.21 per hour (age dependant)
• Working hours- 37.5 per week (weekend working required)
• Benefits- great progression opportunities
• 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 to the Headspace app
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you
  
  

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding 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’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it. This includes:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics business
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical terminology.
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other and Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Retail

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