Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Chorley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Specsavers Perks (discounted benefits)

Extra day off for your birthday

WeCare – confidential employee helplin

Clinical development opportunities

Hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family leave pay

In store mental health first aiders

Job summary

Specsavers in the United Kingdom is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant. This entry role focuses on welcoming customers, assisting with eye tests, and daily store duties, with clear training pathways and support from qualified Opticians and Technicians as you progress.

The position offers weekend-only shifts and opportunities to advance across departments. It’s a hands-on role designed for growth within a well-known optics retailer and service network.

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.

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:

• Weekends ONLY
• Up to £12.91 an hour
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Extra day off for your birthday
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits
• Enhanced sick pay (after a year or service)
• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)
• In store mental health first aiders

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.