Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Corby; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted benefits

Birthday day off

WeCare helpline

Clinical development opportunities

Hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Family leave pay

In store mental health first aiders

Job summary

Specsavers Corby is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant to warmly welcome customers and assist with eye tests and frame measurements. You’ll receive comprehensive training and professional development with support from experienced Opticians and Technicians to help you grow your career.

The role offers full-time hours (up to 37.5 per week, including weekends) with benefits and ongoing learning opportunities, enabling you to progress within the Specsavers network.

Qualifications

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking in eye tests and pre-screening patients.
• Providing style advice and measuring frames.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Welcoming customers

Booking eye tests

Pre-screening patients

Providing style advice

Measuring frames

Phone handling

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:

• Full time up to 37.5 hours per week including weekends
• 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.