Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent optical retail chain in East Hagbourne is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant who is passionate about helping customers. This role includes responsibilities such as welcoming customers, booking eye tests, and providing style advice. The position offers full-time hours, a competitive hourly wage of £10.20-£12.41, and numerous development opportunities. Enjoy several benefits including a day off for your birthday, discounted eyecare, and enhanced sick pay. If you're ready for a rewarding career in optics, apply today!

Benefits

Specsavers Perks - 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

Enhanced pay for family leave

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping customers.
• Comfortable with booking appointments and providing advice.
• Team player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication

Basic optical knowledge

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 store

Based in Didcot, our store has great career progression opportunities!

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 hours - 38 hours hours with weekend working
• Salary - £10.20-£12.41 an hour (depending on age)
• 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)

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!