Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Forfar; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate up to £12.91

Part-time 24 hours/week

Pension auto-enrolment

Specsavers Perks

WeCare support

Headspace

Eyecare discounts

Birthday day off

Job summary

Specsavers is looking for a proactive Trainee Optical Assistant in Forfar. You don’t need prior experience, just a willingness to create an outstanding store environment for customers and our team, ensuring every patient receives the best care.

Join our friendly store team, benefit from excellent training and development opportunities, and enjoy perks like pension auto-enrolment, Specsavers Perks, and Headspace access as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Customer service mindset and ability to help customers
• Clear communication and listening skills
• Team collaboration and adaptability
• Proactive approach and willingness to learn on the job
• Comfort with using IT systems and learning new software
• Open to feedback and development guidance

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and team
• Ensure every patient receives the best care in-store

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT systems

Communication

Willingness to learn

Feedback openness

Job description

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. We would be keen to chat with candidates who have optical experience.

Our business

Based in our store in Forfar, around 15 miles north of Dundee with great road and public transport links.

Our team

We have a wonderful team of dedicated, professional and friendly 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 £12.91 per hour depending on experience (can be negotiated for those with optical experience)
• Part-time: 24 hours per week to include weekend working
• We will auto-enrol 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 and your family
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate 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).