Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary from £8.20 - £12.91 per hour

Full Time up to 40 hours per week

Birthday day off

Employer pension contributions

Specsavers Perks discounts

WeCare employee support service

Headspace subscription

Eyecare & hearcare discounts

Job summary

Specsavers Hampton is looking for a friendly Trainee Optical Assistant to join our store team. No extensive experience required; we provide extensive training and development with support from experienced Opticians and Technicians to help you grow in your role.

We offer a range of benefits and comprehensive training. Working full time up to 40 hours per week, including weekends, with the opportunity to progress within the Specsavers network and gain valuable hands-on experience in customer

Qualifications

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking eye tests to scheduling.
• Pre-screening patients to assist opticians.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

Specsavers Hampton

Are you a caring individual looking to start your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place.

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:

• Salary from £8.20 - £12.91 per hour
• Full Time up to 40 hours per week including weekend working
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• 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 tothe Headspace app
• Eyecareand hearcare discounts for you and your family

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 calls