Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Hertford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time schedule up to 3 days/week

Hourly rate £12.91

Specsavers Perks

Birthday day off

Discounted hearing and eyecare

Enhanced sick pay

Family leave pay

Job summary

Specsavers in Hertford is seeking a dedicated Trainee Optical Assistant to warmly welcome customers and help them through their eye-care journey. You’ll be supported by experienced Opticians and Technicians as you gain confidence and build your career.

This part-time role offers up to 3 days per week (including one weekend) with comprehensive training and development opportunities across the business. A competitive hourly rate, Specsavers Perks, and additional benefits help you balance work and

Qualifications

• Customer-facing role experience is useful but not required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Communication

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.

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:

• Part time up to 3 days per week including x1 weekend (Thursday Friday and Saturday)
• Hourly rate of £12.91 per hour
• Specsavers Perks
• Additional day off for your birthday
• 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.