Trainee Optical Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Specsavers Perks

WeCare – employee support service

Headspace subscription

Hearing and eyecare discounts

Enhanced pay for family leave

Job summary

Specsavers in Kettering is looking for a customer-focused Optical Assistant to join our store team. This trainee role welcomes anyone with retail experience and a willingness to learn, with comprehensive training and support from experienced Opticians and Technicians.

You will greet customers, book eye tests, pre-screen patients, offer style advice, measure frames and handle calls. The position offers 37.5 hours weekly and a salary from £8.20 to £12.91 per hour, plus birthday leave and various

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

Optical Assistant - Kettering

Are you a caring individual looking to continue your career as an Trainee Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for passionate, hard-workers with some previous retail experience ready to confidently welcome and help customers as they walk through our doors. And once you’ve found your feet as an Optical Assistant, you won’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?

• 37.5 hours per week


• Salary from £8.20 - £12.91


• Annual Leave - an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!


• 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


• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits


• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)

What does the role involve?

• Welcoming customers into store


• Booking in eye tests


• Pre-screening patients


• Providing style advice


• Measuring frames


• Taking phone calls

This includes:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment