Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading optical retailer as a Trainee Optical Assistant in Kidlington. You will provide exceptional customer service, work with a dedicated team, and enjoy various benefits including training opportunities and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Salary up to £12.41 per hour

Specsavers Perks – discounted benefits scheme

Extra day off for your birthday

WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline

Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pay for family leave

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Good initiative and confidence in using IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking in eye tests.
• Providing style advice.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

IT Systems

Initiative

Job description

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Specsavers. A household name and a Highstreet staple. And you could be part of the team.

As a Trainee Optical Assistant at Specsavers, you’ll be the friendly face at the heart of our stores working among a team of experienced professionals, delivering unmatched customer service every single day.

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 up to £12.41 per hour (depending on age)
• Part time ( 3 days per week) with weekend working
• 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?

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 Retailer. 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).
  
  

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. Head to our website to learn more about the role, or even better, apply now.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

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• Industries

  Retail

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