Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers is looking for a Trainee Optical Assistant at the Blackpool Shopping Centre. This role provides extensive training and development opportunities, focusing on delivering excellent customer service while engaging in various store activities. Successful candidates will enjoy a supportive working environment with benefits like free on-site parking.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate and hard-working.
• Great team worker and communicator.
• Confident in using IT systems.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

IT Skills

Job description

Location - Blackpool Shopping Centre

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.

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:

• Full time 40 hours per week - late night and weekend hours essential
• €13.50 hourly rate
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Free on-site parking

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

Find out more

If you’re ready and raring to join our team and drive our practice forward, we can’t wait to hear from you. You just need to be passionate, a great team worker and communicator, confident in using IT systems, and have an ability to adapt.

Got what we’re looking for? Head to our website to learn more about the role and apply today.