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Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers

Northampton

On-site

GBP 26,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Trainee Optical Assistant, where you'll be the welcoming face of the store, delivering exceptional customer service. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to grow in a supportive environment, with comprehensive training and development. You'll be responsible for welcoming customers, booking eye tests, and providing style advice, all while working alongside a dedicated team. Enjoy a range of benefits, including a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and access to employee support services. If you're ready to make a difference in people's lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

28 days holiday plus birthday off
Pension scheme with employer contribution
Employee support service (WeCare)
Enhanced family leave
Company sick pay
Specsavers Perks for discounts

Qualifications

  • Strong customer service skills and a friendly demeanor.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Welcoming customers and booking eye tests.
  • Providing style advice and measuring frames.
  • Handling phone calls and pre-screening patients.

Skills

Customer Service
Communication Skills
Teamwork

Job description

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:

  • Full time - 40 hours to include weekend working
  • Salary - 25,600
  • 28 days holiday plus your birthday off!
  • 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
  • Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

Responsibilities

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

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.

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