Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Preston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Specsavers Perks

WeCare

On street parking

Upgraded staff room

Job summary

Specsavers Preston is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant. No previous experience required; you will help create an outstanding store environment for customers and our team, ensuring every patient receives the best care.

You’ll join a friendly, supportive team in a store with off-street parking and easy access by public transport. We offer full training, development opportunities, and benefits, including a workplace pension and Specsavers Perks.

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering excellent customer service.
• Great teamwork and collaboration.
• Willingness to learn and develop within the Specsavers training framework.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and our team.
• Ensure every patient receives the best care in our stores.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT systems

Communication

Feedback

Openness to development

Job description

So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Trainee Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

As a Trainee Optical Assistant, you don’t need to have previous experience, you just need to be prepared to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team, making sure every patient receives the best care in our stores.

Our store

Based in Preston, our store has off-site parking and is easy to get to via public transport

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:

• £11.05 - £12.91 per hour - Depending on experience
• Weekends only - Saturday and/or Sunday
• 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
• On street parking
• Upgraded staff room

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 Assistant.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).

Find out more

but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics or Audiology business
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.