Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Richmond; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time hours

Competitive pay

Discounts

Specsavers Perks

Birthday day off

Employee helpline

Professional development

Hearing and eye care benefits

Sick pay

Job summary

Specsavers Swaledale store is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant. This role focuses on delivering friendly, customer-centred service while you learn on the job with expert Optical Assistants and Technicians supporting your development.

You don't need years of experience; the program offers comprehensive training, progression opportunities, and employee benefits. The position is part-time with weekend work, designed to help you start a rewarding retail career in optics.

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Teamworking and communication skills.
• IT confident and willing to learn.
• Experience in fast-paced retail desirable.

Skills

Customer service

Teamworking

IT confident

Communication

Adaptability

Retail experience

Job description

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.

Our store

Based at our Swaledale store

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:

• Part time 30 hours over 5 days - Will inlcude weekends
• Salary - Up to £12.91 per hour
• Friends and Family discount
• 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 company sick pay scheme

What we’re looking for?

Some of the skills we’re looking for include:

• Passion for providing excellent customer service
• Teamworking
• IT confident
• Excellent communication and listening
• Ability to adapt and develop
• Ideally, experience working in a fast-paced retail environment