Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Tring; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Discounts on hearing and eyecare

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pay for family leave

Job summary

Specsavers in the United Kingdom is seeking a trainee Optical Assistant to welcome customers and support eye tests and frame measurements. This role offers hands-on training with experienced Opticians and Technicians providing guidance throughout your journey.

You will work 40 hours per week, including one weekend, with an hourly rate of £12.91. Specsavers also offers generous annual leave (28 days) and enhanced sick and family-leave pay as part of their benefits and ongoing professional

Responsibilities

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

Job description

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:

• 40 hours per week including x1 weekend
• Hourly rate of £12.91
• 28 days annual leave
• 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?

• 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.