Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Wantage; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme enrollment

Specsavers Perks

WeCare support service

Headspace app subscription

Eyecare and hearing discounts

Birthday day off

Enhanced family leave and sick pay

Job summary

Specsavers Wantage is looking for a friendly Trainee Optical Assistant to join our store. No extensive experience required; you’ll receive comprehensive training while helping customers and learning from experienced Opticians and Technicians.

We offer flexible hours (full or part-time, up to 37.5 hours with weekend work), a competitive hourly rate (£11.05–£12.91), pension enrollment, and access to Specsavers Perks, WeCare, Headspace, eyecare and hearing discounts, plus a paid birthday day off

Responsibilities

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

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 in Wantage, our store has great career progression opportunities!

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 or Part time - flexible with school hours, up to 37.5 hours - weekend working is essential
• £11.05-£12.91 an hour
• 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
• Complimentary subscription tothe Headspace app
• Eyecareand hearcare discounts for you and your family
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

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 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.