Trainee Optical Retailer

Specsavers; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Trainee Optical Retailer, where you will be the friendly face at the heart of the store. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to deliver exceptional customer service while working alongside a dedicated team. You will engage with customers, assist them with their needs, and contribute to a positive shopping experience. With excellent training and development opportunities, you will be supported every step of the way. Enjoy perks like a competitive salary, an extra day off for your birthday, and a range of discounted benefits. If you are ready to step out of your comfort zone and grow in a dynamic environment, this could be the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Discounted Benefits Scheme

Extra Day Off for Birthday

Confidential Employee Helpline

Clinical and Professional Development Opportunities

Discounted Hearing and Eyecare Benefits

Enhanced Sick Pay

Enhanced Pay for Family Leave

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service and teamwork.
• Confidence in using IT systems and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into the store and booking eye tests.
• Pre-screening patients and providing style advice.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT Systems

Communication Skills

Openness to Feedback

Job description

Trainee Optical Retailer - Sutton Specsavers

Specsavers. A household name and a Highstreet staple. And you could be part of the team.

As a Trainee Optical Retailer 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 more than 40 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:

• Salary up to £12.41 per hour (depending on age)
• Full time - 37.5 hours with weekend working
• 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 sick pay (after a year of service)
• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)

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 Retailer. 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).

Responsibilities

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 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.