Trainee Retail Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Extra day off on your birthday

Staff discount

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pay for family leave

WeCare employee support services

Headspace app access

Job summary

Specsavers in Stockport is recruiting a Trainee Retail Assistant to welcome customers and support them through their shopping journey. The role offers full training and progression into optics and audiology with experienced colleagues guiding you.

The position is based in-store, requires weekend work, and includes benefits such as staff discounts and wellbeing support. Training and development are provided to help you grow in your career at Specsavers.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required
• Willingness to learn on the job

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store
• Assisting with collections and adjustments
• Basic problem solving
• Support in optical and audiology areas

Job description

Are you a caring individual looking to start your career as a Retail 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 Retail Assistant, you don’t just have to stop there. This is a dual role looking at both the optics and audiology side. 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 Stockport, our store has great career progression opportunities!

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:

• Full time - 38 hours - weekend working is essential
• Salary: £11.05 - £12.91 an hour
• Extra day off on your birthday
• Staff discount
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced pay for family leave
• WeCare employee support services
• Access to Headspace App

What we’re looking for?

Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

• Welcoming customers into store
• Collections
• Adjustments
• Basic problem solving
• Dealing with tubes and domes
• Working in the optical and audiology side

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.