Weekend Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Cottingham; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Friends and Family discount

Specsavers Perks

Birthday day off

WeCare helpline

Discounted glasses

Discounted hearing and eyecare

Enhanced sick pay

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Specsavers in Cottingham is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant for weekend work. You will warmly welcome customers and support the team while starting your career with comprehensive training and development pathways.

No extensive experience is required; the focus is on passion, customer service, and a willingness to learn. The role runs Saturday and Sunday with 13 hours total, in-store support and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Teamworking.
• IT confident and comfortable with tech.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Ability to adapt and develop in a retail/optical environment.

Skills

Customer service passion

Teamwork

IT confident

Excellent communication

Adaptability

Job description

Trainee Optical Assistant (Weekends)

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 our Cottingham 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:

• Salary Up to £12.91 depending on experience
• Weekend role working Saturday and Sunday (13 hours)
• Saturday and Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm
• 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
• Discounted Glasses
• Enhanced sick pay

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

Find out more

If you have everything we’re looking for and are excited by this opportunity, we’re excited to hear from you.