Weekend Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Sutton Upon Derwent; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Friends and Family discount

Specsavers Perks – discounted benefits

Extra day off for your birthday

WeCare – UK confidential employee helP

Outstanding clinical development

Discounted hearing and eyecare

Discounted Glasses

Enhanced sick pay

Job summary

Specsavers is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant for weekend shifts in Hull City Centre. No prior experience required; full training and development are provided. You will greet customers, assist with eyewear selection, and learn under the supervision of qualified Opticians and Technicians.

The role is Saturday and Sunday from 9.30am to 4.30pm (13 hours total). Benefits include Friends and Family discount, Specsavers Perks, and enhanced sick pay.

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Teamwork and collaborative mindset.
• IT confidence and basic computer skills.
• Excellent communication, including listening and understanding customer needs.
• Ability to adapt and develop in a busy retail/optical environment.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

IT confidence

Communication

Listening

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 Hull City Centre 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.

We may close the advert before the closing date if we receive a lot of interest in this role.