Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Andover; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical retailer in Andover is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant to help welcome and assist customers. The role involves booking eye tests, pre-screening patients, providing style advice, and taking phone calls. This position offers great training, professional development opportunities, and various perks, including a flexible working schedule and health benefits. If you are passionate about customer service and want to grow your career in a supportive environment, apply today to join our team.

Benefits

Discounted benefits scheme

Extra day off for your birthday

Confidential employee helpline

Outstanding clinical and professional development

Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay after a year of service

Enhanced pay for family leave

Qualifications

• Passionate hard-workers ready to welcome and help customers.
• Able to take phone calls and book in eye tests.
• Comfortable with pre-screening patients and measuring frames.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers into store.
• Book in eye tests.
• Pre-screen patients.
• Provide style advice.
• Measure frames.
• Take phone calls.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Specsavers Andover

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 Andover, 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 – weekend working is essential
• Salary – £7.75 – £12.41 an hour
• 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?

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.

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