Trainee Optical Assistant

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

Job summary

A well-known optical retailer in Doncaster is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant passionate about customer service. Responsibilities include welcoming customers, booking eye tests, providing style advice, and managing phone inquiries. The role offers comprehensive training, career development, and a range of benefits including competitive pay, an extra day off for your birthday, and enhanced sick pay. This is a full-time position, emphasizing the need for weekend availability.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discounted benefits scheme

Extra day off for your birthday

Confidential employee helpline

Clinical development opportunities

Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family leave pay

Qualifications

• Passionate and hard-working attitude towards customer service.
• Ability to welcome customers and assist them calmly.
• Comfort with booking appointments and managing customer inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers into the store.
• Book in eye tests for customers.
• Pre-screen patients before appointments.
• Provide style advice on eyewear options.
• Measure frames accurately for customers.
• Handle phone calls and customer inquiries.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Specsavers Tetbury

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 Tetbury, 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 - 37.5 hours - weekend working is essential
• Salary - £10.20 - £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 or 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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