Sales Assistant / Trainee Optical Assistant

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 Street, Somerset, our large, vibrant and modern store is easy to get to via car and bus and has a light airy space with all the equipment you need to excel!

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 per hour - depending on experience 
• Part time - Saturdays only: 8.30am to 5.30pm with an unpaid hour break for lunch
• There is opportunity for overtime in the holiday seasons
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme 
• WeCare access 
• Subscription to Headspace App
• Additional day off for yout Birthday
• Enhanced paternity leave 
• Working at a certified "Great Place to Work" company

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 calls 

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.  

Got what we’re looking for? This job will close when it's filled, so don't delay, apply today!

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