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 

Our Caterham store, located in the heart of Church Walk Shopping Centre, is a vibrant, modern, and welcoming environment that recently underwent a full refurbishment. With four fully equipped test rooms and the latest clinical technology, we’re proud to offer an exceptional experience to both our customers and our team.

Convenient location with free parking and just a 1-minute walk from Caterham train station, offering direct links to London Bridge and Victoria. 

Our team

You'll be joining a supportive and experienced team of Optical Assistants, Dispensing Opticians, and Optometrists – some of whom have been with us for over 15 years. We pride ourselves on our friendly, community-focused culture, with regular team events and excellent staff retention that reflects the positive and collaborative environment we’ve built.

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: 

• Starting salary up to £12.41 an hour
• Performance related bonus scheme  
• Length of service reward
• Employee of the month rewards
• Free Parking 
• 40 hours per week, to include weekend working
• 28 days annual leave 
• Extra day off on your birthday
• Pension contribution
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Annual subscription to the “Headspace” app
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Regular team events and team building evenings 

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’re ready and raring to join our team and drive our practice forward, we can’t wait to hear from you. You just need to be passionate, a great team worker and communicator, confident in using IT systems, and have an ability to adapt.  

Got what we’re looking for? Apply Now!