Trainee Optical Assistant

Are you a caring individual looking to continue your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place.  

We’re looking for passionate, hard-workers with some previous optical experience ready to confidently welcome and help customers as they walk through our doors. And once you’ve found your feet as an Optical Assistant, you won’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 Dalgety Bay. The store is located close to a train station, and has good transportation links. Free parking on site.     

Our team   

We are a small but busy fast paced business and require our colleagues to be multi disciplined. 

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- £10.20 - £12.41 per hour
• Working hours- Full time staff work 4 days a week,  Mon-friday 9-7 and Saturday 9-5.30. We operate a two-week rota allowing for every 2nd weekend off 
• Benefits 
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• A days holiday on top of the standard allowance for your birthday
• Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
• Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app 
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

Find out more 

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it. This includes: 

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment 
• Or experience in optics business 
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical terminology.  

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!