The role
So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Trainee Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.
As a Trainee Optical Assistant, you don’t need to have previous experience, you just need to be prepared to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team, making sure every patient receives the best care in our stores.
Our store
Specsavers Hedge End is based in Sainburys and has a great team of Directors and Managers who will support and invest in your training and development.
Our team
Training provided by a friendly and welcoming team with fantastic progression opportunities - Cert 3, Cert 4 (BTech equivalents)
What’s on Offer?
- Weekend working - Saturday and/or Sunday each week
- Starting salary up to £12.41 an hour depending on age
- Day off for your birthday
- Enhanced leave
- Sick pay
- Wellbeing app subsription
- Excellent progression opportunites
What we’re looking for?
If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as a Trainee Optical Assistant.
These include:
- Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier
- Great teamwork
- A good initiative
- Confidence in using IT systems
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new
- Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless).
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
- A desire to learn, develop and grow a career
Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!
Key information
Location
Southampton
- Trainee Optical Assistant
- Permanent
Apply by
7th August
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