Trainee Optical Assistant

Trainee Optical Assistant

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

Based in the Stretford mall

Our team

We have a wonderful team of dedicated people in our store ready and waiting for you to meet. 

What is the job?

• Handovers 
• Frame styling
• Approaching/engaging with customers on the shop floor
• As you develop more skills, you will start to do repairs/adjustments followed by collections and dispensing 

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:  

• We have 2 full time positions available
• £10.20 - £12.41 per hour, higher if you have optics experience
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme 
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline 
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities 

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 
• Retail work experience

• 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 

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