Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers, a household name and a Highstreet staple. And you could be part of the team.  

So, you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores need? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve had previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.  

As an Optical Assistant, you’ll use your passion for the Specsavers brand, products and services alongside your incredible customer service skills, to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team.  

Our Store:

Based in the Somerset town of Yeovil our store is right in the centre of the town with good transport links, lots of cafes and coffee shops and with recent re-development of parts of the town it's an exciting place to be. If you are hard working, love making customers happy and enjoy being part of a busy team we'd love to hear from you.

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:

• £10.20 to £12.41 per hour (depending on age)
• Full time hours with weekend working - 40 hours a week
• OR
• Part time hours - minimum of 2 full days - 16 hours a week
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Extra day off for your birthday
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits
• Enhanced sick pay 
• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)
• Fantastic progression opportunities

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 have some previous customer service experience, 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? Head to our website to learn more about the role and apply today.