Job Description
We’ve got the vision if you’ve got the drive!
Become a qualified Retail Optical Assistant in just 12 months – and get paid while you’re at it.
Key responsibilities:
At Specsavers, we’re always looking to the future,which is where people like you come in. Our apprenticeship scheme gives you the chance to really set yourself up for a great career in a fantastic company, and earn a full-time wage at the same time.
We say company, but when you join us you’ll actually become part of a family. You’ll not only spend 12 months in a paid job, but also learn your trade while surrounded by our friendly, passionate and highly experienced team who’ll support you every step of the way.
- Earn a salary whilst learning new skills
- Structured career opportunities for the future
- Get experience of full time work...and enjoy paid holidays
- Work for a friendly employer who values you
- Receive comprehensive and structured training
- Bag yourself a great qualification
- Learn transferable as well as job-specific skills
And that’s just the start. With a highly respected and award-winning business behind you – one that invests in its people – there’s nothing to stop you getting on here. Who knows, you might even end up running your own store in years to come.
Day-to-day:
- You’ll help us out by giving customers top-notch advice (as well as a warm welcome to the store)
- Booking in eye tests
- Pre-screening patients and measuring frames
- You’ll also make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible by looking out for any little problems that crop up
Your on-the-job training will sit alongside structured learning that will lead to a nationally recognised qualification and at the end of your year as an apprentice, you’ll be a fully-fledged Retail Optical Assistant. But we’re just as happy to learn from you too, so a head full of ideas will come in handy and could make a real difference to how we do things right across the business.
Personal Qualities :
It’s essential you haven’t worked in the Optical Retail Sector before, this is a new adventure, but you will need the:
- Organisation
- Commitment
- Motivation
- Enthusiasm to deliver the great customer service our Specsavers visitors love
Skills Required :
You will need to be:
- Friendly
- Hardworking
- Reliable
- Passionate with a willingness to learn
Future Prospects : At the end of your apprenticeship, you'll be a fully-fledged Retail Optical Assistant with a massive range of career options ahead of you.
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