Careers Department

FULL TIME – HOURLY RATE FOR APPRENTICESHIP REGARDLESS OF AGE FOR 12 MONTHS £2.73.   BEFORE APPLYING, PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE HAPPY TO TRAVEL TO THE STORE ON A DAILY BASIS.

Join one of our local stores and earn a salary, gain a qualification, and become a fully-fledged Retail Optical Assistant in just 12 months. If you're enthusiastic, over 16 and eager to learn, you can now take the first step towards an exciting career in eye care with the Specsavers Apprentice scheme. It's a chance to become part of a thriving, international business and build the foundation for a successful long-term career.


If you’re enthusiastic, over 16 and eager to learn, you can now take the first step towards an exciting career in eye care with the Specsavers Apprentice scheme.
It’s a chance to become part of a thriving, international business and build the foundation for a successful long-term career. You’ll spend 12 months in a paid job, working alongside our highly experienced team, who’ll support you as you learn. At the same time, you’ll work towards a nationally recognised qualification and develop a whole host of valuable skills.


Key Responsibilities
Day-to-day, you’ll be a key member of one of our store teams, welcoming customers, giving them advice, booking in eye tests and measuring frames. You’ll also carry out pre-screening, take payment and generally help the store to run as smoothly as possible. This on-the-job learning will sit alongside structured training that will lead to a nationally recognised qualification. At the end of 12 months, you will be a fully-fledged Optical Assistant – with an exciting future ahead of you.


Skills & Experience
Let’s make one thing clear: you don’t need experience in optical or hearing care. But you must be as determined as we are to give great customer service. We want people who are enthusiastic about what they do take pride in a job well done. Grade A-D GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent/ or predicted result) are essential, together with an organised, hard-working approach.
The Intermediate Apprenticeship in Optical retail skills is suitable for candidates who have not achieved a Level 4 qualification or above and have no experience in the Optical Retail sector.


You will:
• earn a salary
• get paid holidays
• receive comprehensive and structured training
• learn transferable job-specific skills.
Show us you have what it takes – and complete your Apprenticeship successfully – and there may be a place for you on our team as a permanent member of staff.


About Us
Specsavers is the UK's Most Trusted Optician with one in three people who wear glasses choosing our frames. With over 700 stores across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, we’re still a family-run business and the Specsavers group of companies offer a wide variety of retail, clinical and professional careers across the country. Our stores provide an outstanding eye care service and our vision is to provide best value eye care and hearing care to everyone, simply, clearly and consistently, exceeding customer expectations every time.


If you have any questions regarding this position please speak to a member of the Retail Recruitment Team on 01566 771888 or visit http://jobs.specsavers.co.uk