Apprentice Optical Assistant

About the role

🚀 Start Your Optical Career Journey with Us! 🚀

Ready for a role that's more than just a job? We're looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us as Optical Assistant Apprentices! This isn't your average gig – it's your chance to kickstart an amazing career in healthcare and retail, with tons of support and fun training along the way. 🎉

What You'll Be Doing:

• Be the First Impression: Greet our awesome customers with a smile and make them feel welcome from the moment they step in. 👋
• Unlock the Secrets of Sight: Learn to understand eye prescriptions, how they work, and how to explain it all in simple terms. 🤓
• Style Savvy Spectacles: Help customers find the perfect frames that not only look amazing but feel great and fit their lifestyle. If you're into fashion, you might even get to help pick out new styles! ✨
• Tech Talk for Lenses: Dive into the world of lenses, coatings, and measurements, and translate that into easy-to-understand language for our customers. 💡
• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: You'll be a vital part of our team, supporting each other to give every customer a top-notch experience. 🤝
• Customer Care Champion: Explain product features, benefits, and promotions, and even help with payments. 💰
• Fixer & Fitter: Learn to adjust frames for the perfect fit and handle basic repairs. 🔧
• Tech Wiz: Get hands-on with tools like the focimeter to measure prescriptions from glasses. 📏
• Health & Happiness: Conduct pre-screening tests and understand how our work makes a real difference in people's lives. ❤️

What You'll Gain:

• Real Skills, Real Career: Develop invaluable customer service, optical knowledge, and professional behaviour. 💯
• Mentorship & Training: Loads of fun, interactive training and ongoing support from our experienced team. 🎓
• Future Opportunities: This apprenticeship is your launchpad for career progression within our practice. 📈

Who You Are:

• Passionate about helping people.
• Love a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Eager to learn and grow.
• A great team player.
• Got a flair for fashion or a knack for the technical stuff? Perfect! 😉

If you're ready to make a difference and embark on an exciting career, apply now! 🌟

Key responsibilities

• Greeting customers in a professional and friendly manner
• Interpreting and understanding a clinically issued prescription
• Helping customers select suitable spectacle frames
• Explaining the features and benefits of particular frames
• Measuring frames and ensuring suitability for lenses

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade Grace 4/C or above), Maths (grade Grace 4/C or above))