Apprentice Optical Assistant

4 weeks ago


Blackpool, United Kingdom Woodspeen Training Limited Full time

**About the employer**

**About the course**

The course is 18 months long with an end point assessments period afterwards. Throughout the course you will be completing modules that focus on screening checks, customer interactions, fitting and adjustment of spectacles, quality and governance, health and safety, materials of frames and lenses, and tools and equipment.

All of the coursework will be completed online during work meaning there is no commute to college and you will be getting paid whilst completing training.

**Duties will include**:

- Meeting and greeting customers
- Cash handling
- Building professional relationships with customers
- Receptionist duties
- Booking appointments
- Ordering spectacles and contact lenses
- Pretesting

**Desired skills**:

- Excellent customer service
- Professional
- Excellent communication skills
- Empathetic towards patient needs
- Friendly
- Outgoing
- Flexible
- Teamwork
- Hard worker

**Personal qualities**:

- Positive attitude
- Team player
- Helpful
- Motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Presentable
- Honest
- Desire to work
- Bubbly

**Desired qualifications**

Due to the course being a level 3, you will be required to have a grade 4 or above in GCSE or equivalent in maths and English.

**Future prospects**

After gaining the Level 3 Optical Assistant qualification, you can study further to become a qualified Dispensing Optician. From there, you can progress and study to become a Contact Lens Optician or Optometrist.

**Training to be provided**

Optical Assistant L3 Standard

Own in house training

This is a full-time role with training delivered remotely to the workplace

**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £6.40 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Blackpool, FY4 2JF (required)

Work Location: In person



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