Apprentice Optical Assistant

4 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Woodspeen Training Limited Full time

A fantastic and unique opportunity for an individual to become an Optical Assistant Apprentice with a fantastic team at a well - established opticians in Birmingham.

You will be supported with a training package that will help you become a fully qualified Optical Assistant where you will gain customer service skills, knowledge in optical support and develop skills and behaviour suitable to work in an optical establishment.

You will be part of the customer/patient journey in the practice from beginning to end, from making their appointment, checking them in upon arrival, the pre-screen (done before the sight test), the frame and lens selection, dispensing the spectacles, and then when they return to collect their order.

All training will be provided for this role.

Duties will include:

- Reception work
- Telephone & face to face enquiries
- Pre-testing
- Frame selection
- Dispensing
- Collection
- Cash handling
- Promoting products, services, offers, and discounts

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

**Desired qualifications**

GCSEs at grades 4 or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English are essential.

**Future prospects**

Dispensing frames and spectacle lenses, Contact lens, Dispensing course, 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**: From £4.81 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location



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