Trainee Optical Retailer

**Trainee Optical Retailer**

**Store: Specsavers Redcar**

**Hours: Full time - 40 hours (Saturday work is essential)**

**Salary - £8.80 - £11.64- Depedning in age**

**Benefits: Specsavers perks, staff, friends and family discounts, additional birthday day off, company sick pay depending on length of service, enhanced maternity & paternity pay**
- **Full Training provided - with great career progression opportunities**_

Have you ever considered a career in optics, are you passionate about retail and offering the best customer service?

Here is your opportunity to join a global company with local ownership

Our trainee roles at Specsavers are not your ordinary sales positions - you will join the team as an Optical Assistant bringing your valued retail & customer service knowledge to meet the caring values and optical expertise of our brand, making sure every patient receives the best care in our stores.

**Responsibilities**:

- Welcoming customers into the store
- Booking in eye tests
- Using the latest up-to-date equipment to do general checks of the eyes, prior to seeing the Optometrist.
- Providing style advice
- Measuring frames
- Repairing/adjusting frames
- Taking phone calls

Specsavers prides itself on personal development & exciting long-term careers - supporting you to develop your knowledge of the optical world.

Please click **Apply** as this vacancy will close once, we have filled all available places.

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

Pay: Up to £11.64 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- customer service: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person