Trainee Optical Assistant (Part Time/Weekends) - Guildford

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Specsavers Guildford is hiring a part-time Trainee Optical Assistant for weekends, a friendly entry point into optics with no prior experience required. You’ll help create an outstanding store environment and ensure every patient receives great care, supported by comprehensive training. The Guildford branch offers a full range of eye and hearing services, with attractive benefits such as auto-enrolled pension, staff discounts, Headspace, extra birthday leave, and enhanced family leave. Show you’re a proactive team player with excellent communication, IT confidence, and a willingness to learn and take feedback. If you have fast-paced customer service or optics exposure, mention it. Apply now before it closes.

So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Trainee Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.  

As a Trainee Optical Assistant, you don’t need to have previous experience, you just need to be prepared to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team, making sure every patient receives the best care in our stores. 

Our store   

Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Guildford is a busy eye care and hearing centre conveniently located in Guildford town centre. The store offers a full range of optical and audiology services, including comprehensive eye tests, contact lens consultations, OCT scans, children's eye care, hearing assessments, and hearing aid support. With a dedicated team of opticians and audiologists, the branch provides expert advice, personalised care, and an extensive selection of eyewear and hearing solutions to meet the needs of the local community.

Our team   

We have a wonderful team of dedicated people in our store ready and waiting for you to meet.  

What’s on offer?  

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:   

• £8.20 - £12.91 per hour dependent on Optical Expereince
• Weekends only - Saturday 8:30am - 5:30pm and Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm 
• Benefits 
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
• Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app 
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

What we’re looking for? 

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as a Trainee Optical Assistant. These include:  

• Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier 
• Great teamwork 
• A good initiative 
• Confidence in using IT systems 
• Excellent communication and listening skills 
• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new 
• Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless). 

Find out more 

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it. This includes: 

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment 
• Experience in optics or Audiology business 
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.  

Checked all the boxes? This job will close when it's filled, so don't delay, apply today!