Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Fleet Specsavers

SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

Hampshire (GU51 3BN)

Closes in 26 days (Monday 9 June 2025)

Posted on 12 May 2025

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Summary

Our apprenticeship gives people of all ages a chance to start an exciting career, while earning a full-time wage. Duties include - booking customers in for eye tests, pre-screening, recommending suitable frames. We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic about providing great customer service and would like to pursue a career in optics.

Wage

£15,642 a year

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£8.00 per hour

Training course
Optical assistant 2022 (level 3)
Hours
To include weekend working, days and times to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 23 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • By giving customers top-notch advice (as well as a warm welcome to the store)
  • Booking in eye tests
  • Pre-screening patients and measuring frames
  • You'll also make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible by looking out for any little problems that cropup

Where you'll work

231 Fleet Road
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 3BN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

Your training course

Optical assistant 2022 (level 3)

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Your training plan

  • Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)
  • Full-time 5 out of 7 days - including weekend working
  • Daily on-the-job training in store - no college to attend
  • Training provider - Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
  • Functional skills English if required

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Before applying, please bear in mind the salary and check that you are able to travel to the store location on a daily basis.

About this company

Specsavers have been a family business for over 35 years, working together with our store partners to provide the best value optometry, audiology and other healthcare service for our customers. You’ll find us in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Australia and New Zealand, employing over 38,000 people who work across our 2,293 stores, as well as in our support offices and throughout the supply chain.

After this apprenticeship

  • Once you have completed the apprenticeship, you'll be a fully qualified Level 3 Optical Assistant with a massive range of career options ahead of you

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319922.

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Closes in 26 days (Monday 9 June 2025)

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