Apprentice Optical Assistant

This isn't your typical retail apprenticeship. As part of our team, you'll have more responsibility and involvement, playing a vital role in ensuring our customers feel special. With guidance from your store manager and our apprenticeship team, you'll learn the ins and outs of bringing our brand to life, selecting the right products, and delivering personalized experiences.,

• Low vision specialist - help people where traditional spectacles will not suffice. Supply low vision aids, magnifiers, advice on improving contrast and on other non-Optical aids such as bump-ons
• Optometry courses - carry out full eye examinations and issue prescriptions
• Clinical representative- visiting practices introducing new frame ranges and Ophthalmic lenses
• In-practice trainer - You could use your knowledge to train others
Other non-clinical roles:
• Practice Management you could complete a management course
• Practice ownership you could go into business yourself, partnership or franchise
  
  The successful candidate will work towards achieving a Level 3 qualification in optical and gain experience in a busy optical practice.
Upon completion of the Level 3 qualification, you will be an experienced and qualified optical assistant, and as such, you can continue building up skills that will always be in demand. Career breaks and part time working are often possible.,
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Initiative, GCSE English (grade Grade 4/C or above) - essential
• GCSE Maths (grade Grade 4/C or above) - essential
  
  We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, we have something for everyone. Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or in one of our coastal locations, we're sure we will have the perfect solution for you!
Did you know, we are also part of the EssilorLuxottica family EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses! We are home to the most loved and widely-recognised vision care and eyewear brands in the world. Their priority eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands.


• Wage: £17,228 a year, Find the best degree, higher, and advanced apprenticeships across the UK. Fast-track your career, earn a competitive wage, and gain debt-free qualifications.