We are dedicated to providing exceptional eye care services to our community. We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as an Apprentice Optical Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about eye health and vision care and is looking to start their career in the optical industry.
As an Apprentice Optical Assistant, you will work closely with our experienced team to ensure our patients receive the best possible care and service. You will be involved in a variety of tasks, ranging from assisting with sight exams to helping customers select the perfect frames and lenses for their needs. Your role will be crucial in ensuring that our patients leave our practice with improved vision and a positive experience.
Starting as an Optical Assistant apprentice with future opportunities for career progression, you will be supported with loads of great, fun, and interactive training. You will use these exciting new skills in your day-to-day job, where you will gain customer service skills, knowledge in optical support, and develop behaviour suitable for working in an optical practice.
Those with a flair for fashion will love the new frames coming in, and if it's your forte, you may even get involved in meeting frame reps and helping choose the new ranges. If you are more technical, you will get to learn lots of information about lenses and measurements, then transform that information into jargon-free, easy-to-understand, customer-friendly language.
It's all about teamwork in an optician's practice. There are many roles, but you support each other to ensure your customers get the best experience possible. Optical assistants are a very important part of any optical practice and crucial to the customer journey. Individuals with a real passion for both healthcare and retail thrive in this role, as it’s perfect for those who love to make a real difference in other people's lives. Your duties in this role will be varied and include:
Welcoming customers into store
Booking in eye tests
Pre-screening patients
Providing style advice
Measuring frames
Taking phone calls
Training:
Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship
Functional Skills Level 2 maths and English can be obtained on the course if you don't already hold these qualifications
Training Outcome: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.
You could go on to acquire higher level optical qualifications such as:
Ophthalmic Dispensing- Become a qualified Dispensing Optician
Contact lens Optician - fit Contact lenses
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
Employer Description:Boots Opticians Ltd. operates a chain of ophthalmic and dispensing optician stores in the United Kingdom.Working Hours :Monday-Saturday 8:50am-5:30pm.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Initiative....Read more...
