Optical Colleague Apprentice
About the Role
You will be responsible for preparing patients for their eye examination and explaining what each stage of the eye test involves, completing pre-screening examinations and booking appointments for customers. You will also be dispensing spectacles and contact lenses as well as dealing with repairs and adjustments, while ensuring stock has been received by the supplier.
Asda will help you to become a star colleague from learning how to dispense glasses and contact lenses, looking after repairs, adjustments and glasses verification to teaching contact lens insertion and removals – with Asda's great training and support, you will keep getting better and better.
You’ll either complete the dedicated Asda Optical Step In training programme or have the opportunity to enroll on to the Level 3 Optical Assistant Apprenticeship, the training route you take depends on which nation you work and whether you meet the apprenticeship entry requirements but either way, Asda will support you in becoming a fantastic optical colleague, who can deliver amazing customer service and patient care.
Once you become a fully trained optical colleague, there are opportunities to progress your career at Asda Opticians. There may be an opportunity for high-performing colleagues to become a GOC registered Dispensing Optician via the Level 6 Dispensing Optician Apprenticeship.
Asda stores operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, which brings a wide variety of shift patterns. If you're looking for flexible working to fit around your lifestyle, then look no further! Asda will work with you on your shifts, but late and weekend working is a requirement of the role and you may need to be flexible with your work pattern.
Training:
The training route you take depends on which nation you work and whether you meet the apprenticeship entry requirements, but either way, Asda will support you in becoming a fantastic optical colleague, who can deliver amazing customer service and patient care.
Training Outcome:
Once you become a fully trained optical colleague, there are opportunities to progress your career at Asda Opticians. There may be an opportunity for high-performing colleagues to become a GOC registered Dispensing Optician via the Level 6 Dispensing Optician Apprenticeship.
Employer Description:
Asda have an exciting opportunity for an Optical colleague to join their existing team at their Fulwood Store. Asda in-store Opticians are hugely popular with their customers and they'll expect the same warmth and friendliness they get everywhere else in the store – as well as being confident and relaxed about discussing personal ocular health issues, quickly resolving customer problems and taking customers to the right products.
Working Hours :
Wide variety of shift patterns available – if you're looking for flexible working to fit around your lifestyle, then look no further! Asda will work with you on your shifts, but late and weekend working is a requirement of the role.
Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills