Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Tonbridge Specsavers

This is a full-time Level 3 Optical Assistant apprenticeship with Specsavers in Tonbridge. The role is customer-facing and involves booking customers for eye tests, pre-screening patients, measuring and fitting frames, recommending suitable products, processing orders and payments, and providing high-quality customer service.

Most learning is on the job in-store, with specialist training and an end-point assessment included as part of the apprenticeship. The apprenticeship is 40 hours per week (full-time, including weekend working) and includes training to achieve the Level 3 Optical Assistant apprenticeship standard (Optical assistant 2022).

The training provider is Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited. The apprenticeship starts on Monday 23 March 2026 and runs for approximately 1 year 6 months. The position includes a wage of £16,163.

40 a year (reported hourly range £7. 75-£10. 20ph DOE).

Applicants must hold a GCSE in Maths at grade 9-4 (A*-C) and should be able to travel to the Tonbridge store daily. After completing the apprenticeship, apprentices will be a qualified Level 3 Optical Assistant with a range of career progression opportunities within optics and related services.