Summer Placement: First-Year Optometry Students - Central Region

Summer Placement: First-Year Optometry Students - Central Region

Summer Placement: First-Year Optometry Students (6 Weeks) - Vision Express: Make Your Summer Count. Grow Your Expertise. Get Paid. Look Sharp. Looking for more than just a summer job? Step into our world of premium eyewear, cutting edge tech, and standout customer experiences within Vision Express.

Join one of our stores for a 6 week summer placement and gain hands on optical retail experience with global brands like Ray Ban, Oakley, Prada, Meta, and more.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver confident, personalised customer service from first hello to final fit.
• Be part of the full customer journey - from welcome through to dispensing.
• Support pre testing and screening using the latest optical technology.
• Get hands on with frames, lenses, adjustments and minor repairs.
• Help keep the store running smoothly as part of a high energy team.

What You'll Get

• £350 to spend on free eyewear plus unlimited lens upgrades.
• Bonus earning potential - perform well and boost your pay.
• Valuable insight - ahead of a potential 2027 CLiP placement.
• 3 days paid holiday - to enjoy those new sunglasses.
• Structured learning pathway - to guide your growth week by week.
• First year optometry students.
• Passionate about style, fashion, or tech.
• Positive, proactive, and ready to learn.
• A team player who brings great energy every day.

We're not just retail - we're part of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in optical innovation. With 590+ stores, this is your chance to experience a business that blends healthcare, fashion, and technology.

See Your Future Clearly

This isn't just a summer job - it's a chance to gain real skills, real confidence, and real insight into what your CLiP 2027 placement could truly look like.

Locations: Banbury Bath Birmingham (Bullring & Yardley) Bristol (Broadmead, Cribbs Causeway & Brislington Causeway) Cambridge Cardiff Chelmsford Chester Chesterfield (Clay Cross) Coventry (City & Phoenix) Cwmbran Derby Hanley Harborne Hucknall Kidderminster Knowle Leicester (City & Hamilton) Lincoln Merry Hill Milton Keynes Monmouth Newport (Central & Risca) Northampton South Norwich Nottingham Oxford Peterborough (City & Hampton) Rotherham Sheffield (Meadowhall) Solihull Southend Stourbridge Sunderland Swansea (Central & Cadle) Swindon (Causeway) Talbot Green Trowbridge (Causeway) West Bromwich Wolverhampton Worcester Walsall

Apply now and make this summer one that stands out.