Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Bedford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Optical Assistant in Bedford, where you'll provide essential customer service and support during eye tests. This entry-level role offers great training, benefits, and career development opportunities. If you have a caring attitude and some optical experience, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Specsavers Perks - discounted benefits scheme

Extra day off for your birthday

WeCare - UK confidential employee helpline

Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities

Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay (after a year of service)

Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity)

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment.
• Experience in optics is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking in eye tests.
• Pre-screening patients.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

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Optical Assistant - Bedford

Are you a caring individual looking to continue your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place.

Optical Assistant - Bedford

Are you a caring individual looking to continue your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place.

We’re looking for passionate, hard-workers with some previous optical experience ready to confidently welcome and help customers as they walk through our doors. And once you’ve found your feet as an Optical Assistant, you won’t just have to stop there. We have plenty of professional training and development in other business areas, as well as the support of experienced Opticians and Technicians supporting you on your journey. So whatever you want your career to look like, you can bring it to life at Specsavers.

What’s on Offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy.

• Full time - 22.5 hours per week
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Extra day off for your birthday
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits
• Enhanced sick pay (after a year or service)
• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)
  
  

What we’re looking for?

Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

• Welcoming customers into store
• Booking in eye tests
• Pre-screening patients
• Providing style advice
• Measuring frames
• Taking phone calls
  
  

Find out more

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.

This includes:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics
  
  

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales, Customer Service, and Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Retail

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