Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friends and Family discount

Specsavers Perks

Extra day off for your birthday

WeCare helpline

Outstanding training & development

Discounted hearing & eyecare

Enhanced sick pay

Free parking

Job summary

Specsavers in Washington, United Kingdom, is seeking a caring Optical Assistant to warmly greet customers and help them through their visit. You’ll work with our experienced Opticians and Technicians, with ample training and development opportunities to progress in optical and Audiology areas.

We offer a competitive hourly rate of £12.91, full-time 40 hours or part-time options with weekend work, benefits like Friends and Family discount, Specsavers Perks, a birthday day off, and WeCare

Qualifications

• Some optical experience is required.
• Customer-focused with ability to learn optical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers warmly as they enter the store.
• Assist customers with product selections and questions.
• Support in-store teams including Opticians and Technicians.

Skills

Optical experience

Customer service

Communication

Job description

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.

Our store

Based in Washington our store has local parking

Our team

We have a wonderful team of dedicated people in our store ready and waiting for you to meet.

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. These include:

• Salary - £12.91 per hour
• Full time 40 hours or part time available - will inlcude a weekend day
• Friends and Family discount
• 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 company sick pay scheme
• Free parking

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.

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics or Audiology business
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.

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