Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £12.91

Flexible hours

Weekend work

Birthday day off

WeCare helpline

Development opportunities

Hearing and eyecare discounts

Enhanced sick pay

Job summary

Specsavers in Bishop Auckland is seeking an Optical Assistant who will warmly welcome customers and help them with their eyewear choices. The role offers strong training and development opportunities with support from experienced Opticians and Technicians.

The store is well connected by public transport, with a friendly team ready to welcome you. The position includes weekend work, flexible hours, and a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience
• Basic optics knowledge
• Familiarity with audiology terminology

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers and assist with eyewear selections and services.
• Support the optics team with daily store tasks and customer flow.
• Participate in training and development programs and use guidance from opticians/technicians.

Skills

Customer service

Optics knowledge

Audiology terminology

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 our Bishop Auckland store which has excellent public transport links

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 - Up to £12.91 depending on experiencce


• Open to 30 hours over 4 days or 37.5 hours over 5 days


• The role will include weekend working


• 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

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 or Audiology business


• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.

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