Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Castleford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking an Experienced Optical Assistant for their Castleford store. The role requires previous optical experience and a passion for customer service, offering full-time hours and various employee benefits. Join a supportive team dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for customers and colleagues alike.

Benefits

28 days holiday including Bank holiday

Enhanced company sick pay after probation

Eyecare and Hearcare Discount

Birthday day off

Specsavers Perks - discounted benefits scheme

Enhanced family leave (maternity/paternity)

Qualifications

• Previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant.
• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Confidence in using IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and team.
• Dispense up to Multi focal lenses.
• Support and guide customers in their optical needs.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Job description

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Experienced Optical Assistant

So, you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores need? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve had previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

Experienced Optical Assistant

So, you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores need? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve had previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

As an Optical Assistant, you’ll use your passion for the Specsavers brand, products and services alongside your incredible customer service skills, to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team.

Our store

Based in Castleford, our store is looking for someone with previous optical experience that can dispense up to Multi focal.

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:

• Full time - 40 hours or open to Part time - Will include a weekend day
• Salary - Depending on experience
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• 28 days holiday including Bank holiday
• Birthday day off
• Enhanced company sick pay after passing 3 month probation
• Eyecare and Hearcare Discount
• Specsavers Perks
• WeCare
• Enhanced family leave (maternity/paternity)
  
  

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as an Optical Assistant. These include:

• Previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant
• Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier
• Great teamwork
• A good initiative
• Confidence in using IT systems
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new
• Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless).
  
  

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!

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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