Optical Assistant

Specsavers; London Borough of Waltham Forest; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £27k

Store bonus

Full time & Part time options

Pension scheme enrollment

Specsavers Perks

WeCare support

Headspace subscription

Eyecare discounts

Birthday day off

Enhanced family leave

Company sick pay

Job summary

Specsavers in Chingford, Low Hall and Winchmore Hill is seeking an Optical Assistant to be the friendly face in-store, using your customer service skills and optical enthusiasm to support customers and the team.

If you have some optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this role could be perfect. You’ll be part of a dedicated store team with training and development opportunities, benefits, and discounts.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Customer service

Optical terminology

Audiology familiarity

Job description

Chingford, Low Hall and Winchmore Hill, Specsavers.

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 business

Chingford, Low Hall and Winchmore Hill, Specsavers

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:

• Starting salary £27k (experience depending)


• Plus Store bonus!


• Full time (40 hours per week) and Part time hours including weekend working.


• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too


• Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings


• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most


• Complimentary subscription tothe Headspace app


• Eyecareand hearcare discounts for you and your family


• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!


• Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

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:

• At least 3 months experince working in a opticians.

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.