Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £12.91 an hour

Full time including weekends

Employer pension contributions

Specsavers Perks

WeCare

Headspace subscription

Eyecare & hearcare discounts

Birthday day off

Enhanced family leave & sick pay

Great Place to Work

Job summary

Specsavers is looking for passionate, hardworking individuals to join our store as Optical Assistants. We welcome customers as they walk through our doors and provide support while you build experience. We offer professional training and development across the business, plus support from experienced Opticians and Technicians on your journey.

Join a wonderful team ready to help you grow, with a Great Place to Work environment and extensive benefits that support you in your career and daily life.

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 knowledge

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.

We have a wonderful team of dedicated people in our store ready and waiting for you to join them and a fantastic team of Directors and Managers looking forward to meeting you.

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:

• Up to £12.91 an hour
• Full time to include weekend hours
• We will auto-enrol 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 to the Headspace app
• Eyecare and 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
• Working at a certified "Great Place to Work" company

Find out more

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.