Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Portsmouth; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £28,000 per annum

Full-time with weekends

Employer pension contribution

Specsavers Perks

WeCare employee support

Headspace app subscription

Eyecare/earcare discounts

Birthday day off

Enhanced family leave

Great Place to Work accreditation

Job summary

Specsavers Portsmouth is seeking an Optical Assistant to warmly welcome customers and support their eye-care journeys. You’ll work with experienced Opticians and Technicians and receive training across retail and optical services to grow your career within the Specsavers environment.

The role features full-time hours, including weekends, and offers enhanced benefits such as pension contributions, employee discounts, WeCare support, Headspace subscription, eyecare discount for you and family,

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

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 team

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 £28,000 per annum, dependent on experience and optical qualification
• 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 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
• Working at a certified "Great Place to Work" company

Find out more

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