Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specsavers Perks

Birthday day off

WeCare – confidential helpline

Clinical development opportunities

Dispensing Optician apprenticeship

Hearing and eyecare discounts

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pay for family leave

Great Place to Work – Ringwood store 及

Great Place to Work UK listing

Job summary

Specsavers Ringwood is seeking an Optical Assistant to join their busy store. You will be the friendly face for customers, using your optical knowledge and customer service skills to help shoppers choose frames, lenses and accessories.

There is room to progress with training toward a Dispensing Optician apprenticeship and management pathways. The role offers up to £13.50 per hour (up to £28,000 annually) for 40 hours per week, with part-time considered for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Previous optical experience required.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and progress within the business.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and assist customers in-store.
• Support the team to maintain a welcoming store environment.
• Opportunity to progress into management with training and development.

Skills

Optical experience

Customer service

IT systems

Job description

Specsavers. A household name and a Highstreet staple. And you could be part of the team.

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. We'd love for the right candidate to join us and progress, with support, into Management too!

What’s on offer?

Our busy and welcoming Ringwood store is a wonderful place to work, with a freindly and professional team and all the equipment you need to ensure you can do your job to the best of your abilities. 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 £13.50 per hour depending on experience/qualifications (Up to £28,000 annual salary)
• 40 hours a week, part time considered for the right candidate (one day of the weekend each week)
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Extra day off for your birthday
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Specific progression on to a Dispensing Optician Apprenticeship, if desired, once elgibility criteria are met
• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits
• Enhanced sick pay (after a year or service)
• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)
• Working for a certified Great Place to Work company: Working at Specsavers | Great Place to Work® UK (our Ringwood store scored 100%!)

Find out more

If you’re ready and raring to join our team and drive our practice forward, we can’t wait to hear from you. You just need to have some previous Optical Experience, be passionate, a great team worker and communicator, confident in using IT systems, and have an ability to adapt.

Got what we’re looking for?