Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £22,265.75 DOE

Store bonus

Pension scheme

Specsavers Perks

WeCare

Headspace subscription

Eyecare/hearcare discounts

Birthday day off

Enhanced family leave & company sick?

Job summary

Specsavers in Stockton-on-Tees is hiring an Optical Assistant to be the friendly face in-store, using your customer service passion and optical knowledge. If you’ve worked as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, you’ll fit right in and help deliver great service to our customers.

You’ll join a team that supports ongoing training, with a competitive starting salary and store bonus, plus employee benefits like pension, discounts, and wellbeing resources to help you thrive in a busy optical

Qualifications

• At least 3 months experience working in an optician.
• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment.
• Experience in optics or Audiology business.

Responsibilities

• Help create an outstanding store environment for customers and team.
• Assist customers with optical products and services.
• Provide friendly, knowledgeable service at the counter.

Skills

Customer service

Optical experience

Audiology knowledge

Optics terminology

Job description

Stockton-On-Tees, 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

Stockton-On-Tees, 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:

• Salary: Starting salary £22,265.75 DOE
• Plus Store bonus!
• Full time (38.75 hours per week) and Part time (24 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.