Optical Assistant Part Time - Cambridge

Cubitts; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in the optical industry seeks a part-time Associate in Cambridge. The role focuses on delivering exceptional customer experiences and supporting dispensing activities. Ideal candidates are passionate about spectacles and possess strong communication skills. Join us to help revolutionize the spectacles industry while enjoying benefits like complimentary spectacles and generous discounts.

Benefits

Complimentary spectacles

Eye examinations

Generous discounts

Option to buy and sell holiday

Paid time away for important moments

Annual season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

Aviva life assurance

Digicare+

Subscription to Champion Health

Qualifications

• 1 year retail experience.
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
• Passionate about sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer experience.
• Support dispensing activities and frame selection.
• Explain features and benefits of lenses and frames.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Organizational Skills

Job description

40 million people wear spectacles in the UK alone, but the optical industry hasn’t changed in more than three centuries. Products are tired, standards are poor, and glasses wearers have got used to sub-standard experiences. The reason we exist, our core purpose is to change the spectacles industry for the better and make spectacles great again.

The most important characteristic for anyone joining us is an alignment to our core values. You will be the type of person that always looks to improve things by finding a way that is simpler or simply better (Pioneer). You will be someone that takes pride in their work, always doing it properly even when you’re exhausted (Proud). And you will do all of this without ego, staying humble, accessible and empathetic (For All).

Equally important is building an equitable and diverse workforce with the goal of building an inclusive culture with opportunities for all.

The role:

• Delivering exceptional customer experience
• To support dispensing activities
• Exceptional product knowledge, explaining features and benefits of lenses and Cubitts frames

• Support customers with the best lens and frame selection, delivering perfectly fitting frames

Who you are:

• Aligned to and inspire our Company Brand Values
• 1 year retail experience
• You show great initiative, positivity, and patience
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal
• You thrive in a busy environment, enjoy responsibility and take pride in what you do
• You’re highly organised, possessing meticulous attention to detail and a keen interest in aesthetics
• Passionate about sustainability, reducing waste and protecting the environment
• A genuine passion for spectacles, including their design and history

Some nice things you’ll get

• Complimentary spectacles, eye examinations and generous discounts
• Option to buy and sell holiday
• Paid time away for the important moments in life
• Annual season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Aviva life assurance and Digicare+
• Subscription to Champion Health
• Unlimited You Can Now Business Skills Training

Contract

• Type: Permanent, Part Time 24 hours
• Location: Cubitts Cambridge
• Salary: £12.60 per hour
• Job grade: Associate Lvl 1