Opticians Team Leader

Boots; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Team Leader for their store. You'll lead and inspire the team while ensuring excellent customer service and managing clinical activities. The role offers a variety of responsibilities and numerous training opportunities to enhance clinical and leadership skills. Ideal for those with experience in optics who are eager to learn and grow. Join a company that values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Discretionary Quarterly bonus

Generous employee discounts

Career development opportunities

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to counselling and support

Qualifications

• Worked in an Opticians or within an optical environment.
• Desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the store team to deliver exemplary customer experience.
• Oversee customer service and store operations.
• Perform clinical activities such as pre-screening and accuracy checks.

Skills

Experience in an optical environment

Desire to learn

Job description

About the role

As a Team Leader in one of our stores reporting to the Hub Manager you will be the duty manager in store and responsible for leading and inspiring the store team day to day to deliver an exemplary customer experience.

Working across the whole store your days will be full of variety. You will be involved in everything from customer service store operations as well as the clinical activities which include: pre-screening dispensing accuracy checks and much more.

In your role as a Team Leader you will have plenty of opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills. With an industry leading Step Into Optics training programme and additional leadership training programmes we are committed to helping you develop and carve out a career at Boots Opticians.

What youll need to have

• Worked in an Opticians or within an optical environment
• Desire to learn

It would be great if you also have

• Led or coached a team

Our benefits

• Discretionary Quarterly bonus
• Generous employee discounts for you and a second person (terms and conditions apply)
• Clinical and Non-Clinical Career development opportunities (Apprenticeships)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and more.
• Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at Please note any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots Opticians

At Boots Opticians we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and lets see whats possible when we change for the better.

Whats next

Thank you for taking the time to visit our careers page and read about this exciting opportunity. If you choose to apply your application will be reviewed by our team and we will contact you as soon as we can. If successful we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager.

We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.