Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Morningside (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £33,000

40 hours per week

Part-time option

28 days leave

Pension scheme

Specsavers Perks

WeCare

Headspace access

Eyecare discounts

Birthday day off

Enhanced family leave

Sick pay

Job summary

Specsavers in Morningside, Edinburgh, is looking for an Optical Assistant to be the friendly face in-store, delivering excellent customer service and supporting dispensing activities. The role rewards a proactive, people-oriented candidate who loves working with customers and brand products.

The successful candidate will join a store that offers training, benefits, and a team-focused environment, with opportunities to grow in optics and audiology terminology knowledge.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Customer service experience

Optics experience

Optical terminology knowledge

Job description

So, you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our store needs? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. If you have current or 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

Based in Morningside, Edinburgh, with fantastic bus links, our store is platinum employer accredited and is a previous winner of technology practice of the year.

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: up to £33,000 DOE (pro rata) + bonus
• Working hours: 40 hours per week to include a share of Saturdays
• We can consider part-time hours to include a share of Saturdays
• 28 days leave (includes Bank Holidays)
• 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 to the Headspace app
• Eyecare and 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:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics working in a customer-facing retail store environment
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology