Optical Assistant

This highly successful independent practice working with this close knit team, due to expansion this successful director is looking for a team player who wishes to progress their career.

**Role details**

You could be:

- Greeting customers at the door as they enter the shop
- Helping customers select the correct frame for their lenses
- Measuring the frames and ensure they fit perfectly
- Ordering prescription glasses and contact lenses in for the customer
- Making follow up appointments for customers
- Making adjustments to the frames when the customer collects their glasses
- Carrying out pre-screening tests such as retinal imaging and pressure and visual field testing
- Explaining offers and products to customers
- Taking payments from customers.

**Salary**

Pay rates vary, depending on:

- Pay is dependent upon experience and overall skill set and can be discussed with both HPC consultant and at interview stage.

**Work Environment**
- You would usually work 5 days out of 7 including some late evenings and weekends.
- You would wear a uniform.
- Full time role

**Ideal background**
- MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN AN OPTICIANS
- A good understanding of English and Maths.
- Basic IT skills will be required.
- Relevant experience in a customer service or retail role would be an advantage, and may be necessary.
- Experience working in a retail environment would be useful.

**What Does it Take?**

You should be:

- Able to communicate with people of all ages and from different backgrounds
- Able to work well as part of a team
- Enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Friendly, courteous and approachable
- Able to provide excellent customer service
- Able to sell products and services
- Up to date with current styles
- Tactful and diplomatic.

**Salary**: £15,822.00-£23,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Erdington: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- working in an opticians: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HCP-1026