Optical Assistant

6 months ago

Rotherham, United Kingdom Specsavers Full time

**Optical Assistant**

**Store: Specsavers Rotherham**
**Salary: £24,276**

**Hours: Full Time 40 hours, pro rata for Part Time**

**Benefits: Extra day off on your birthday, Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits, Enhanced sick pay, Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/ Paternity etc), WeCare employee support services**
**Support for progression in dispensing, or career path of your choosing.**

Join our team as an Optical Assistant, and you’ll discover why at Specsavers, we pride ourselves on providing the foundation for exciting, long-term careers - a home where your previous optical expertise will be truly valued and where you’ll be given the opportunity to thrive.

**Optical Assistant roles at Specsavers are now even more rewarding. Join us and complete a nationally recognised qualification equivalent to a Level 3 BTEC to accelerate your optical career. The course improves knowledge and understanding of dispensing procedures and provides a stepping stone to the roles of DO, CLO and beyond**

We’re looking for someone who has previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant - however we’ll continue to help develop and expand your knowledge.
Some of the key tasks required include:

- Dispensing of lenses (single vision / bi-focal & varifocal)
- Carrying out pre-screening examinations & working alongside the wider team in day to day running of clinics
- Take measurements and support patients with collections, ensuring fit, comfort & accuracy of frames are checked thoroughly
- Maintain delivery of excellent customer service at all times, playing a valuable part of a customer journey & successful retail team.

You’ve already demonstrated that you’re a natural when it comes to customer care, you’re articulate, good with people with an organised approach and always happy to help, so you’ll fit right in as a valuable member of our friendly store team, joining a business that’s going places.

INDR

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekends only

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- South Yorkshire, S65 1AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Optical: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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