Optical Assistant

**Experienced Optical Assistant**
**Store: Specsavers Yate**

**Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours, Open to part time - 3 days minimum (Weekend working is essential)**

**Salary: up to £11.50 per hour (dependent on experience)**
**Benefits: Specsavers perks, free parking, bonus, staff, friends and family discounts**
**Experience - Previous optical experience is essential for this role**

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

**Salary**: Up to £11.50 per hour

Expected hours: 24 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

**Experience**:

- Optical: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person