Optical Assistant

**Experienced Optical Assistant**

**Location: Ryde, Isle Of Wight**

**Hours: 37.5 hours per week - Includes weekend working**
**- Small friendly team looking for an Experienced Optical Assistant to join the team.**
**- Salary dependent on experience**
**- Previous Optical experience is essential for this role**
**- Progression and development supported within the store**
**- Close to transport links or free local on street parking**
**- Part of the Specsavers Perks scheme**

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.

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

**Salary**: From £20,319.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ryde: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Optical: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person