Experienced Optical Assistant

4 months ago

Blaydon, United Kingdom Specsavers Full time

**Experienced Optical Assistant**

**Store: Specsavers Blaydon**

**Hours: Full Time - 40 hours (Weekend working is essential)**

**Salary: Depending on experience**

**Experience level: Previous Optical experience is essential for this role**

**Benefits: Staff discounts & regular perks, and great career progression opportunities**

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

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Experience**:

- optical: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

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