Optical Assistant

**Experienced Optical Assistant**

**Store: Specsavers Blackheath, West Midlands**

**Salary: up to £23,000 OTE**

**Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours (Weekend work is essential)**

**Benefits: Bonus, Staff, Friends & Family discounts, Specsavers Perks & WeCare package - including discount vouchers for online retailer, second medical opinions through GP’s or online therapy, fitness programmes and health living tips.**

**_ Previous Optical experience is essential for this role - Great progression and career opportunities - Potential to train through Managerial ILM courses & Pathway, with Bonus benefits._**

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.