Optical Assistant

7 months ago

Richmond, United Kingdom Specsavers Full time

**Experienced Optical Assistant**

**Location: Richmond, London**

**Salary: £24,211.20k
- £25k depending on experience**

**Working hours: Full Time 40 hours - weekend work is essential**

**Benefits: Specsavers Perks, WeCare/LifeWorks, Headspace, Eye and Ear care discounts, birthday leave, enhanced family leave and company sick pay for eligible colleagues**

**Instore Bonuses**

**Opportunities for Progression & Development - fully supported**

**Experience level: Must have current optical experience**

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.

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

Pay: £24,211.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Richmond: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Optical: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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