Optical Assistant

Location

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear | United Kingdom

Job description

Experienced Optical Assistant
Store: Specsavers Team Valley
Hours: Full time - 40 hrs / Open to part time (Weekend working is essential)
Salary: up to 22,880 per annum (pro-rata)
Benefits: Additional birthday day off, staff, friends & family discounts, Specsavers perks programme, WeCare & Headspace apps, enhanced family & sick leave
Experience Previous optical experience is essential for this role
A brand new store - with all new equipment and technology

Join our team as an Optical Assistant, and youll 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 youll be given the opportunity to thrive.

This state-of-the-art store has all new equipment and is cutting edge in its design and customer/colleague facilities. Are you ready to join a super high performing business which is centred around colleague excellence and developing our teams to be the best and further their careers?

Were looking for someone who has previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant - however well continue to help develop and expand your knowledge.

Some of the key tasks required include:

• Listening to patients, and giving good clear advice, explaining suitable products & offers whilst understanding NHS procedures & applying our own high standards
• 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.

Youve already demonstrated that youre a natural when it comes to customer care, youre articulate, good with people with an organised approach and always happy to help, so youll fit right in as a valuable member of our friendly store team, joining a business thats going places.

If you are interested, please click Apply as this vacancy will close once we have filled all available places.

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