Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Kettering; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical retail company in Kettering is seeking an Optical Assistant to provide outstanding customer service. In this role, you will welcome customers, book eye tests, and assist with various optical duties. Ideal candidates are caring individuals with previous optical experience or those willing to learn. The company offers a pathway to further qualifications and numerous benefits, including employee discounts and career development opportunities.

Benefits

37.5 hours per week

Discounted benefits scheme

Extra day off for your birthday

Confidential employee helpline

Outstanding clinical and professional development

Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay after a year

Enhanced pay for family leave

Qualifications

• Caring individual with previous optical experience.
• Ability to confidently welcome customers.
• Willingness to pursue career development in optics.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking in eye tests.
• Pre-screening patients.
• Providing style advice.
• Measuring frames.
• Taking phone calls.

Skills

Customer service

Previous optical experience

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Optical Assistant - Kettering

Are you a caring individual looking to continue your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for passionate, hard-workers with some previous optical experience ready to confidently welcome and help customers as they walk through our doors. And once you’ve found your feet as an Optical Assistant, you won’t just have to stop there. We have a career pathway that would enable you to join our degree programme to become a Dispensing Optician, Contact Lens Optometrist and/or even an optician. We have plenty of professional training and development in other business areas, as well as the support of experienced Opticians and Technicians supporting you on your journey. So whatever you want your career to look like, you can bring it to life at Specsavers.

What’s on Offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy.

• Hours - 37.5 hours per week
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Extra day off for your birthday
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits
• Enhanced sick pay (after a year or service)
• Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)

Responsibilities

• Some of the responsibilities of this role include:
• Welcoming customers into store
• Booking in eye tests
• Pre-screening patients
• Providing style advice
• Measuring frames
• Taking phone calls

Find out more

If you are comfortable with the responsibilities we’re looking for and are excited by this opportunity, we’re excited to hear from you. Head to our website to learn more about the role, or even better, apply now.