Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known optical retailer in Tees Valley is looking for an Experienced Optical Assistant to join their friendly team. The ideal candidate will have previous optical experience, strong customer service skills, and a passion for the brand. Responsibilities include creating a positive store environment and dispensing optical products. This role offers great training, development opportunities, and competitive salary options based on experience. Both full-time and part-time positions are available.

Benefits

Full-time or part-time availability

Discounted benefits scheme

WeCare employee support services

Extra day off on your Birthday

Health and wellbeing scheme

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant.
• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Confidence in using IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and the team.
• Dispense all levels of optical products.
• Support and guide customers through their options.

Skills

Customer service skills

Teamwork

IT systems usage

Communication skills

Listening skills

Initiative

Adaptability

Job description

Experienced Optical Assistant

So, you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores need? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve had previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.
As an Optical Assistant, you’ll use your passion for the Specsavers brand, products and services alongside your incredible customer service skills, to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team.

Our store

Based in Middlesbrough, our store is looking for someone with previous optical experience that can dispense all levels to join their committed and friendly team.

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. These include:

• Full time - 32 hours over 4 days or Part time availability - will include weekend weekend working
• Salary - Depending on experience
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• WeCare employee support services
• Extra day off on your Birthday
• Health and wellbeing scheme
• Fantastic development opportunities

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as an Optical Assistant. These include:

• Previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant
• Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier
• Great teamwork
• A good initiative
• Confidence in using IT systems
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new
• Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless).

Find out more

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.

This includes:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!