Specsavers

Optical Assistant - Cambridge

Job posted: Aug 30, 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
  • Salary average
    £26,000  -  £26,000
    per YEAR
  • Type of employment
    Full-time
  • Remote
    n/a

Company

Responsibilities

  • Carrying out pre-screening examinations & working alongside the wider team in day to day running of clinics

Contract

40 hours per week

Candidate requirements

  • Maintain delivery of excellent customer service at all times, playing a valuable part of a customer journey & successful retail team
  • Listening to patients, and giving good clear advice, explaining suitable products & offers whilst understanding NHS procedures & applying our own high standards

Skills used at work

  • Examinations
Experienced Optical Assistant

Store: Specsavers Cambridge

Hours: Full time – 40 hours – weekend working is essential

Salary: Up to £26,000 plus a bonus after probation

Benefits: Extra day off on your birthday

Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/ Paternity etc)

WeCare employee support services

Role

Experience – Previous optical experience is essential for this role

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.

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:

  • 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.

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.

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

Job posted: Aug 30, 2024

Expiration date: Aug 30, 2025