Optical Assistant - Edgware, United Kingdom - Specsavers

Specsavers

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Edgware, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Optical Assistant

Store:
Specsavers Edgware, Broadwalk

Hours:
Full time 40 hours - Will include 1 weekend day

Salary - Depending on experience

Benefits:
Benefits: Specsavers Perks, 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

Full Training provided - with great career progression opportunities

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 prescreening 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.