Specsavers
Are you an Optical Assistant looking for the next step in your career? Would you like to work for a Platinum Employer with an 88% colleague satisfaction score & Accredited in the “Great Place to Work Scheme”? Would you like a role where you can use your optical experience to make a difference? Well, look no further!
If you are you ready to take your skills on the road, as a Home Visits Optical Assistant at Specsavers, you can do just that.
As a Home Visits Optical Assistant, you'll ensure the delivery of a high-quality professional service to patients in their own homes and in some care home settings. You will make sure every customer has a great experience with us. On a daily basis you will be carrying out clinics as well as delivering glasses to patients, so you must be able to work on your own initiative and be confident when dealing with customers. Our patients are pretty special, so we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic with a kind and friendly demeanour.
We are seeking a highly motivated, friendly and reliable Optical Assistant to help support our customers and clinical team. You will need to have current or recent optical experience and be able to dispense at all levels, measure and fit. Plus, you'll need to hold a full UK driving licence. For us, it's about finding someone with the right attitude, personality and drive to work hard. To work within the London 8 Domiciliary Team, you need to be a real people person, have the ability to strike up a chat with pretty much anyone and be able to demonstrate this at interview, and also of course, be happy to work hard to help each and every one of our customers, as you will be responsible for delivering a professional service our patients.
Our Business
In this role you will cover 2 postcode areas in East London – E and IG. Due to travel time in these areas, our preferred candidate will be based within one of these postcodes.
Our Team
We have a wonderful existing team of dedicated people from optical and administrative backgrounds, who are ready and waiting for you to meet them.
Our Cars
You'll be provided with a car allowance of £3000 per annum.
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:
- Salary: £26,852 – £28,000 per annum dependent on experience
- £3000 Car allowance
- Bonus Scheme based on daily sales
- Full-time – Monday to Friday 9am-6pm (flexibility required)
- 28 days holiday (includes Bank Holidays)
- Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
- Benefits include Specsavers Perks – a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
- WeCare – our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
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 a Home Visits Optical Assistant.These include:
Previous optical experience (at least 6 months' – 1 year), and you must be able to confidently dispense at all levels, measure and fit
Must hold a full UK driving licence and be a confident driver
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 facing environment
Be confident using new systems as well as tablet and / or laptop
Checked all the boxes? Now's the perfect time to apply!
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