The role
Are you a caring individual looking to start your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place.
We aren’t looking for people with years of experience and heaps of qualifications, just passionate, hard-workers ready to confidently welcome and help customers as they walk through our doors. And once you’ve found your feet as a Contact Lens Coordinator, you don’t just have to stop there. 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.
Our store
Based in Merthyr Tydfill.
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 £10.20 - £12.41 an hour (depending on age)
- Hours 30 per week (must be available to work weekends)
- 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
- Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app
- Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
- Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
- Enhanced family leave and company sick pay
What we're looking for?
- Promoting contact lenses in store & providing customers with detailed and accurate advice
- Making them aware of the different types of lenses available and their advantages
- Helping patients to understand how to use and care for their contact lenses
- Encourage growth in the contact lens business through attracting new customers whilst managing retention of the existing database
- Manage contact lens operations and maximise business performance by creating a vision of success, analysing management reports and the day-to-day running of the contact lens department effectively
- Using your knowledge to provide customers with the most up to date information around pricing and offers
- Work with the wider clinical and retail teams to maintain focus on delivering the best service to our customers, providing all suitable patients with a contact lens recommendation
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.
Got what we’re looking for? This job will close when it's filled, so don't delay, apply today!
Key information
Location
Merthyr Tydfil
- Trainee Optical Assistant
- Permanent
Apply by
30th October
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