FULL TRAINING GIVEN
WEEKEND POSITION ONLY!!! PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS
Optical Assistant
Role purpose
To assist in the operation of the store to achieve sales targets and profitability through driving KPIs and the delivery of excellent customer service, and to be a valuable part of a successful retail team
The role
Principal accountabilities
▪ Explore customer needs thoroughly, and approach customers to offer assistance
▪ Understand visual perception and basic visual defects
▪ Understand the different types of hearing loss and the impact of it
▪ Analyse prescriptions accurately, and dispense single vision, multifocal and high index lenses
accordingly
▪ Ensure spectacle collections are conducted in a professional manner ensuring fit, comfort
and visual acuities are checked accurately if possible
▪ Book and change customer appointments on the in-store computer systems
▪ Operate the till effectively and accurately
▪ Understand and apply NHS practices and procedures
▪ Achieve excellent Maze scores through positive customer responses
▪ Ensure customer needs are met at every opportunity
▪ Provide confident and effective frame selection and styling choices
▪ Provide professional collections that create a positive lasting impression
▪ Carry out all basic till transactions and customer paperwork correctly
▪ Understand and follow NHS guidelines at all times
▪ Effectively inform customers about all Specsavers products and offers
▪ Effectively deal with customer concerns and queries including in relation to multifocal lenses
and hearing devices
▪ To accurately describe the term presbyopia and describe the different ways it can be treated
▪ Resolve any visual problems that customers have with new glasses
▪ Carry out basic maintenance checks for hearing devices
▪ Deliver complex dispensing and advanced problem solving
▪ Recognise abnormal ocular conditions
▪ Dispense complex prescriptions including ability to demonstrate how to calculate edge
thickness for a variety of frames and lenses, including plus and minus prescriptions and
oblique cyls and lenticular lenses
▪ Actively demonstrate a number of ways to help control costs in your store ▪ Meet and exceed all personal and team goals
▪ Be an ambassador for the Specsavers brand at all times
The individual
Essential skills include
▪ Experience of operating in the retail sector
▪ A high standard of spoken and written English
▪ A high level of interpersonal skills with the ability to build working relationships with a wide
range of people
▪ Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
▪ Strongcustomerservicefocus
▪ Organisation skills
Desirable skills include
o Knowledge of optical/audiology operations and products Behaviours
CARE FOR EACH OTHER
We respect, support and care for each other to be the best we can be.
WORK AS ONE TEAM
We do the right thing for our customers, for each other and for everyone.
KEEP IT SIMPLE, GET IT DONE
We focus on getting the job done and making a difference.
ALWAYS IMPROVE THINGS
We use everyday small improvements to drive the business forward.
TREAT MONEY WISELY
We keep an eye on spend and make smart, sensible and sustainable choices.
DO THE RIGHT THING
We encourage and help each other to achieve our goals.
Reference ID: 090322
Pay: £12.91 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
