Part-Time Optical Assistant

Overview

This is a part-time position working 22.5 hours a week over 3 days to include some Saturdays. Working hours will be 9.00-5.30 with an hour lunch break.

Responsibilities:

• Greet and welcome patients and visitors in a professional and friendly manner

• Answer and direct phone calls, take messages, and provide information to patients

• Schedule and manage bookings, maintain the diary efficiently

• Perform administrative tasks such as data entry, filing, and photocopying

• Manage incoming and outgoing mail and packages

• Maintain office supplies and stock, ordering new supplies as needed

• Provide general support to visitors, clients, and staff members

• Working alongside experienced Dispensing Opticians & Optometrists

• Pre-screening

• Adjusting, fitting, and repairing spectacles

• Dispensing spectacles

• Contact lens ordering

• Triaging patients for urgent eyecare.

Skills required:

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office for email, diary management, and document creation

• Excellent phone etiquette with the ability to handle calls in a professional manner

• Strong computer skills, including the ability to type accurately and efficiently

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively

This position offers an opportunity to work in a professional branch environment with a supportive team. Optical experience is preferred but you will be provided with the relevant training for this position.

If you have the required skills and are looking for a challenging yet rewarding role as an Optical Assistant, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application with your resume attached.

Pay: £14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Store discount

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person