Optical Assistant

Date: 7 Aug 2026

Location: Edinburgh, SCT, GB, EH4 2EB

Company: Specsavers

Specsavers. A household name and a high street staple. And you could be part of the team.  

If you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores needs, it sounds like you’d be a great fit here. If you have current or previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant, this Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.  

As an Optical Assistant, you’ll use your passion for the Specsavers brand, products and services alongside your incredible customer service skills, to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team.

Our Store

Our store is located on Craigleith Road within Sainsburys supermarket in Edinburgh city centre, with free parking available and excellent public transport links.

What’s on offer?  

Our welcoming store is a wonderful place to work, with a small friendly team of 12. They are happy to support the successful candidate through Cert 3 & 4, offering a great opportunity. We have all the equipment you need to ensure you can do your job to the best of your abilities. 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:   

  • Full time: 5 days per week to include regular weekend working
  • Part-time hours can be considered to include weekend working
  • Salary: starting from £25,350 per annum DOE
  • 28 days holiday plus your birthday off
  • Company sick pay
  • Specsavers Perks plus discount platform
  • Pension contribution
  • WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline

Find out more 

If you’re ready and raring to join our team and drive our practice forward, we can’t wait to hear from you. You just need to have some previous Optical Experience, be passionate, a great team worker and communicator, confident in using IT systems, and have an ability to adapt.  

Got what we’re looking for? Head to our website to learn more about the role and apply today. 

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