Optical Assistant

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

Based in Newlands, our store is around 3 miles south of Glasgow city centre, with excellent road and public transport links making it ideal for commuting. We are based within Morrisons and have free parking available, plus 3 test rooms and all the equipment you'll need to be able to offer the best service to our customers.

Our team 

A rare opportunity has become available to join our Award Winning team of 25 dedicated and professional people in store who are ready and waiting to welcome you. We have previously won Store of the Year and were nominated again in 2025, finishing in the top 3.

What’s on offer?  

Our welcoming store is a wonderful place to work. We would be happy to support the successful candidate through Cert 3 & 4 qualifications, 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: 37.5 hours - 5 days per week to include regular weekend working
• Salary: starting from £25,175 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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