Experienced Optical Assistant - North Shields

Date: 2 Apr 2026

Location: North Shields, ENG, GB, NE29 6QA

Company: Specsavers

So, you’re a proactive people person ready to be the friendly face our stores need? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve had 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 North Shields, our store has great career progression opportunities! 

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 - £12.91 per hour 
  • Bonus avaliable
  • Full time 40 hours - will inlcude a weekend day 
  • Friends and Family discount 
  • Full time 40 hours a week  - Will include 1 weekend day
  • Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme 
  • Extra day off for your birthday 
  • WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline 
  • Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities 
  • Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits 
  • Enhanced company sick pay scheme

What we’re looking for? 
If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as an Optical Assistant. These include:  

  • Pre- screening 
  • Dispesning 
  • Collections
  • Repairs and adjustments 
  • Happy working in a busy environment 

Find out more 
If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.  
This includes: 

  • Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment 
  • Experience in optics business 


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