Optical Assistant
Date: 23 Jul 2026
Location: St Andrews, SCT, GB, KY16 9EE
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 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 ideal candidate will be confident dispensing at all levels.
Our Store
Located in the beautiful and historic coastal town of St Andrews, our store enjoys a central location with free parking and the bus station just a five-minute walk away.
Our friendly, experienced team of 14 is passionate about providing excellent service and creating a welcoming environment for both customers and colleagues. This is a rare opportunity to join us, as our strong team retention means vacancies don't come along often.
We're committed to supporting the growth and development of our colleagues. If you'd like to further your career, you'll have the opportunity to work towards your Cert 3 and Cert 4 qualifications as part of the role.
What’s on offer?
Our busy and welcoming St Andrews store is a wonderful place to work, with 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: 40 hours per week working 5 days which will include working every Saturday
- Part-time hours can be considered too - minimum of 3 days per week with the requirement to work every Saturday
- Working hours: 8.50am-5.30pm with a 45 minute lunch break
- Salary up to £13.21 per hour (depending on level of experience)
- Performance based bonus
- 28 days holiday (pro rata if part-time) 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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