Optical Assistant

Date: 5 Sept 2025

Location: Torquay, ENG, GB, TQ1 3DG

Company: Specsavers

Specsavers, a household name and a Highstreet staple. And you could be part of this amazing team.  

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 Torquay Willows store, based in Sainsbury's, is a fabulous state of the art store that may be small but is a busy, vibrant and enriching place to work. Opened just over six years ago it offers everything you could ask for in terms of equipment, technology and development. The store is renowned for it's development of staff and fantastic professional success, offering great bonuses and opportunities.

What’s on Offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, our wonderful store has a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

  • £25,896 per annum based on £12.45 an hour 
  • Full time hours (40) a week with regular weekend hours
  • Fantastic bonus and incentives
  • 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 sick pay (after a year or service)
  • Enhanced pay for family leave (Maternity/Paternity etc)

 

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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