What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optician position at Volunteer Eyecare?
The optical professional is responsible for helping patients understand their options and finding eyewear that looks great and is functional. The job requires good people skills and the ability to take and record critical measurements and data. The optical team member is also responsible for learning about new products, managing inventory, and ensuring quality. Experience in retail sales is very helpful and the ability to listen well and to explain complex information to people is critical.
Duties:
- Provides eyeglasses and contact lenses by filling written optical prescriptions; determining client’s current prescription, using lensometer or lens analyzer.
- Evaluates client’s vocational and avocational visual requirements by reviewing optical requirements.
- Suits customers’ needs by recommending specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames.
- Measures customer by measuring bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical center of eyes using millimeter rule and light reflex pupillometer.
- Helps clients select frames by offering commentary on styles, colors, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
- Provides instructions for grinding lenses by completing work order.
- Maintains quality by verifying finished lenses are ground to specifications.
- Ensures that eyeglasses fit customer by adjusting frames.
- Educates customers by offering instructions in eyeglass and contact lens care and use.
- Sells optical goods by displaying and promoting binoculars, sunglasses, magnifying glasses, low-vision aids, and optical cleaning supplies.
- Collects revenues by preparing charges; collecting payment.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Enhances optical center reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the role.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $19
