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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 FULL_TIME

Optician/Optical Sales Associate

Salary Range
£20 - £40
£2 - £3 / mo

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Location Base
San Leandro, CA
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

We are excited to offer the opportunity for an Optical Sales Associate to join our boutique, well-established practice in San Leandro. This is a full-time position and requires Saturday availability.

The ideal candidate possesses excellent customer service skills, attention to detail and willingness to learn and grow our practice. We are located walking distance from the San Leandro BART station.

Qualifications

  • Ability to work on Saturday (required)
  • Optical Experience: 1 year of experience in a private practice Optometry office (not required but recommended)
  • Language: Spanish (not required but recommended )
  • Excellent communication, organizational and time-management skills (required)
  • Excellent computer skills (required)

Job duties include but are not limited to:

  • assist patients with frame selection, styling and dispensing
  • eyeglass repairs and frame adjustment
  • submit eyeglasses orders and insurance billing
  • verify incoming glasses and contact lens orders, inventory management
  • provide contact lens insertion and removal training
  • Scheduling, pre-testing, answering phones

Schedule

  • Monday-Friday Hours: 9:00AM-6:00PM with a one hour lunch break from 1PM-2PM
  • Saturday Hours: 9AM-4PM with a 30 minute lunch break from 12-1230PM

Salary to commensurate with experience.

Please do not call or show up at the office without a scheduled appointment. Thank you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $40.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus pay

Experience:

  • Officemate/Examwriter EHR: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Optical: 1 year (Required)
  • High-end sales: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

  • Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

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Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

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Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Optician/Optical Sales Associate roles across Bell Vision Optometry's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £20 - £40 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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