Optometrist opportunity to join a high energy and fun team in our Specsavers East Maitland store.

East Maitland is a lovely country suburb and just a short 30 minutes from the Hunter Valley Vineyards. With much to do and see, East Maitland is a perfect location to both live and explore!

About the role: 

  • 5 test-room store with market leading equipment – including OCT  
  • Work with a varied patient demographic including a focus on dry eyes  
  • Enjoy a supportive working environment with a high energy and fun team dynamic  
  • Full-time opportunity 
  • An attractive annual salary package of up to $150,000 on offer

This store is a star performer under our ‘Specsavers: The Place to Work’ initiative, offering the following key benefits to all permanent store team members: 

  • Birthday leave 
  • Volunteer Leave 
  • Access to Specsavers Perks staff discount program 
  • Two free pairs of glasses each year 
  • 30% off glasses voucher for family and friends each year 

Why choose Specsavers? 

  • Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, and the retailer of choice for contact lenses in Australia and New Zealand 
  • We are on a continual mission to transforming eye health by: eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection 
  • In 2021, we are detecting glaucoma in 1.43% of our patients, nearly matching the reported national prevalence rate of 1.5% 
  • Proud to have well and truly reached 200,000 KeepSight registrations  
  • In April 2021, Specsavers had surpassed their target of registering 200,000 patients for their KeepSight initiative, with 80% of KeepSight registered patients who were due for their eye test attending on time 
  • We are continuously working to reduce the 50% of people with diabetes who do not receive regular eye checks 
  • We estimate our Optometrists have reduced the level of undiagnosed glaucoma among our patients by at least 60% 

For a confidential chat about this opportunity, contact Bec Smith on +61 (0) 418 843 445 or email bec.smith@specsavers.com 

If you are a final year student or recent graduate, please contact your Graduate Recruitment Consultant or email apac.graduateteam@specsavers.com 

If you aren’t looking but know someone who is, you could earn up to $10k through our Refer a Friend bonus