Optical Assistant / Optical Customer Service Advisor – Milton Keynes Full Time | Basic Salary £26,317 + Monthly Bonus | Excellent Benefits
Zest Optical are working alongside a leading optical lens manufacturer to recruit an Optical Assistant / Customer Service Advisor at their Milton Keynes site.
This role is ideal for an experienced Optical Assistant who enjoys building relationships with patients and colleagues, but is now looking to move into a customer service role within optics. You’ll be working with a premium brand known for supplying high-quality ophthalmic lenses to independent opticians across the UK.
Optical Customer Service Advisor – Key Responsibilities
Handle incoming enquiries from opticians regarding pricing, product availability, and lead times
Build professional relationships with customers, ensuring their needs are understood and met
Receive and process orders accurately via phone, email, and online systems
Make proactive calls to keep customers informed and promote relevant products and upgrades
Recommend product promotions and special offers to customers over the phone
Contribute to departmental targets, promotions, and incentives
Requirements
Previous experience as an Optical Assistant, Optical Advisor, or in a similar optical role (essential)
Basic practical knowledge of optics, lenses, and frames
Previous customer service experience
Confident using Microsoft Office applications and customer/order management systems
Strong attention to detail with the ability to process orders accurately and efficiently
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Personable, professional, and proactive in approach
Key Benefits
Basic Salary: £26,317
Monthy Bonus: Up to £240
Additional Christmas Bonus
20 days holiday rising to 25 with service
Monday to Friday with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings (paid as overtime)
Bi-weekly rota:
Week 1: 08:30 – 17:00
Week 2: 09:30 – 18:00
HealthShield cashback on health checks (dental, optical, etc)
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Group Life cover
Excellent training and career development opportunities
If you are an Optical Assistant looking for a new challenge away from the shop floor but still within the optical industry, this could be the ideal next step in your career.
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RTA Litigation Assistant Bike & Scooter Claims
Liverpool / Hybrid Working
Full-time | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
The Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated RTA Litigation Assistant to join a leading national law firm, supporting the management of Fast Track and MOJ Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims with a particular focus on motorbike, moped, push bike, and e-scooter accidents.
Working under supervision within a highly skilled litigation team, you will play a key supporting role in progressing cases efficiently, ensuring exceptional client outcomes, and contributing to the overall success of the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the management of a caseload of MOJ (Part 8) and Part 7 RTA claims.
- Assist in assessing liability and quantum, including reviewing medical reports, drafting schedules of special damages, and researching relevant case law.
- Help identify cases suitable for litigation and support their progression through the court process.
- Adopt a commercial approach to settlement negotiations and advise clients on litigation and cost risks.
- Liaise with clients, medical agencies, experts, third-party insurers, and other stakeholders to ensure cases progress efficiently.
- Support the instruction of Barristers and preparation for court hearings when required.
- Contribute to team performance targets such as profit costs, case issuance, and settlements.
Experience & Requirements
- Must be a biker either through personal ownership/riding experience or through professional experience handling motorbike-related claims.
- Previous experience as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant handling RTA claims is essential.
- Working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), relevant legislation, and case law.
- Strong attention to detail, organisational, and analytical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and case management systems.
- A team player with a commercially minded approach and a genuine commitment to client care.
Whats on Offer
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Holiday buy and sell scheme
- Hybrid working model
- 2 volunteering days to support charitable initiatives
- Matched Giving (up to £250 for personal fundraising)
- Medicash health plan claim back on dental, physio, and optical treatments
- Access to the My Medicash App with wellbeing tools and fitness videos
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Pension scheme
- Active Wellbeing Champion Network for mental health support
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Funded social events and a dress for your day policy
If youre passionate about motorbike-related RTA claims and want to work in a supportive, people-focused environment that values development and progression wed love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact me directly for a confidential discussion.
C.orrell@clayton-legal.co.uk or 0161 914 7357....Read more...
VSI provides language localisation and media services, including lip-sync dubbing, voice-over, subtitling, translation, transcreation and more, in over 80 languages worldwide. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in London, VSI owns and operates 28 studio facilities across Europe, the US, the Middle East and Latin America and is growing in Asia. VSI works across a wide range of sectors, from broadcast, VOD, theatrical and gaming to marketing localisation and creative.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join VSI as a member of our finance team. This is a great role for someone who is looking to work in a dynamic environment, servicing some of our key clients. This is a fantastic role if you are early on in your finance career and want to develop your skills, whilst gaining exposure to other areas of the business, and work with different teams.
Your responsibilities would include:
Assist with overhead accruals, prepayments, Fixed Assets and other schedules required for the month end closing process.
Assist with reconciliations of Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Payroll and other Balance Sheet items.
Coordinating with Project Managers to ensure revenue and costs are recognised correctly.
Assist the AFC / FM on reporting and analysis of monthly results.
Budgets and Variance Analysis: prepare reports for the various cost centre owners detailing actual expenditure against budget with resulting variance and provide explanations where required.
Payments, Credit Cards, Expenses – assist in preparation and entering, review and checking, creating and updating schedules, and reconciling items.
Production Accountancy: Assist with various processes related to this function including creating and maintaining project information, invoicing entities, ensuring schedules are up to date, etc.
Ad hoc reporting and support to other business functions: to assist the wider teams as and when required.
Training:Founded in 1974, we've been delivering market-leading learning and talent solutions for over forty years. We’re privileged to help individuals unlock their potential and realise the value of their skills and talents. As one of the UK's largest and longest-established apprenticeship and training providers, we're proud to help organisations and individuals unlock their potential, and make skills really work for them. Upon completion of this 12 Month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Accounts or finance assistant (level 2) Apprenticeship.Training Outcome:There is a possibility of being offered a full time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.Employer Description:Our Vision is: To be the most trusted provider transforming dental care for the nation.Working Hours :Monday - Friday, 09:30 - 18:00.Skills: Attention to Detail,Organisational Skills,Communication Skills....Read more...
