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Form of workAbout the Role
As an Optometry Student, you will be working closely with our Optometrists and experienced Dispensers. You will assist patients with the selection of their frames, interpret optical prescriptions and provide excellent customer service. This role is ideal if you are passionate about eyewear fashion and enjoy working with people in a busy environment.
This is a casual role with flexible hours. You must be available to travel and work at various HCF Eyecare Centres around Sydney, based on needs.
Responsibilities:
- interpret optical prescriptions
- provide fashion and practical advice to assist customers in selecting frames
- patient care management
- assisting on reception when required
- keeping patient records up to date.
About You
Ideally, you will be a second or third year Optometry student with some retail experience. You must be available to work on Saturdays and during university holidays. You will have:
- experience within a customer facing role
- excellent communication skills and ability to thrive in a team environment
- a passion for fashion and optometry
- a positive attitude and pro-active approach to work
Culture
Working in the health insurance industry, we know how important it is to prioritise the wellbeing of our own people. We want to provide you with the skills and tools you need to support your wellbeing journey, so that you can be at your best.
We’re all about creating a fantastic people experience, guided by our values, so that we can in turn better deliver for our members. We work with our people to create a work experience that is inclusive, supportive, safe and respectful so we can do the best for our members.
Come and join our HCF team!
About HCF
At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover over 1.9 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.
We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our 2025 Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.
Please check out our website at https://www.hcf.com.au/about-us/careers
At HCF, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment that upholds our core values. We look for the human in each other and use that to guide what we do and how we do it. HCF takes pride in our diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture, and we celebrate the richness of perspectives brought by individuals with different backgrounds and experiences, including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education, and socio-economic status.
All suitably qualified applicants will receive fair and equitable consideration for employment. If you require any adjustments to assist you in making your application or throughout the selection or onboarding process, please reach out to vacancy@hcf.com.au and we will make every effort to assist you.
