Trainee Optical Dispenser

• Permanent, full time role
• Chatswood, NSW

About the Role

As a Trainee Optical Dispenser, you will be working closely with 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 permanent, full time role, based at our Chatswood Eyecare Centre. You will work an 11 day fortnight. The Eyecare Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm and Saturday from 9am to 3:30pm. Occasionally, you may need to work at Brookvale or in the Sydney CBD Eyecare centres. 

Responsibilities: 

• interpret optical prescriptions
• provide personalised fashion and practical advice to assist customers in selecting frames
• patient care management
• assisting on reception, when required
• keeping patient records up to date
• study at TAFE part-time whilst training

About You

You will have a passion for helping others and a willingness to learn. You will have a strong work ethic and be able to build rapport with customers.

• experience within a customer facing role
• excellent communication skills and ability to thrive in a team environment
• completed HSC and interested in studying the Optical Dispenser course at TAFE
• a passion for fashion and optometry
• brings a positive attitude and pro-active approach to work.

Culture & Benefits

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.

• 50% subsidy on health cover, life, pet and travel insurance
• Free pair of glasses every year
• Family and Friend discounts on glasses
• Generous Parental Leave Scheme
• Learning and Career Development
• Health & Wellbeing Initiatives

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.

We are proud to offer our members access to lower cost, high quality optometry services across our network of Eyecare centres.

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 *******@hcf.com.au and we will make every effort to assist you.