Apprentice Optician, Part-Time - Oakbrook Center

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Job Status:</strong> Part-Time</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Warby Parker is searching for skilled and enthusiastic Apprentice Optician to join our growing team of in-house optical all-stars and play an integral part in what we’re all about—helping people see! In this role, you’ll become an expert on our brand and our glasses (take a peek at</span><a href="https://www.warbyparker.com/how-our-glasses-are-made"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">how they’re made</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">). Whether you’re helping longtime Warby Parker fans or first-time wearers, you’ll deliver extraordinary customer service to leave them excited and confident about our glasses. Along the way, you’ll partner with motivated, collaborative individuals who take their work (but not themselves) seriously. You’ll also expand your current skill set with a slew of career-advancing resources and benefits. Our ideal candidate is a lifelong learner who’s eager to help Warby Parker grow. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sound a lot like you? Wonderful—read on!</span></p> <p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work under the direct supervision of a Certified Optician mentor and learn how to meet our customers’ eyewear needs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how to take and record measurements, adjust and fit eyewear, and execute these details with flawless accuracy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how to check that our finished eyewear meets our optical standards, as well as customer requirements and requests</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop the expertise to explain prescription terminology and product offerings to customers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work with your team to make sure all customers receive exceptional service</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how to help customers choose the best frames and lenses based on their prescription needs, face fit, personal style, and lifestyle</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborate with your team to form best practices for sales and customer service that can be implemented throughout the organization</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Represent our brand to help educate others and get them excited about our values and mission</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Who you are</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interested in working in a medical-oriented role to help people see</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Passionate about working with people&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A hands-on problem solver who’s excited to grow a new technical skill</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A clear, effective, and professional communicator</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dedicated to going above-and-beyond to help customers (and your team!)&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">An energetic, positive team player who’s able to adapt in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Extremely detail-oriented and capable of juggling a wide range of responsibilities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open-minded—you’re constantly learning and challenging what you know</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Someone who takes your work very seriously, but not yourself</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not on the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Warby Parker, in good faith, believes that the posted hourly rate is accurate for this role at the time of posting. This rate may be modified in the future. In addition to the hourly rate, this role is also eligible to receive a cash bonus as part of the total compensation package. Details and eligibility will be discussed during the application process.</span></p></div><div class="title">Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$17</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$17 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Warby Parker is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, military status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About Us:</strong></p> <p>Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style.</p> <p>We're constantly asking ourselves how we can do more and make a greater impact, and that starts by reimagining everything that a company and industry can be. We want to demonstrate that a business can scale while doing good in the world, without charging a premium for it. And we’ve learned that it takes creativity, empathy, and innovation to achieve that goal.</p> <p>Since the day we launched in 2010, we’ve pioneered ideas, designed products, and developed technologies that help people see. We offer everything you need for happier eyes at a price that leaves you with money in your pocket, from designer-quality glasses and contacts to eye exams and vision tests, and you can meet us online, at our stores, or even in your home. Wherever and whenever you need it, we’re there to make exceptional vision care simple and accessible. (Delightful, too.)</p> <p>Ultimately, we believe in vision for all, which is why for every pair of glasses or sunglasses we sell, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program.</p></div>