Part Time Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Omagh; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Specsavers Perks

Outstanding clinical and professional 

Discounted hearing and eyecare

Job summary

Specsavers Omagh is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant to join our team. You will welcome customers, assist with booking eye tests, and support daily store tasks with a friendly, professional approach. No extensive experience required; we provide comprehensive training with experienced Opticians.

The role is part-time (22.5 hours) in our Omagh showroom with on-site parking and Specsavers Perks. If you’re passionate, a great team player, and comfortable using IT systems, we’d love to hear from

Qualifications

• Passionate and customer-focused.
• Great team player and communicator.
• Confident in using IT systems.
• Able to adapt to changing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking in eye tests.
• Pre-screening patients.
• Providing style advice.
• Measuring frames.
• Taking phone calls.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

IT skills

Job description

Are you a caring individual looking to start your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place.

We aren’t looking for people with years of experience and heaps of qualifications, just passionate, hard-workers ready to confidently welcome and help customers as they walk through our doors. And once you’ve found your feet as a Trainee Optical Assistant, you don’t just have to stop there. We have plenty of professional training and development in other business areas, as well as the support of experienced Opticians and Technicians supporting you on your journey. So, whatever you want your career to look like, you can bring it to life at Specsavers.

Location - Unit 1A, Showgrounds Retail Park, Omagh BT79 7AQ

What’s on Offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

• £12.91 or National Minimum Wage +20p depending on age
• Part Time - 22.5 hours
• Free on-site parking
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Discounted hearing and eyecare benefits

What we’re looking for?

Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

• Welcoming customers into store
• Booking in eye tests
• Pre-screening patients
• Providing style advice
• Measuring frames
• Taking phone calls

Find out more

If you’re ready and raring to join our team and drive our practice forward, we can’t wait to hear from you. You just need to be passionate, a great team worker and communicator, confident in using IT systems, and have an ability to adapt.