Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time weekends

Hourly pay £12.91

Career progression

Free Parking nearby

Specsavers perks and discounts

In-store incentives

Job summary

Specsavers in Craigavon is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant to welcome customers, book eye tests and provide style advice.

No prior experience needed; full training and mentoring from experienced opticians and technicians, with opportunities to progress across the Specsavers network.

Qualifications

• Entry-level role; no prior experience required.
• On-the-job training and development provided.
• Support from experienced Opticians and Technicians guiding your journey.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Welcoming customers

Booking eye tests

Pre-screening patients

Style advice

Measuring frames

Taking phone calls

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.

Our store

Based in Craigavon, our store has great career progression opportunities!

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:

• Part Time hours - weekends
• £12.91ph
• Great career progression opportunities in a friendly store
• Free Parking nearby
• Specsavers perks and discounts
• In-store incentives

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 call

Find out more

If you are comfortable with the responsibilities we’re looking for and are excited by this opportunity, we’re excited to hear from you.