Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Downpatrick; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted benefits scheme

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Specsavers in Downpatrick is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant. This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) emphasizes great customer service, learning on the job, and ongoing professional development within a supportive team of Opticians and Technicians.

No prior experience is required; you’ll receive comprehensive training and opportunities to progress across the business as you gain confidence and skills.

Qualifications

• No previous experience required; full training provided.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are valued.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a busy retail environment.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

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

- Downpatrick

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:

• Salary National Living Wage (depending on age) plus 20p
• Full time 37.5 hours per week to include weekend and evening working
• Specsavers Perks - our discounted benefits scheme
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities

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.