Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specsavers Perks

Professional development

Job summary

Specsavers in Derry Crescent Link/Ferryquay is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant for a full-time role. You will welcome customers, book eye tests, and support eye-care professionals while learning on the job.

A passion for service and strong teamwork are essential as you develop with extensive training and development opportunities. The position offers a National Living Wage (age dependent) plus a small raise, full-time hours including weekends and evenings, and access to Specsavers Perks and

Qualifications

• No prior professional experience required.
• Must be passionate, hardworking and ready to learn.
• Ability to adapt and use IT systems for daily tasks.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking in eye tests.
• Pre-screening patients.
• Providing style advice to clients.
• 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

Derry Crescent Link/Ferryquay

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 40 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.