Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specsavers Perks – our discountedbenef

Job summary

Specsavers in Derry Crescent Link/Ferryquay is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant to welcome customers and support the optics team. No prior experience is required; enthusiasm and teamwork are valued, with full training provided.

You will help with eye tests bookings, pre-screening patients and frame measurements, and you’ll learn IT systems as you grow. The role is full-time (40 hours) with weekend/evening work and opportunities for professional development across the business.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Welcoming customers

Booking in eye tests

Pre-screening patients

Providing 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.

Location

Derry Crescent Link/Ferryquay

What’s on Offer?

• 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?

• 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.