Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers

Portadown

On-site

GBP 24,000 - 30,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Free Parking nearby
Specsavers perks and discounts
In-store incentives
Great career progression opportunities

Job summary

Specsavers in Portadown is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant to start a career in optical retail. You will welcome customers, assist with eye tests, pre-screen patients, and provide style advice while learning frame measurement techniques.

The role focuses on training and progression, with benefits including a supportive team and on-site parking in a busy store environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

  • Welcoming customers into store
  • 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.

Our store

Based in Portadown, 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:

  • Full time weekend working is essential
  • Salary up to £27,000 + bonus
  • 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.

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