Trainee Optical Assistant 1

Specsavers; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Specsavers in Athlone is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant to join our team. We aren’t looking for years of experience—just passionate, hard-working individuals who can confidently welcome customers and assist the team in daily store duties.

This is a full-time role (40 hours) with weekend and late-night shifts, starting from €29,500. You’ll receive extensive training and development, with clear opportunities for career progression within the store.

Qualifications

• No experience required; training provided.
• Customer-facing role in store environment.

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 Athlone, 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 - 40 hours - weekend working and late night working is essential
• Starting from €29,500
• Great career progression opportunities in a friendly store
• Work for a certified Great Place to Work!

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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