Part Time Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Donegal; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time hours

Salary review after probation

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Specsavers in Donegal Town, Ireland, is looking for a Trainee Optical Assistant to join our team. This entry-level role focuses on welcoming customers, booking eye tests, and supporting the in-store experience with style guidance and patient care.

We offer on-the-job training, a part-time schedule of 22.5 hours with weekend and evening work, and a salary review after probation. The store promises clear career progression opportunities in a friendly environment.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; training provided.
• Part-time role with 22.5 hours weekend and evening availability.
• Supportive team with professional training and development.

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 Donegal Town, 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:

• Part Time - 22.5 hours weekend and evening working is essential
• €14.30 an hour with a salary review after probation
• Great career progression opportunities in a friendly store

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.