Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Balbriggan; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Platinum employer

Great Place to Work accredited

Job summary

Specsavers in Balbriggan is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant. We’re looking for passionate, hard-working individuals with no or little experience who can confidently welcome customers and assist with eye-care services. You will receive extensive training and development with support from experienced Opticians and Technicians to help you grow your career.

The role is full-time (40 hours) with weekend work and some late nights. Salary is €29,000.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; training provided.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.
• Friendly, customer-focused with good communication.

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 Balbriggan, our store is a platinum employer and Great Place to Work accredited!

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 nights is essential
• Salary - €29,000
• 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.