Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Ballina; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Perks discounts

CPD points

Team events

Tech access

Professional fees paid

Job summary

Specsavers Ballina is recruiting a Trainee Optical Assistant to join our friendly team. You’ll welcome customers, help them choose eyewear and learn on the job with full training and development opportunities.

We offer a full-time position (37.5 hours per week, including weekends) with a performance bonus, professional fees paid and access to Specsavers Perks. If you’re motivated to start a rewarding career in optics, apply today.

Qualifications

• Full-time role with 37.5 hours per week, including weekends.
• Training and development opportunities with support from Opticians and Technicians.
• Specsavers Perks and professional fees paid offered.

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 Ballina, 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 - 37.5 hours - including weekends
• €14.25ph
• Performance related bonus scheme
• Full time with weekend working
• Professional fees paid
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Support with IP, other higher accreditations and Pathway
• Access to latest clinical technology and equipment
• Support with CPD points
• Regular team events and team building evenings

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.