Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Castlebar; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus scheme

Weekend work

No late nights

Specsavers Perks – discounted benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Specsavers in Castlebar, Ireland, is looking for a Trainee Optical Assistant who will warmly welcome customers, help with eye tests bookings and pre-screening, offer style advice, take measurements, and handle calls. This is a full-time role with weekend work and no late nights.

The role includes extensive training and development across store and clinical areas, with support from experienced Opticians and Technicians to help you progress your career.

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 Castlebar, 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:

• €14.45ph
• Performance related bonus scheme
• Full time with weekend working
• No late nights
• 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