Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Clondalkin; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great career progression opportunities

Work for a certified Great Place to a?

Job summary

Specsavers in Athlone is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant to welcome customers, assist with eye care services and learn on the job. No prior experience required—just enthusiasm, reliability and a passion for helping people.

You’ll receive full training, mentored by experienced Opticians and Technicians, with clear career progression and a supportive store environment as you grow your skills in retail optics.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; enthusiasm and reliability matter.
• Strong customer-service mindset is beneficial.

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.