Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time hours

€14.15ph

Professional fees paid

Outstanding clinical and professional

Development opportunities

Job summary

Specsavers, based on Dawson Street in Dublin, is looking for a Trainee Optical Assistant. You don’t need prior experience; you will help create an outstanding store environment and ensure every patient receives great care from the moment they walk in.

You’ll be supported by experienced Opticians and Technicians with extensive training across business areas, and there are clear career paths to grow your optics career within Specsavers.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; training provided.
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service.
• Willingness to learn optics and customer care processes.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and help them feel welcome in-store.
• Support daily store operations and ensure great patient care.
• Learn optical terminology and approaches from experienced staff.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT systems

Communication

Job description

Specsavers, Dawson Street

Trainee Optical Assistant

So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Trainee Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

As a Trainee Optical Assistant, you don’t need to have previous experience, you just need to be prepared to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team, making sure every patient receives the best care in our stores.

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 on Dawson Street, Specsavers is a community driven store that actively participates with charities and community initiatives alike.

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 Hours - 40 hours per week- weekend & evening hours included
• €14.15ph
• Professional fees paid
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Support with IP, other higher accreditations and Pathway

• Regular team events and team building evenings

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as a Trainee Optical Assistant. These include:

• Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier

• Great teamwork

• A good initiative

• Confidence in using IT systems

• Excellent communication and listening skills

• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new

• Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless).

Find out more

This includes

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment

• Experience in optics or Audiology business

• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.