Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers Norge; Dún Laoghaire; Remote; EUR 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Time Hours

Bonus and Staff Discounts

Development opportunities

IP support and accreditations

Newly designed store with latest tech

Team events

Job summary

Specsavers Norge is hiring a Trainee Optical Assistant for our Dun Laoghaire store. No prior experience required; you’ll be supported by experienced Opticians and Technicians as you learn the ropes and build confidence in customer care.

We offer structured training, a friendly team, and development opportunities across the business. This is a 40-hour full-time role with great potential to grow within Specsavers.

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service in a retail environment.
• Ability to work well in a team and support colleagues.
• Willingness to learn and take initiative in a fast-paced store.
• Confidence using IT systems relevant to store operations.
• Strong communication and active listening skills.
• Open to stepping out of comfort zone and trying new tasks.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and staff.
• Welcome and assist customers, guiding them through services and products.
• Take part in training and development opportunities with support from experienced team.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT systems

Communication

Adaptability

Feedback receptiveness

Job description

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 in Dun Laoghairewe are 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 - weekend & evening hours included
• Bonus and Staff Discounts
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Support with IP, other higher accreditations and Pathway
• Newly designed store with access to latest clinical technology and equipment
• 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

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment
• Experience in optics or Audiology business
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical and/or Audiology terminology.