Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Gorey; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time position

Weekend work required

Job summary

Specsavers in Gorey, Ireland is seeking a Trainee Optical Assistant. No prior experience required; you’ll be supported by experienced Opticians and Technicians to learn on the job. The role focuses on welcoming customers, booking eye tests, pre-screening, style advice, frame measuring, and handling calls.

Full-time position in a busy store with weekend work and a €14.15/hour rate, plus probation review. Excellent opportunities for career progression within Specsavers.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• Willing to learn and develop through training.
• Strong customer service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers into store.
• Booking in eye tests.
• Pre-screening patients.
• Providing style advice.
• Measuring frames.
• Taking phone calls.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

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 Gorey, 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 is essential
• €14.15 an hour with a salary review after probation
• Great career progression opportunities in a friendly store

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