Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Ireland; Remote; EUR 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time hours

Bonus & staff discounts

Development opportunities

Professional accreditation support

Modern store tech

Team events

Specsavers Perks

Job summary

Specsavers Dun Laoghaire is looking for a motivated Trainee Optical Assistant to join our friendly team. No prior experience is required; you’ll help create an outstanding store environment and ensure every patient receives the best care.

You will receive extensive training with support from experienced Opticians and Technicians, while developing customer service, teamwork and IT skills, with opportunities to advance in optics.

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Great teamwork and collaboration.
• Confidence using IT systems and software.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and learn new things.
• Open to feedback and development with support from the team.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and staff.
• Ensure every patient receives the best care in-store.
• Participate in training and development opportunities with guidance from experienced staff.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT systems

Communication

Feedback & development

Job description

Specsavers, Dun Laoghaire

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 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
• Specsavers Perks

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

But there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.

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

Checked all the boxes?