Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Portlaoise; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount on glasses

Family discount

Free sight tests

Job summary

Specsavers Portlaoise now seeks a Trainee Optical Assistant to join their store. No long experience is required; passionate, hardworking individuals will receive comprehensive training with support from experienced Opticians and Technicians.

This is a full-time role at 37.5 hours per week, with weekend work included. Benefits include discount on glasses, family discount and free sight tests, with strong career progression opportunities in a friendly store.

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training provided.
• Friendly and customer-focused.
• Willingness to learn eyewear procedures.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

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 Portlaoise, 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:

• Hours Full time - 37.5 hours available - weekend working is essential (part time hours available)
• Salary €14.15 an hour
• Great career progression opportunities in a friendly store
• Discount on glasses, family discount and free sight tests!

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.