Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Rathmines; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time hours

Wage €14.35/hr

20 days annual leave

Birthday off

Specsavers Perks

Professional development

Tech & equipment access

Team events

Job summary

Specsavers Rathmines in Ireland is looking for a Trainee Optical Assistant who is a proactive people person and passionate about retail and customer service. You don’t need previous experience; you’ll be supported to create an outstanding store environment for customers and our team.

With excellent training and development, you’ll learn from experienced Opticians and Technicians as you help customers and progress in optics. The Swan Shopping Centre stores offers great benefits and growth.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• Passionate about retail and customer service.
• Willing to learn and develop in optics.
• Comfortable with IT systems.
• Able to receive feedback and grow with support from the team.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and the team.
• Ensure every patient receives the best care.
• Support training and professional development with experienced staff.
• Confidently assist customers as they walk through the store.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

Communication

IT skills

Job description

Specsavers, Rathmines - Ireland

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 the Swan Shopping Centre.

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 - 37.5
• €14.35ph
• 20 days annual leave plus additional birthday off
• Specsavers Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• 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

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.

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.

Please be aware you may be requsted to complete a short video as part of the interview process!