Trainee Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Tallaght; On-site; EUR 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time hours

Competitive salary

Bonus

Staff discounts

Public transport access

Professional fees paid

Training & development

Modern store & technology

Job summary

Specsavers, Tallaght, is looking for a Trainee Optical Assistant. You don’t need previous experience; you should be a proactive people person who loves retail and delivering great customer service.

You’ll help welcome customers, support the team, and learn on the job with guidance from experienced Opticians and Technicians. Based in The Square Shopping Centre, the role offers part-time hours (20 hours, weekends and evenings), a competitive salary with bonuses and staff discounts, and strong

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; passion and hard work are valued.
• Prepared to confidently welcome and help customers.
• Willing to participate in professional training and development.
• Support from experienced Optical staff in your journey.
• Great customer service will make patients feel cared for.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding store environment for customers and team.
• Ensure every patient receives the best care.
• Confidently welcome and assist customers in-store.
• Learn through professional training and development opportunities.
• Receive guidance from Opticians and Technicians on the journey.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

IT systems

Communication

Listening

Feedback openness

Job description

Specsavers, Tallaght

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 Square 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:

• Part Time Hours - 20 hours - weekend & evening hours
• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Bonus and Staff Discounts
• Great access to public transport
• Professional fees paid
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Newly designed store with access to latest clinical technology and equipment

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.

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.