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Trainee Optical Assistant

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Specsavers, Liffey Valley - 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 Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, with sustainability at the forefront, Specsavers Liffey Valley is 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: 

  • Competitve Basic Salary 
  • Performance Bonus after probation 
  • 29 Days Annual Leave (Inclusive of Bank Holidays)
  • Full time (40 Hours Per Week) 
  • Professional fees paid 
  • Annual subscription to the “Headspace” app 
  • Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities 
  • Support with IP, other higher accreditations and Pathway 
  • 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 

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.  

 

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!  

#LI-EM1

 

Competitive

Key information

Location

Dublin

  1. Retail Assistant
  2. Permanent

Apply by

17th February

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