Trainee Optical Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 5 May 2026
LOCATION
Downpatrick
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Healthcare
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Customer Service Eye Test Booking Patient Pre-screening Optical Frame Fitting Phone Etiquette IT Systems Proficiency Adaptability Teamwork

FULL DESCRIPTION

Trainee Optical Assistant at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £12.91 per hour

Apply by: 6th May

The Role

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 [Employer hidden].

Location - Downpatrick

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:

  • Salary National Living Wage (depending on age) plus 20p
  • Full time 37.5 hours per week to include weekend and evening working
  • [Employer hidden] Perks – our discounted benefits scheme
  • Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities

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 calls

Find out more

If you’re ready and raring to join our team and drive our practice forward, we can’t wait to hear from you. You just need to be passionate, a great team worker and communicator, confident in using IT systems, and have an ability to adapt.

Got what we’re looking for? Head to our website to learn more about the role and apply today.

Recruiter

Andrew Hastings - Email: [contact hidden]

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