Optical Dispenser/trainer

Two FREE pairs of glasses per year
- On-site Parking / close to Public Transport
- Supportive Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programs

**Location**: Kilkenny
**Employment Term**:Full-time, permanent

**Benefits and Perks**
- Two FREE pairs of glasses per year
- Birthday and Volunteer leave
- 30% off for your family and friends
- Staff referral incentives
- Work with major brands like Marc Jacobs, Ted Baker, Tommy Hilfiger, Country Road, and more
- Health & wellbeing support including Employee Assistance for you and your family
- Continual optical training and tailored career progression for a stable future

**About the Role & Store**
Join our passionate team of 17 at Specsavers Kilkenny and turn your retail job into a thriving career

We're looking for an experienced Optical Dispenser or Trainer with a passion for mentoring and helping teams succeed. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and play a key role in the success of our Kilkenny store, we’d love to hear from you

Be part of a collaborative team that values culture, growth, and career progression.

As our In-Store Trainer you will:

- Collaborate with the Store Manager in coaching the retail team and ensuring professional customer service is always provided
- Assist the retail team with pre-testing and dispensing
- Maintain store presentation and inventory control
- Implement roster changes and drive sales through KPIs
- Support the day-to-day operations of the store and be front of house support
- Develop their optical knowledge as an essential part of the role

**Skills and Experience**
- _Practical Abilities_: Must have a minimum of 1 years optical experience and/or training/developing experience. Cert IV Dispensing qualification is highly desired, but not essential
- _Enthusiasm:_ Passionate about creating meaningful connections and supporting the wider community through eye health
- _Communication Skills_: Excellent verbal skills with strong attention to detail
- _Teamwork_: Ability to build genuine and supportive relationships with colleagues to thrive and achieve goals together

**About Specsavers**
Specsavers has been on a continual mission to improve lives through better sight since 1984 with a heavy focus on eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness. Specsavers proudly supports the Fred Hollows Foundation in providing equal eye health opportunities for First Nations communities.
With compassion at the heart of everything we do, we strive towards empowering our employees, customers and communities to live their lives to the fullest. As an accredited ‘Great Place to Work’ for the third year in a row, we provide an unrivalled career development plan with our focus set on improving today for a better tomorrow.
If you are excited about your future and want to work with leading products. Come join our mission