Assistant Stylist - Dog Groomer

Pets at Home; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pet care company as an Assistant Stylist in their grooming salons. You'll provide top-notch pet care and receive comprehensive training to enhance your skills. Enjoy competitive pay, benefits, and a supportive environment that values your passion for pets and commitment to excellence.

Benefits

Attractive pay plus commission, subject to targets

28 days paid annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years

Extra day off for your birthday

Life assurance at 4 times your salary

Company pension contribution of 4%

20% colleague discount across the Group

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing role preferred.
• Experience working with or handling dogs in a professional grooming or pet care environment is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest standard of pet care while demonstrating basic technical skills in dog grooming.
• Handle techniques, equipment use, and pre-grooming preparation.

Skills

Customer Service

Flexibility

Passion for Pets

Education

Certification through iPet Level 3 training programme

Job description

Join Our Groom Room Team: Assistant Stylist Wanted!

About Us:

At Pets at Home, we’re passionate about pets and it shows. Our Pet Care Centres across the UK include grooming salons, retail stores, and veterinary practices, all dedicated to delivering the very best care for pets and their owners.

We believe in creating welcoming, supportive environments where team members can thrive. If you share our love for pets and our commitment to excellence, we’d love to meet you.

The Role:

Our Assistant Stylists are vital to the success of our grooming salons. You will provide the highest standard of pet care while demonstrating basic technical skills in dog grooming, including handling techniques, equipment use, and pre-grooming preparation.

We will provide comprehensive training, skills, and knowledge to help you deliver excellent customer service and grow within our goal of being the 'Best Pet Care Business in the World'. We offer a competitive base salary, ongoing training, development opportunities, and skill-based pay enhancements through our Earn as You Learn programmes.

We’re seeking individuals who are:

• Passionate about delivering excellent service.
• Flexible, with the ability to work a shift pattern across 6 days a week (we are closed on Sundays). You will be contracted for a minimum of 39 hours but may be required to work additional hours during busy periods, absences, or holidays.
• Experience working with or handling dogs in a professional grooming or pet care environment is desirable but not essential. Please note that bathing and prepping your own dog does not qualify as professional experience. Experience in a customer-facing role is preferred.
• Ideally, you have worked in a target-driven environment, but if not, we are happy to support you in working towards targets.

Why Join Us?

We reward and recognise our colleagues in meaningful ways. Our benefits support your mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Some of our benefits include:

• Attractive pay plus commission, subject to targets.
• Certification through our iPet Level 3 training programme and qualification.
• 28 days paid annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years (including bank holidays, pro-rata based on hours).
• An extra day off for your birthday.
• Life assurance at 4 times your salary.
• Company pension contribution of 4%.
• 20% colleague discount across the Group, including 30% off own brand products.

We value diversity and encourage everyone to apply, even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly match all criteria. Your unique contributions, values, and behaviors are what matter most.

Together, we’re better with pets.

Click here to read our Values & Behaviours.

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