Assistant Stylist - Dog Groomer

Pets at Home; Watford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Pets at Home as an Assistant Stylist in our Groom Room team. You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality care for pets while receiving comprehensive training. Enjoy competitive pay, commission opportunities, and benefits including extra leave for your birthday and discounts for your pets. Your enthusiasm for pets and commitment to excellent service will help our grooming salons thrive.

Benefits

Competitive pay plus commission

Certified iPet Level 3 training and qualification

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

An extra day off for your birthday

Life assurance (4x salary)

Company pension (4%)

20% colleague discount across the Group

Qualifications

• Passionate about delivering excellent service.
• Experience in a customer-facing environment.
• Basic understanding of grooming techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-standard pet care.
• Utilize grooming techniques and equipment.
• Assist in pre-grooming preparation.

Skills

Customer Service

Pet Handling

Flexibility

Education

Certified iPet Level 3 qualification

Job description

Join Our Groom Room Team: Assistant Stylist Wanted!

About Us:

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

We create welcoming, supportive environments where team members can thrive. If you love pets and are committed to excellence, we’d love to meet you.

The Role:

Our Assistant Stylists are vital to our grooming salons' success. You will provide high-standard pet care and have a basic understanding of grooming techniques, including handling, equipment use, and pre-grooming prep.

We will provide training and development opportunities, including our Earn as You Learn programmes, to help you grow professionally. We offer a competitive salary and additional skill-based pay enhancements.

We are seeking individuals who:

• Are passionate about delivering excellent service.
• Are flexible to work a shift pattern across 6 days a week (closed on Sundays), with a minimum of 39 hours, often more during busy periods.
• Have experience working with or handling dogs professionally (desirable but not essential). Bathing and prepping your own dog does not qualify as professional experience.
• Have experience in a customer-facing environment, preferably target-driven.

Why Join Us?

We value our colleagues and offer benefits supporting your wellbeing, including:

• Competitive pay plus commission, subject to targets
• Certified iPet Level 3 training and qualification
• 28 days paid annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years (including bank holidays, pro-rata)
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Company pension (4%)
• 20% colleague discount across the Group (Pets at Home, Grooming, Vets for Pets), including 30% off your own pet's products

We celebrate diversity and encourage everyone to apply, even if your skills don’t exactly match the listed requirements. We value unique contributions based on your values and behaviors.

Together, we’re better with pets.

Click here to read our Values & Behaviours.

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