Assistant Stylist - London

Pets at Home Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet care company in the UK seeks an Assistant Stylist to provide exceptional service in a retail environment. Ideal candidates will have a passion for pets and experience in customer-facing roles. You will work a minimum of 39 hours weekly across flexible shifts and receive comprehensive training along with attractive pay and benefits, including an extra day off for your birthday and a company pension contribution.

Benefits

28 days paid annual leave

Life Assurance

20% colleague discount

Company pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing environment is preferred.
• Passion for pets and delivering great service is essential.
• Willingness to work in a target-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional service in a busy retail environment.
• Provide grooming services with training and support.
• Work flexible hours to meet the needs of the business.

Skills

Customer service

Handling dogs

Flexible work schedule

Job description

Assistant Stylist Responsibilities & Benefits

• People who are passionate about delivering a great service.
• Flexible. Due to the nature of working within a busy retail environment, we need you to have the ability to work a flexible shift pattern across 6 days a week - we are closed on Sundays! You will receive a minimum contract of 39 hours, but you will often be required to work more hours to cover busy periods, absences, and holidays.
• Experience of working with, or handling dogs in a professional dog grooming or pet care environment is desirable, but not always essential (please note that bathing and prepping your own dog does not qualify as professional experience). Ideally has experience of working within a customer-facing environment.
• Preferably you will have worked in a target driven environment, but if not, happy to work in one. 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 and exceptional care for pets and the people who love them.
• 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.
• We will give you the training, skills, and knowledge to provide our customers with service that reflects our goals of being the ‘Best Pet Care Business in the World’. You'll enjoy a competitive base pay and we’ll support your growth with comprehensive training and development opportunities, including our Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.
• Attractive rates of pay plus commission, subject to targets.
• 28 days paid annual leave, which will rise to 33 days after 2 years (this includes 8 bank holidays and will be pro-rata calculated on your contracted hours).
• Extra day off for your birthday.
• Life Assurance – 4 times your annual salary.
• Company pension contribution of 4%.
• Colleague discount of 20% across the Group (Pets at Home, Pets Grooming, Vets for Pets), including 30% off on own bran

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!