Assistant Stylist - Sittingbourne

Pets at Home Limited; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet care company in Sittingbourne is seeking an Assistant Stylist to deliver exceptional pet grooming services and care. The role requires flexibility to work across six days a week, with a minimum of 39 hours. Experience in a pet care environment is advantageous, and comprehensive training will be provided. This position offers attractive pay, commission, and various benefits including additional leave and employee discounts.

Benefits

Attractive rates of pay plus commission

28 days paid annual leave

Extra day off for birthday

Life Assurance - 4 times salary

Company pension contribution of 4%

20% colleague discount

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional dog grooming or pet care environment is desirable.
• Preferably have experience working in a customer-facing environment.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a busy setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of pet care in grooming salons.
• Work flexibly across a busy retail environment.
• Demonstrate passion for service to pets and their owners.

Skills

Customer service skills

Dog handling experience

Ability to work flexibly

Job description

Overview

Our Assistant Stylists are critical to the success of our Pets Grooming salons. You'll deliver the very highest standard of pet care, whilst demonstrating a basic understanding of technical concepts relating to preparing and clipping of a dog for grooming, including handling techniques, using equipment, and pre-grooming preparation.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate passion for delivering a great service to customers and their pets.
• Work flexibly across a busy retail environment; pattern across 6 days a week (we are closed on Sundays). Minimum contract of 39 hours, with additional hours during busy periods, absences and holidays.
• Have experience of working with or handling dogs in a professional dog grooming or pet care environment (desirable, but not always essential). Bathing and prepping your own dog does not qualify as professional experience.
• Preferably have experience working in a customer-facing environment. Experience in target-driven environments is advantageous.
• We will provide training and development to enable you to deliver service aligned with our goal of being the Best Pet Care Business in the World, including Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.

What we offer

• Attractive rates of pay plus commission, subject to targets
• 28 days paid annual leave, rising to 33 days after 2 years (includes 8 bank holidays; pro-rata calculated on 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 brand

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!