Dog Grooming Stylist

Pet Family Limited; Uckfield; À distance; GBP 27 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Staff discount 35% on accessories

Staff discount 25% on food

Staff discount 20% in Dogwood Grooming

Résumé du poste

Dogwood Uckfield Pet Grooming Spa is seeking an experienced, customer-focused stylist to join our family-run team in Uckfield. You will groom and style all breeds to high standards and help run the spa, delivering excellent customer service.

You’ll train to our high standards, manage appointments, and contribute to growth with strong relationship-building with clients and their pets. Benefits include extensive training, uniform, discount schemes, and pension options.

Qualifications

• Experience grooming and styling dogs to high standards.
• Strong focus on customer service and pet welfare.
• Willingness to train and develop others.
• Ability to manage appointments and contribute to salon performance.

Responsabilités

• Groom and style all breeds to the highest standard.
• Oversee the running of the spa.
• Train trainee stylists to Dogwood standards.
• Prepare dogs for grooming and support the team.
• Drive sales and improve salon performance.
• Book and manage appointments.
• Deliver outstanding customer service.

Connaissances

Grooming

Customer service

Pet care

Team player

Training others

Description du poste

Dogwood Uckfield Pet Grooming Spa | Published 07/10/2026

13.03 per hour

Permanent

Full-time

40 hours per week - working 5 days a week.

Dogwood has grown through the years, however it is still very much a family business at heart. We quickly identify individuals who are keen to progress and will provide them with the necessary training and experience to do so.

We are an award-winning family run business where you are a name, not a number. We continue to grow and now have over 40 salons around the country.

We are looking for experienced, customer focused, friendly stylists who have a genuine enthusiasm for pets to join our salons.

We are currently recruiting for a Stylist within our Dogwood salon based in Uckfield.

Responsibilities of a Stylist:

• Able to groom and style all breeds of dogs to the highest standard.
• Overseeing the running of the spa.
• Demonstrating a hands-on approach to train to Dogwoods high standards.
• Supporting your stylist in preparing the dogs ready for their groom.
• Responsible for the sales performance of the salon, identifying any improvements needed and implementing.
• Booking and managing appointments.
• Delivering high standards of customer service.
• Going ‘the extra mile’ for every customer.
• Ensuring first class spa presentation by our high level of housekeeping and maintenance of equipment.

Requirements of a Stylist:

• A genuine interest in Dogwood, our vision, our products, and our values.
• A confident and positive approach to handling dogs.
• Willing to build strong relationships with our customers and their pets.
• A thirst for continued training and team development.
• The drive and determination to work equally well as part of a busy team and under own initiative.
• Willingness to pass grooming knowledge to trainee stylists.

Benefits of becoming a Stylist with Dogwood:

• The most extensive training and development plan in the industry with our Dogwood curriculum containing different training documents and dedicated Academy classroom sessions.
• Custom uniform and high quality equipment provided.
• Other reward systems in place to boost your wage!
• Staff discount of 35% on accessories, 25% on food, 20% in Dogwood Grooming Salons.
• Tools, articles, and support to help manage mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.
• Offers across a large range of retail and wellbeing brands, including discounts on gym memberships and fun days out!
• Salary Exchange Pension Scheme.

This role will involve heavy lifting.