Head Stylist - Dog Groomer

Pets at Home; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent pet care company in Wilmslow is seeking a Head Stylist to lead their grooming salon. This role involves delivering high-quality grooming, setting standards, and mentoring a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have strong grooming skills, a customer-focused attitude, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. This is a full-time position with competitive benefits and opportunities for personal growth.

Benefits

Attractive rates of pay plus commission

28 days paid annual leave

Extra day off for your birthday

Life Assurance - 4 times your annual salary

Company pension contribution of 4%

Colleague discount of 20%

Qualifications

• Flexible and reliable, able to work a variable schedule across six days a week.
• Confident in all aspects of dog grooming, from bathing to breed-specific styling.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver full, high-quality grooms with confidence and precision.
• Set the benchmark for grooming standards through hands-on leadership.
• Create a welcoming, customer-focused environment.

Skills

Experienced in dog grooming

Customer-focused

Team oriented

Goal driven

Job description

Overview

Lead with Style – Head Stylist Opportunity

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 and exceptional care for pets and the people who love them.

The Role

As a Head Stylist, you’ll play a pivotal role in the success of our Pets Grooming salon, combining hands-on grooming expertise with inspiring leadership. This is more than just a grooming role it’s your opportunity to shape salon standards, mentor a talented team, and ensure every pet leaves looking and feeling their best.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver full, high-quality grooms with confidence and precision across a variety of breeds
• Set the benchmark for grooming standards within the salon through a hands-on leadership approach
• Support and guide your team, sharing advanced grooming techniques and developing their skills
• Create a welcoming, customer-focused environment that delights pet owners
• Work closely with the Store Manager to drive salon performance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction

Qualifications

• Experienced and confident in all aspects of dog grooming, from bathing and drying to breed-specific styling and finishing
• Customer-focused, with a friendly and professional approach
• Flexible and reliable, able to work a variable schedule across six days a week (minimum 24 hours/week with potential for more during busy periods); the head stylist role is a full time vacancy
• Team oriented, with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced retail environment
• Goal driven, with experience in target-led environments (preferred, but not essential)

Why Join Us?

We reward and recognise our Head Stylists in ways that matter to them. Our benefits reflect our support of your mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing, both now and in the future. Here are some of our benefits which may be available to you:

• 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 brand

“Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so 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!”

Together, we’re better with pets.

Values & Behaviours

For more details and other benefits, please refer to our Values & Behaviours section.