Stylist - Dog Groomer - Blackwood

Pets at Home; Blackwood; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet care company in Blackwood seeks a skilled Dog Stylist / Groomer to provide high-quality grooming services. This role involves interacting with pet owners daily, requiring strong communication and customer service skills. Candidates must be experienced, qualified, and flexible in their availability. The company offers attractive pay rates, benefits, and a focus on employee wellbeing, including training and development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

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

• Experience with breed-specific styling and finishing.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Willingness to learn and grow in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead grooming appointments and deliver high-quality grooms.
• Interact with pet owners daily to ensure satisfaction.
• Ensure pets look and feel great.

Skills

Experienced in all aspects of dog grooming

Customer-focused

Flexible and reliable

Team oriented

Goal driven

Education

Grooming qualification

Job description

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.

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.

Role

We’re currently seeking a skilled and passionate Dog Stylist / Groomer to join our busy, vibrant salon.

In this hands‑on role, you’ll take the lead on grooming appointments, delivering high‑quality grooms with care, precision, and a personal touch.

You’ll be interacting with pet owners daily, so strong communication and customer service skills are a must.

As a Stylist, you play a key role in ensuring pets not only look great but feel great too.

We’ll support your growth with comprehensive training and development opportunities, including our Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill‑based pay enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experienced, qualified and confident in all aspects of dog grooming, from bathing and drying to breed‑specific styling and finishing
• Hold a grooming qualification
• Customer‑focused, with a friendly and professional approach
• Flexible and reliable, able to work a variable schedule across the week (minimum hours / week with potential for more during busy periods)
• 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 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.

• 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‑rated 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

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

Application

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!