Pet Stylist/Groomer - Happy Valley-Phoenix

Pet Paradise; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Professional Pet Stylist/Groomer to join their passionate team. This role involves providing exceptional grooming services while ensuring a safe and caring environment for pets. You will engage with pet owners, build relationships, and enhance your grooming skills through ongoing training. With flexible scheduling and a commission-based pay structure, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to work with animals in a fun and supportive atmosphere. If you love pets and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect chance to grow your career in pet care.

Benefits

Complimentary Pet Day Camp

Discounts on Grooming and Veterinary Care

Flexible Scheduling

Sign on Bonus

Qualifications

• Must have experience in pet grooming and customer service.
• Ability to handle various sizes of pets safely.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations and explain grooming services to clients.
• Perform grooming tasks including bathing, trimming, and cleaning.

Skills

Customer Service

Verbal Communication

Grooming Techniques

Physical Stamina

Teamwork

Education

1 year related experience

Training in pet grooming

Tools

Grooming Tools

Job description

Pet Paradise is looking for a Professional, Friendly, and Motivated Pet Stylist/Groomer to join our team!

WE ARE PET PEOPLE! At Pet Paradise, team members ensure that our furry friends get extra loving care and focused attention while playing and staying with us in a safe and entertaining environment. Dog boarding is just the start of what we do! The relationship you build with pets and their parents makes going to work fun and rewarding and the benefits we offer are top notch! If you have a pet of your own, they can enjoy complimentary Pet Day Camp, Boarding and discounts on grooming and veterinary care at all our locations and clinics. You will benefit from ongoing training and have the opportunity to continually enhance and diversify your skills to open doors to other fulfilling pet careers within our company. Working with pets is not always easy, but we love what we do and care about giving our employees the tools to grow and succeed.

Shift Schedule: Flexible Scheduling

Rate of Pay: 50% Commission, $500 Sign on Bonus

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF OUR PET STYLIST/GROOMER INCLUDE:

1. Providing customer service in the form of consultations and explanation of services available/rendered with explanation of costs
2. Physical ability and stamina to cut several ‘guests’ per day in a safe, skillful, and professional manner
3. Checking for parasites, lumps, bumps, or cuts prior to bathing
4. Cleaning and plucking ears, trimming nails, expressing external anal glands
5. Bathing ‘guests’ in proper shampoo and conditioner; dematting, brushing, and fluff drying
6. Performing all general maintenance of grooming room; cleaning cages, tubs, tables; vacuuming floors and mopping; cleaning clipper blades, scissors, and brushes after use
7. Working inside in a heated with high humidity area, with loud background noise from the dryers
8. Growing customer base and volume by making calls, cross-selling, and “shopping the halls” to look for potential service needs during downtime
9. Professionally greeting and checking in guests
10. Other duties as assigned by Resort Manager and/or Grooming Manager
11. One-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
12. Customer service oriented and excellent verbal communication skills
13. Must be familiar with standard cuts for all breeds and be able to handle a variety of sizes of canines and felines safely and comfortably
14. Great work ethic, organized, reliable, and a team player
15. Must maintain a clean and healthy environment for ‘guests’
16. Flexibility to resort schedule needs including days, night, weekends, holidays, and peak times
17. Ability to pass a criminal background check

ABOUT PET PARADISE
Pet Paradise's full-service pet care destination is dedicated to giving pet parents access to all the premium care they need to give their furry family member the happiest, healthiest, longest life possible. The Pet Paradise brand has grown to offer resort-style pet day camp and care, professional pet grooming, low-stress and high-quality veterinary care, and of course, overnight boarding that feels like home, all under one roof. Located in eleven states with more than 60 locations in operation or under development, Pet Paradise continues to expand in the United States.

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Company Policy, Federal and State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin.

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