Stylist - Dog Groomer – Pets at Home
Location: 2, Gillingham Retail Park, Ambley Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME 8 0PU
Salary: £12.60 per hour
Hours: Full-time, 39 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Responsibilities
* Lead grooming appointments, delivering high‑quality grooms with care, precision, and a personal touch.
* Interact daily with pet owners, ensuring excellent customer service and clear communication.
* Maintain grooming station and equipment, ensuring hygiene and safety standards are met.
* Support your growth with comprehensive training and development opportunities.
Qualifications
* Experienced, qualified, and confident in all aspects of dog grooming – from bathing and drying to breed‑specific styling and finishing.
* Hold a recognised grooming qualification.
* Customer‑focused with a friendly and professional approach.
* Flexible and reliable, able to work a variable schedule across the week (minimum hours per 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; experience in target‑led environments preferred, though not essential.
Benefits
* Attractive rates of pay plus commission, subject to targets.
* 28 days paid annual leave (increases to 33 days after 2 years), pro‑rata based 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 Pets at Home Group.
Apply now to join our grooming team and help pets look and feel their best.
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