Overview
Join Our Grooming Team as an Assistant Stylist at Pets at Home. This is a part-time role with contracted hours of 16-24 per week, located at 4, Sittingbourne Retail Park, Mill Way, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2XD. Salary: £12.21 per hour.
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent. Contract Type: Permanent. Working pattern includes a flexible shift across up to 6 days a week (we are closed on Sundays). You will often be required to work more hours during busy periods, absences, and holidays.
The Role
Our Assistant Stylists are critical to the success of our Pets Grooming salons. You will deliver the highest standard of pet care and demonstrate a basic understanding of grooming preparation and clipping for dogs, including handling techniques, use of equipment, and pre-grooming preparation. Training and development opportunities are provided, including Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.
Responsibilities
* Deliver high standards of pet care in grooming environments.
* Prepare dogs for grooming, including handling techniques and equipment use.
* Assist with basic grooming tasks and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
* Engage in training to support service goals and personal development.
Qualifications & Requirements
* Flexible to work a shift pattern across up to 6 days a week (6 days with Sundays closed).
* Experience with dogs in a professional grooming or pet care setting is desirable but not essential; bathing or prepping your own dog does not qualify as professional experience.
* Experience in a customer-facing environment is preferable.
* Experience in a target-driven environment is a plus.
Benefits
* Attractive pay plus commission, subject to targets.
* 28 days paid annual leave, rising to 33 days after 2 years, pro-rata for contracted hours.
* Extra day off for your birthday.
* Life assurance – 4 times annual salary.
* Company pension contribution – 4%.
* Colleague discount of 20% across the Group (including 30% off on own grooming products).
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