Overview
Stylist - Dog Groomer – Pets at Home
Location: 1B, Thorne Road Retail Park, Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5DX
Hours: Part-time (Contracted Hours: 32 per week; minimum 24 hours per week; potential for more during busy periods)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £12.60 per hour
The Role
We are seeking a skilled and passionate Dog Stylist / Groomer to join our busy salon. In this hands-on role, you’ll lead grooming appointments, delivering high-quality grooms with care, precision, and a personal touch. You’ll interact with pet owners daily, so strong communication and customer service skills are essential. You’ll help pets look and feel great, and we will support your growth with comprehensive training and development opportunities, including our Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.
Responsibilities
* Lead on grooming appointments, delivering high-quality grooms with care and precision
* Interacting with pet owners daily to provide excellent customer service
* Ensure pets look and feel great through grooming with attention to breed-specific styling where applicable
* Follow grooming protocols and maintain a clean, safe salon environment
* Collaborate with the grooming team to support shop targets and positive, fast-paced service
Qualifications & Skills
* Experienced, qualified and confident in all aspects of dog grooming, including bathing, drying, 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 six days a week
* Team oriented with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced retail environment
* Target-driven experience is preferred but not essential
Benefits
* Attractive pay with commission, subject to targets
* 28 days paid annual leave, rising to 33 days after 2 years (includes 8 bank holidays; pro-rata for contracted hours)
* Extra day off for your birthday
* Life assurance – 4 times annual salary
* Company pension contribution of 4%
* Colleague discount of 20% across the Group, including 30% off on own brand
Click here to read our Values & Behaviours and for more details about our benefits.
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