Overview
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Full-time, £12.60 per hour
Location: 2, Blackpole Retail Park, Blackpole Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR 3 8PQ
Contract Type: Permanent | Hours: 39 per week
The Role
Our Assistant Stylists are critical to the success of our Pets Grooming salons. You\'ll deliver the very highest standard of pet care, whilst demonstrating a basic understanding of technical concepts relating to preparing and clipping of a dog for grooming, including handling techniques, using equipment, and pre-grooming preparation. We will give you the training, skills, and knowledge to provide our customers with service that reflects our goal of being the 'Best Pet Care Business in the World' and offer opportunities for growth, including our Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.
Responsibilities
* Deliver a high standard of pet care within grooming salons.
* Assist with grooming preparation, handling techniques, and use of grooming equipment.
* Support the grooming team to ensure smooth operations and customer service.
Qualifications and Attributes
* Passionate about delivering a great service.
* Flexible in shift patterns across a busy retail environment; able to work a flexible pattern across 6 days a week (closed on Sundays). Minimum contract of 39 hours, with potential for additional hours during busy periods, absences, or holidays.
* Experience with dogs in a professional grooming or pet care environment is desirable but not essential; customer-facing experience is preferred. Bathing or prepping your own dog does not qualify as professional experience.
* Preferably experience in a target-driven environment, but not required.
Benefits
* Attractive pay plus 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 grooming services)
About the Employer
"Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We value and respect difference in all its forms. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution, we want to hear from you."
Together, we’re better with pets.
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